Current Resident: Oct 1, 2024–Nov 30, 2024
Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Berlin
Studio #205
Artist
Bob Kil
Bob Kil’s work reflects contemporary reality, serving as a mirror that blends the present with a detailed and often critical exploration of societal norms and the deeply rooted aspects of human experience and identity. Through repetition and meticulous notation, Kil contrasts subtlety with conventional notions of mastery, challenging the belief that complexity equates to skill. Instead, his work emphasizes the power and impact of refined, minimalistic imagery.
Bob Kil has exhibited work at Mudam Museum of Modern Art, Luxembourg; Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City; and Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, among others.
Bob Kil, Traveller, 2024, collage, 83/16 × 115/8 in. (20.83 × 29.46 cm)
Bob Kil, Is, Bob, 2024, collage, 83/16 × 115/8 in. (20.83 × 29.46 cm)
Bob Kil, Aries III, 2024, collage, 83/16 × 115/8 in. (20.83 × 29.46 cm)
Bob Kil, Trip, 2024, performance
Bob Kil, Boyfriend, 2024, performance
Residents from Germany
Current Resident: Nov 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024
Haaretz Art Collection
Studio #206
Artist
Ruthi Helbitz Cohen
Ruthi Helbitz Cohen’s work explores themes of femininity, gender, and the cultural frameworks surrounding women’s imagery. The figures she creates draw from primordial sources—mythologies, stories, and their various incarnations in art and popular culture. They narrate tales, nightmares, dreams, and legends, often with a painful intensity. These figures seem vocal, as if reciting poetry, screaming, or murmuring. They are independent entities, navigating the world with both challenge and determination. Through exposure to fear and doubt, the women Cohen portrays seek answers, and perhaps, refuge.
Ruthi Helbitz Cohen has exhibited work at Museum de Fundatie, The Netherlands; Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel; and Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Greece, among others.
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Ruthi Helbitz Cohen, Beloved Wall of Portraits (Details), Judith, Miriam, Untitled, Lea Goldberg, Hana Senesh, Neta Sobol, 2020, mixed media on paper, 1113/16 × 161/2 in. (30 × 41.99 cm)
Ruthi Helbitz Cohen, Black Mountains, 2018, mixed media on paper cutouts and builders’ tape on canva, 2361/4 × 1181/8 in. (600 × 300 cm)
Ruthi Helbitz Cohen, Blonde on a Chair, 2019, mixed media on parchment paper cutouts, 513/16 × 1911/16 × 153/4 in. (130 × 49.99 × 39.98 cm)
Ruthi Helbitz Cohen, Curtain of Tears, 2015, installation view
Ruthi Helbitz Cohen, Broken Infinity, 2019, mixed media on paper cutouts on canvas, 951/4 × 577/8 in. (241.99 × 146.99 cm)
Residents from Israel
Current Resident: Oct 1, 2024–Nov 30, 2024
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Studio #208
Artist
Antonietta Grassi
Antonietta Grassi’s paintings recontextualize the history of abstract art, emphasizing the vital role of female labor in technological advancements. By referencing textiles, technology, and women’s contributions to early computer systems, her work draws a parallel between the loom and the origins of computer programming. Though rooted in modernist painting traditions, Grassi’s art reflects the contemporary condition of living in an overly digitized, dematerialized world, while seeking to reconnect with a more embodied and spiritual experience.
Antonietta Grassi has exhibited work at Canadian Pavilion, Expo Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Canada; and Katonah Museum, New York, among others.
Antonietta Grassi, Compiler 3.0, 2022, oil and ink on linen, 60 × 61 in. (152.4 × 154.94 cm)
Antonietta Grassi, Pink Power Push, 2023, oil and ink on linen, 55 × 55 in. (139.7 × 139.7 cm)
Antonietta Grassi, Zip no.2, 2022, acrylic oil and ink on linen, 55
Antonietta Grassi, Chromatopia, 2023, oil and ink on linen, 84 × 82 in. (213.36 × 208.28 cm)
Antonietta Grassi, Zip Stack Flow, exhibition view , 2022, mixed media
