Suzanne Landau
Suzanne Landau | |
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Born | 1946 Czechoslovakia |
Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation | Art Curator |
Suzanne Landau (
Early life and education
Suzanne Landau was born in
Career
Landau began her career in 1978, when she became a
She was named the most influential person in the world of Israeli art by Haaretz in 2013.[6][7]
Landau began a collaboration with businessman Steve Nassima in late 2020, after the Israeli government permitted the limited reopening of the nation's largest museums.
Curator of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Landau was appointed Director and Chief Curator of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in August 2012 by its board of directors, filling the vacancy left by Mordechai Omer's death in office. Her selection was welcomed by the Israeli contemporary art community, which had criticized the Tel Aviv Museum's board of directors for a lack of transparency and for not consulting Israeli artists in the decision-making process. Former Israel Museum curator Martin Weil also congratulated her appointment.[3]
Following her appointment, Landau initiated numerous exhibitions including artists like Absalon,
Landau established the Contemporary Art Department, Museum Friends and Volunteers organizations, initiated acquisition group of Israeli art, new branding of the museum, the renewal project of the sculpture garden and of the museum's main historical building, including its facade, new entrance hall, museum shop, the Nazarian Family Experiential Center and the Studio café open to the sculpture garden. She concluded her directorship at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in December 2018, while the museum reached over one million visitors for the first time.
In 2015, to mark the 50th anniversary of establishment of German-Israeli relations, Landau and a team of curators have curated an exhibition of selected artworks from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art's collections held at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. 72 pieces were transferred to Berlin in the first exhibition of the Tel Aviv Museum's collection in Germany. The artworks selected from three departments at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art: Modern Art, Prints and Drawings, and Israeli Art.[9][10][11][12]
Personal life
She is married to Yoram Feldhay; son Danny, daughter Maya.
Citations
- ^ a b c Riba, Naama (25 November 2020). "After Decades at the Top of the Israeli Art World, Suzanne Landau Is Back With a New Adventure". Haaretz. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Moher, Deborag (13 December 2016). "Meet Suzanne Landau, Director And Chief Curator Of Tel Aviv Museum Of Art". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ a b Sheffi, Smadar; Rauchwerger, Daniel (26 February 2012). "Tel Aviv Museum Surprises Art World With Staid Choice of Curator". Haaretz. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ David, Ariel (7 September 2010). "Linking the Past and the Present Through Art". New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Yahav, Galia; Azoulay, Ellie Armon (10 January 2018). "The Top Ten Most Influential People in Israeli Art". Haaretz. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Yahav, Galia; Azoulay, Ellie Armon (2 August 2013). "Israeli Art's No. 1: Suzanne Landau". Haartez. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Art world stalling? Not according to this int'l spot in Israel". Jerusalem Post. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Tel Aviv Museum of Art visits Berlin". Press and Information Office of the Federal Government. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "The Century Mark. Tel Aviv Museum of Art visits Berlin". Martin-Gropius-Bau. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Tel Aviv Museum of Art visits Berlin". Berlin Global. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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