Ruti Sela

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Ruti Sela, (Hebrew: רותי סלע; born 1974, in Jerusalem, Israel) is a video artist.

Biography[edit]

She graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, and MFA studieds at the Film Department of the Tel Aviv University. Throughout 2011, she has been a guest resident at the Rijksakademie, Amsterdam. Her work has been shown internationally at various exhibitions and venues, including the 2006 Biennale of Sydney, the 2009 Istanbul Biennial,[1] Berlin Biennial 2010,[2] Manifesta 8 (2010),[3] Israel Museum, Centre Pompidou, Kadist Art Foundation, Paris; Art in General, New York; Chelsea Art Museum, New York, Tel Aviv Museum, Tate Modern[4] and Jeu de Paume. She has received a number of prizes and scholarships, among them the Minister of Culture Prize[5] and the Anselm Kiefer prize.

In 2009 she initiated together with Maayan Amir "The Exterritory Project"[6][7] on which they have won an award (2011) for young artist from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).[8]

Sela teaches at HaMidrasha – Faculty of the Arts, Beit Berl College, Israel.

Selected exhibitions[edit]

2021

  • Speech Act, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY.
  • Desktop, Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (project).
  • 100% Legal, Barbur Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • But Ears Have No Lids, the Philippine Contemporary Art Network(PCAN), Quezon, Philippines.
  • AD/AD – Project Space, Hanover, Germany (Screening).

2020

  • Marseille Jamilla, Hamidrasha Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel

2019

  • The Winners, Ashdod Museum, Israel
  • Tabula Rasa, Bizaron Center, Israel

2018

  • Out of Orders, Live Art Development Agency Virtual Gallery, London, UK.

2017

  • Concepts of Subjectivities, El Instituto Cultural de León(ICL)/Galería Jesus Gallardo, Guanajuato, Mexico
  • Image Blockade, Galerja Miroslav Krealjevic, Zagreb, Croatia.

2018

  • Vos Désirs Sont Les Nôtres, Triangle France, Marseille, France
  • Sunset, Tel Aviv Artists House, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • The Land of Promise, The MODEM Modern and Contemporary Arts Center, Debrecen, Hungary
  • Temporal Title, Petach Tikva Museum of Contemporary Art, Petach Tikva, Israel
  • Trajectories, Villa Tamaris Art Center, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
  • Recovery Plan: Join or Die, Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel

2017

  • Staring Back at the Sun, WRO Art Center, Wroclaw, Poland (screening/exhibition series)
  • Staring Back at the Sun, Koffler Centre of the Arts, Toronto, Canada
  • Generate, Festival für elektronische Künste, Tübingen, Germany
  • Woven and Untangled, New Video Works in the Tel Aviv Museum Collection, Israel.

2016

  • False Flags, Pelican Bomb Gallery, New Orleans, U.S.
  • Tanzquartier Wien, Austria.
  • Staring Back at the Sun, Casa do Povo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • New Museum, New York, Rose Art Museum, Massachusetts, U.S.
  • International House, Philadelphia, U.S.
  • Zacheta National Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Koffler Center of the Arts, Toronto, Canada.

2015

  • New Museum Triennial, New York, U.S.
  • Travestie für Fortgeschrittene, GfZK, Leipzig, Germany.
  • The School of Kyiv – Kyiv Biennial, Ukraine.
  • Secrets, Science Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam, Netherland.
  • Image Blockade, CCA, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

2013

  • For The Record, Tranzitdisplay, Prague, Czech Republic.

2014

  • Bat Yam Museum, Israel.
  • Festival d’Arts Contemporains des Comores, Union of Comoros, Africa.
  • About the Tragic, Center for Contemporary Art, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Spaceship Module, New Museum, New York, USA.
  • Unusual Suspects, Les Vagamondes Festival, La Filature, France.
  • Vidéogr@phie(s), Liège, Belgium.
  • Forensis, HKW, Berlin, Germany.

2011

2010

2008

2006

Selected group exhibitions[edit]

2016

  • False Flags, Pelican Bomb Gallery, New Orleans, U.S.
  • Tanzquartier Wien, Austria.
  • Staring Back at the Sun:
    • Casa do Povo, São Paulo, Brazil.
    • New Museum, New York, Rose Art Museum, Massachusetts, U.S.
    • International House, Philadelphia, U.S.
    • Zacheta National Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
    • Koffler Center of the Arts, Toronto, Canada.

2015

  • New Museum Triennial, New York, U.S.
  • Travesty Advanced, GFZK, Leipzig, Germany.
  • The School of Kyiv – Kyiv Biennial, Ukraine.
  • Secrets, Science Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.

2014

  • Festival d’Arts Contemporains des Comores, Union of Comoros, Africa.
  • About the Tragic, Center for Contemporary Art, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Spaceship Module, New Museum, New York, USA.
  • Unusual Suspects, Les Vagamondes Festival, La Filature, France.
  • Vidéogr@phie(s), Liège, Belgium.
  • Forensis, HKW, Berlin, Germany.

2013

  • Changer d’image, Mumok, Vienna, Austria.
  • Le Pont, MAC, Marseille Museum, France.
  • The Way We Are, Gallery Zilberman Istanbul, Turkey.
  • The Naked Man, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
  • The Naked Man, Lentos Art Museum in Linz.
  • Retour de Israel, Jeune Création, Marseille, France.
  • Almedalsveckan, BAC – Baltic Art Center (screening), Sweden
  • Brouillon – Bon Travail, Argos, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Moments on moments, M HKA, Antwerp, Belgium.
  • This and That, Kunsthaus Aussersihl (screening), Zurich, Switzerland.

2012

  • Moments, History of Performances in 10 Acts, ZKM museum, Karlsruhe, Germany.
  • Truth is concrete, Steirischer Herbst festival, Graz, Austria.
  • The Intimate Autuman, Århus Kunstbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • The Event, Birmingham, UK.
  • Middle East Europe, CCA DOX, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Cittadellarte – Sharing Transformations, Kunsthaus Graz, Austria.
  • Pathways into a Collection, Minsheng Art Museum, Hong Kong.
  • Video Brazil, Brazil.
  • Ici, La Ba, Michel Rein Gallery, Paris.
  • Victims and Martyrs,Gothenburg Kunsthall, Sweden.

2011

2010

2009

  • 11th Istanbul Biennial, Turkey.
  • Selected works from 11th Istanbul Biennial, Nova Gallery, Zagreb.
  • “CPH:DOX“, the film festival, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • “Art TLV”, the 2nd Tel Aviv Biennial, Israel.
  • “BTAT crossing”, Space Croix Barabgon, Toulouse, France.
  • SCOPE New York 09.

2008

2007

  • “The Rear“, Herzeliya Biennial, Israel.
  • “War and Cinema” Screening at Pompidou Center, Paris.
  • Haifa Museum, Israel.

2006

  • Sydney Biennial, Australia.
  • “L.A. Freewaves”, Film Festival, Los Angeles.
  • “Mini-Israel”, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • “8th Annual Video Marathon”, Art in General Gallery, New York.
  • “Blanks”, The Center for Contemporary Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • “Serial Cases”, Exchange program between Israel, Croatia, Belgium, Austria, Turkey, Czech Republic, and Romania.
  • ‘Identity in Crisis’, the new cultural association Ambasciata di Marte, Florence, Italy.
  • “Dreams and Trauma” – Moving Images and the Promised Lands, The House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany.

2005

  • “Passion”, Villa Franchin Gallery, Mestre Venezia, Italy.
  • Naples XII Biennial, Italy.
  • “Transmediale”, Film festival, Berlin, Germany.
  • “Power”, Israeli Art Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • “Gazza”, The Minshar Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • “Hilchot Shchenim C”, The Israeli Center For Digital Art, Holon, Israel.

2004

  • “Whores”, The Midrasha Gallery, Tel Aviv.
  • Video-Zone, the 2nd Biennial of Video Art, Tel Aviv.
  • “Hilchot Shchenim B”, The Israeli Center For Digital Art, Holon, Israel.
  • “Winners”, group exhibition, Haifa Museum

2003

  • “Affirmative Action”, group exhibition, Tel Aviv Museum

2002

  • “TransChina” festival, Beijing/Shanghai, China.
  • “Retrospective” Video Art Screening, Herzliya Museum of Art.
  • Video-Zone, the 1st Biennial of Video Art, Tel Aviv.
  • “vidéochroniques” festival, Marseille, France.

Publications-books[edit]

Awards[edit]

  • 2019 The Pais Culture Fund.
  • 2018 Award for an Established Video Artist, the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport.
  • 2018 Artis Grant, Artis New York, NY.
  • 2018 The Pais Culture Fund.
  • 2017 UCI Illuminations
  • 2017 The Chancellor’s Art & Culture Initiative support.
  • 2015 Artis Grant.
  • 2015 The Ostrovsky Family Fund.
  • 2015 Tel Aviv Museum Collection.
  • 2014 Rabinovich Art Foundation.
  • 2014 The Ostrovsky Family Fund.
  • 2013 The Pais Culture Fund.
  • 2013 The Center for Contemporary Art Tel Aviv
  • 2011 UNESCO Award for Young Artists.
  • 2011 Encourage, The minister of education award.
  • 2008-9 Wolf Foundation, Anselm Kiefer prize for young artist.
  • 2009 VIDEO.IT/BJCEM – Skopje 2009, Torino, Italy.
  • 2003 Yung Artist, The minister of education award.
  • 2002 America-Israel Cultural Foundation.
  • 2001 The art department of Bezalel award for excellent graduate.

Videography[edit]

  • Viewing Booth, 2021, 2:50 min.
  • Desktop, 2020, 10:00 min.
  • Marseille Jamilla, 2019, 27:10 min. (Collaboration with Roee Rosen)
  • Hugs#2, 2017, 1:25 min.
  • Image Blockade, 2015 (with Maayan Amir), 38:30 min.
  • Scenarios Preparations, 2015 (with Maayan Amir), 35:00 min, Holland – Greece.
  • El Yuma, 2014, 39:00 min, Cuba.
  • For The Record, 2013, 18:00 min, Jerusalem.
  • Credit Point, 2012, 12:45 min, Jerusalem.
  • The Witness, 2012, 10:00 min, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany.
  • Extras, 2012, 2:00 min Loop, Jerusalem.
  • Webcam, 2011, 10:28 min.
  • Commune Sense, 2011 (with Maayan Amir), 18:00 min, Umbria, Italy.
  • CTD curated by Tranzit, 2010–11, 30:00 min, Murcia, Spain.
  • Commune Sense, 2011 (with Maayan Amir), 18:00 min, Umbria, Italy.
  • Webcam, 2011, 10:28 min, Web.
  • El Palabrero, 2010, 35:00 min, Buenos Aires – Tel Aviv.
  • Nothing To Lose, 2010, 8:00 min, Toulouse, France.
  • Gringo, 2010,10:00 min, Jaffa.
  • People Will Comply, (with Ruti Sela's video class students from Avni Art Institute), 2010, 11:45 min.
  • History of Violence, (with Ruti Sela's video class students from Haifa University), 2009, 11:34 min.
  • America#1, 2008, 2:30 min, New York.
  • Someone Feels That Someone is Missing, 2008, 10:00 min, Eilat-Tel Aviv.
  • Nothing Happened, 2007, 23:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • Steps, 2006, 2:00 min, Tel Aviv. The Studio, 2007, 2:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • Europa, Video Installation, 2006, 4:00 min Loop, Cairo, Egypt.
  • One Shot in China, 2005, 2:14 min, China.
  • Pride Parade, 2005, 3:00 min, Jerusalem.
  • Ouwi, 2005 (with Lior Waterman), 12:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • Aley zahav named after Aliza Begin, 2005, 6:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • Beyond Guilt – The Trilogy, 2003-5 (with Maayan Amir), 42:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • Sharon & Arafat, 2004, 1:00 min, Amman, Jordan.
  • Loopolice, 2003, 6:40 min, Tel Aviv (with Clil Nadav).
  • Livnot, 2003, 3:00 min, Jerusalem.
  • E R Sun Set, 2003, (with Gilad Ratman & Lior Waterman), 3:00 min, Beijing, China.
  • The Next Picture I Found in the Garbage, 2003, 1:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • Cordova, 2002-3 (2 chapters, collaboration with 5 artists), 50:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • The Flies, 2002, 4:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • Rudiguer Coming to Israel, 2002, 10:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • House Arrest, 2002, 8:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • Money-Comio, 2002, 5:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • Siberian Dog, 2001, 4:00 min, Tel Aviv.
  • Una Proyeccion Solamente, 2001, 12:00 min, Valencia, Spain.
  • Moom (defect in the neck) 2000, 4:00 min, Jerusalem.
  • Porno 2000, 6:00 min, Jerusalem.
  • Hugs, 1999, 8:00 min (No sound), Jerusalem.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Akdeniz'in Kentleri İstanbul, Marakeş ve Atina Bienalleri Sicilya'da". Haberler. Yeni Medya Elektronik Yayıncılık. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Die Wirklichkeit spricht Körpersprache". Der Spiegel. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Ach ja, der Dialog". Monopol. Ringier. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Tate Modern shines a spotlight on Israeli video artists". Ha'aretz. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  5. ^ "It's not polite". Ha'aretz. 3 March 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  6. ^ exterritory-project.org Archived 2011-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Artists Investigate Identity and Boundaries in Extraterritorial Waters". The New York Times. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Unesco premia jovens artistas que estimulam a paz entre Ocidente e Oriente". Diário de Pernambuco. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
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