Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Nov. 9 - Dec. 8: Exhibit: Three Cities Against the Wall

Suleiman Mansour, Ramallah
NOV. 9,
7 PM

THREE CITIES AGAINST THE WALL TO OPEN

ABC No Rio Gallery,
156 Rivington St.

and
Sixth Street Community Center
638 East Sixth St.
(bt Aves. B & C)

Sundays noon - 3 p.m.
Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

IN RAMALLAH
Al-Hallaj Gallery

IN TEL AVIV
Beit Ha'omanim (Artist House)


The one-of-a-kind art show, which brings together 56 painters, sculptors, filmmakers, and graphic artists from Palestine, Israel, and the U.S., will open Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. and run through Dec. 8 in New York, Ramallah, and Tel Aviv. The artists and organizers are united in opposition to the "Separation Wall" that Israel is constructing in the Occupied Territories of Palestine.


Suzanne Klotz, New York

Three Cities Against the Wall will also be hosting two special events during the run of the show:

(1) Artists Respond to the Wall:
A panel of participating artists will discuss their place at the intersection of art and the politics of the Wall and the Occupation twice:

*Nov. 10, at 7:30 PM at ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St.

*Nov. 15, at 7:30 PM at Vox Pop (1022 Cortelyou Road)in Brooklyn


(2) Reportback: "Three Cities" artists Danielle Sara Frank and Tom Lewis will discuss the exhibition following their return from Ramallah and Tel Aviv.

Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m.

at ABC No Rio (156 Rivington St.)

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