Sommer Contemporary Art, Contemporary art gallery in Kiryat Hamelacha, Tel Aviv, Israel
Sommer Contemporary Art is a gallery founded in 1999 by Irit Fine Sommer, now based in the Shapira neighbourhood of Tel Aviv. It has two exhibition spaces: a main hall and a project room used for young artists and guest-curated shows. The gallery represents Israeli and international artists such as Adi Nes, Yehudit Sasportas, Yael Bartana, Thomas Zipp and Gregor Hildebrandt.
Irit Fine Sommer founded the gallery in 1999 at Rothschild Boulevard 64, Tel Aviv. In November 2005 it moved to Rothschild 13, a building noted for its architectural and cultural significance. By 2020 it had left Rothschild Boulevard for a small space at Herzl Street 16, adopting a business model no longer based on an exhibition hall.
The space brings together Israeli and international artists, creating a meeting place where local creators show their work to visitors from around the world. Regular exhibitions and events foster dialogue between different artistic traditions and perspectives.
Since 2020 the gallery has worked without a permanent exhibition hall, running a small space at 16 Herzl Street instead; check its website before travelling, as shows and events are announced there rather than in a fixed gallery. The Shapira and Kiryat HaMelacha areas in south Tel Aviv, where it has operated, hold many other galleries and studios within walking distance.
The gallery's Hebrew name is זומר אמנות עכשווית. In 2020 it moved away from a traditional exhibition-space model and opened a small space at 16 Herzl Street instead. Its project room was created to show young artists and invite young curators to organize special exhibitions.
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