Addressing the intricate relations between history, ideology and aesthetics, Itamar Gov’s practice focuses on sculptural and spatial installations alongside graphic and video works, and communicates with various forms of personal, collective and institutional memory. Working with a varied set of visual and theoretical tools, the starting point of his projects is an inquiring skepticism towards cultural traditions, conventions and gestures that are considered self-evident. Gov’s works are based on an ongoing research and revolve around the intersection of art and politics, highlighting the strong tension between the known and the supposed and challenging a clear border between facts and falsehoods, memory and imagination. Never providing a full and complete picture, he invites viewers to engage with the elements of the works and to become part of an inquisitive process.
