​After a successful month on display, the Israeli contemporary art exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) titled “To The End of Land,” celebrating 25 years of diplomatic relations between India and Israel, has come to an end. The special project was brought to India by the Embassy of Israel in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of Culture, the NGMA and the Petach Tikva Museum of Art, Israel.

The exhibition brought together 19 Israeli contemporary artists, introducing works that touched on social, cultural, political, and ecological issues concerning the Israeli as well as global sphere. 

Ambassador Daniel Carmon said that the exhibition connected the peoples of India and Israel in more ways than one. “This exhibition has opened up a new channel of dialogue between our peoples – an artistic dialogue. We are delighted to have formed another cultural bridge between our peoples and communities and hope to see more such dialogues arise in a wide variety of subjects,” added Ambassador Carmon.

Thousands of art lovers, students, critics and diplomats visited the exhibition throughout the month. Seven of the artists attended the grand opening of the gallery, along with two curators, and throughout the month interactive sessions were held with the artists through digital media platforms. Workshops were organized in the gallery for students from Jamia Milia Islamia and Delhi Collage of Art who got an opportunity to speak to the artists and understand the vibrant contemporary art scene from Israel.

At the opening of the gallery, Ambassador Carmon stated, “The exhibition addresses one of the cornerstones of our nations’ growing partnership- agriculture. The ancient civilizations from which India and Israel descend have always attributed great importance to the connection between Man and Land, and have throughout history valued the preservation of our nature and environment. The exhibition highlighted not only our deep-rooted connection to our land and past, but also our creativity, innovativeness, and the drive to meet the future.”

The participating artists were David Adika, Anisa Ashkar, Yael Bartana, Yosef Josef Dadoune, Atar Geva, Avital Geva Sharon Glazberg, Leor Grady, Judith Guetta, Sigalit Landau, Dana Levy, Shahar Marcus, Nira Pereg, Orit Raff, Tomer Sapir, Dafna Shalom, Tal Shochat, Gal Weinstein, Sharon Yaari. The works of art in the exhibition presented a wide range of aspects and references to recent changes in the economic and social landscape in Israel as manifested by the natural landscape.