This Is Not a Map Art Exhibition

TEL AVIV, Israel - Sept. 29, 2019 - PRLog -- Maps are a functional reduction of information, symbolic of who we are and where we want to go. This Is Not a Map expands the properties of maps, it is a new arena for digital art, exploring the possibilities of making an impact on the physical space and public discourse.

Joseph Kosuth's work, One and Three Chairs (1965), is known to examine the relation between object, visual and verbal references. Many interpretations of the work tie it to the Plato-Aristotle discussion of the theory of forms, asking what is real, can an object have meaning without its verbal definition, is there a perfect, abstract form to all objects and can it be represented visually. This Is Not a Map further problematizes this discussion by adding a fourth, digital referent. Are all digital objects replicas, or do they possess qualities of their own? And if digital tools now enable us to create the perfect geometrical sphere, what is closer to Plato's ideal form - the digital sphere or the imperfect object?

Online exhibitions challenge traditional curation. More than curating objects within a certain space, it requires the creation of the space itself. The Virtual Salon is an online gallery that explores the possibilities of this new digital space, recreating it in every exhibition.

Participating artists: Carlos Boyzo Oregon, Tamir Erlic, Anna Mańka, David Martin-Ambrosio, George Blaha, Franco Verrascina, The Collection Lincoln & Oliver Laric, Shalala Salamzadeh, Romy Ardan & Nathan Elias, Zander Porter & Tess Altman, Carmel Barnea Brezner Jonas, Redgrits, George Crîngașu, Jeka Vinograd, Ann Deych, Omer Even Paz & Nevo Bar.

Art director: Smadar Tsook. Editor: Shira Rivelis.

www.virtual-salon.com