Contemporary art might not be the first thing on the minds of visitors to the remnants of ancient Jerusalem, but a ground-breaking exhibit called “Arteology: The Power of the Ancients in Contemporary Form,” by Israeli Canadian artist, Nicole Kornberg Jacobovici, has brought art and archeology together. Located 20 feet under the Western Wall, this exhibit features 27 ceramic pieces and is the first to be displayed in an active, subterranean Israeli archeological site.
The exhibition was made possible by a partnership between the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the City of David, the Company for the Reconstruction and Development of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem and the Jerusalem Biennale. While the ceramics will only be on view in Jerusalem during Sukkot, the exhibition is designed to go on tour internationally.
