IIlit Azoulay (b. 1972 in Jaffa–Tel Aviv, Israel; lives and works in Berlin) makes large-scale photomontages composed of images obtained through extensive research. Altering the photographic perspective, these works uncover unseen visual information and enable alternative vantage points within familiar fields of knowledge. Azoulay’s artistic practice is contextual and may often be perceived as a Gesamtkunstwerk comprising, in addition to photography, conceptual components, architectural interventions, and elements of sound, video, or performance.
Azoulay’s work has been exhibited extensively around the world, including her most recent project, Queendom, for the Israeli Pavilion at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice (2022). In addition, she has presented solo exhibitions at Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya, Israel (2014); KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2014); The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2017); CCA – Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (2019); and Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv (2021). She has also participated in group exhibitions in major international venues, including The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2011, 2017); Daimler Contemporary, Berlin (2012, 2020); The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2015); Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris (2015); Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne (2015); Pinakothek der Modern, Munich (2016); Bauhaus Museum, Dessau (2019); the Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv (2021); Kunsthaus Zurich (2022).
Azoulay’s works are held in numerous museum and private collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Guggenheim Museum, New York; LACMA, Los Angeles; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; the Art Institute of Chicago; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Julia Stoschek Collection, Berlin; The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; and Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv.
Azoulay studied at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Constantiner Photography Award for an Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2011), the Israel Ministry of Culture and Sports Prize (2011, 2017); and the Rencontres d’Arles Discovery Award (2014); and was among the Prix Pictet Finalists (2015).
Recent publications include the artist-book Finally Without End (Sternberg Press, Berlin, 2014); Shifting Degrees of Certainty (Spector Books, Leipzig, 2014), which accompanied her exhibition at KW, Berlin; the monograph No Thing Dies (Mousse Publishing, Milan, 2019), published following her eponymous exhibition at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; and the publication Queendom (Distanz Verlag, Berlin, 2022), accompanying her exhibition at the Venice Biennale Arte.
Azoulay’s work has been exhibited extensively around the world, including her most recent project, Queendom, for the Israeli Pavilion at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice (2022). In addition, she has presented solo exhibitions at Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya, Israel (2014); KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2014); The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2017); CCA – Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (2019); and Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv (2021). She has also participated in group exhibitions in major international venues, including The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2011, 2017); Daimler Contemporary, Berlin (2012, 2020); The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2015); Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris (2015); Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne (2015); Pinakothek der Modern, Munich (2016); Bauhaus Museum, Dessau (2019); the Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv (2021); Kunsthaus Zurich (2022).
Azoulay’s works are held in numerous museum and private collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Guggenheim Museum, New York; LACMA, Los Angeles; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; the Art Institute of Chicago; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Julia Stoschek Collection, Berlin; The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; and Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv.
Azoulay studied at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Constantiner Photography Award for an Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2011), the Israel Ministry of Culture and Sports Prize (2011, 2017); and the Rencontres d’Arles Discovery Award (2014); and was among the Prix Pictet Finalists (2015).
Recent publications include the artist-book Finally Without End (Sternberg Press, Berlin, 2014); Shifting Degrees of Certainty (Spector Books, Leipzig, 2014), which accompanied her exhibition at KW, Berlin; the monograph No Thing Dies (Mousse Publishing, Milan, 2019), published following her eponymous exhibition at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; and the publication Queendom (Distanz Verlag, Berlin, 2022), accompanying her exhibition at the Venice Biennale Arte.
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