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A sketchbook of visual narratives exploring the veiling as an expression, raising questions about freedom and faith
Betweenness, the fourth and most recent publication by Lili Almog, took its inspiration from the veiling practices of an extremist Jewish religious sect. By shifting the setting of the veil from its expected placement in Islamic traditions, Lili Almog’s artistic rendering of veiled women highlights the commonality and complexity of the female condition. Delivering an unprecedented portrayal of the symbol of head covering, she raises questions about freedom and faith and how those truths can coexist in modernity. Without imposing judgment, Almog’s illustration invites the viewer to interrogate how self-presentation affects their position and power.
Israeli born photo and mixed media artist Lili Almog (b. 1961, Tel Aviv) is renowned for her intimate spiritual portraits of women’s cultural identities around the world.
Almog moved to New York in the mid 80’s and began her career as a photojournalist for several international news publications centering primarily on fashion and portraiture. Her artistic focus is on revealing representations of the feminine body and psyche to portray the state of spiritual and cultural identity among women influenced by western culture. She has been exhibited widely, with solo shows at international venues including the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel; the Photographers’ Place, UK; the Alternative Museum, New York; the Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston; the Museet for Fotokunst, Denmark; the Ffotogallery, UK; and the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel. Her photographs are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; the Harvard Art Museums, MA; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI; the Musee de la Photographie in Belgium, and numerous private collections, among others.
Lili Almog’s published monographs include Bed Sequence (2002); Perfect Intimacy (2006); The Other Half of the Sky (2009) and Between Presence and Absence, New York (2015).