ART TAIPEI 2019 - After the Tribes by Beverly Barkat
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After the Tribes is an art installation that will be exhibited at the Art Taipei 2019 by the artist Beverly Barkat.
Four meters high, the installation tells a story, one dating back to the book of Geneses in the Old Testament. It tells the story of the twelve tribes of the Jewish nation, the twelve branches of the Israelites according to Biblical tradition, all related by blood. Each of the tribes descended from, and bore the name of, one of twelve sons of Jacob, who would later be called Israel after battling with the angel.
The installation is composed of a metal structure forming twelve squares. A circular painting on translucent PVC appears to float in the square. The twelve paintings are animated by a specific color pattern dictated by the ancient texts, which state that each tribe commanded its own area and was represented by a silk flag or banner bearing its symbol.
