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All-Merciful God
Moshe Gershuni
1988
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Israeli artist Moshe Gershuni was a pioneer of Israeli conceptual and performance art in the late 1960s. Among his many works exploring social and political issues is Red Sealing/Theatre, an installation of texts in Hebrew on the theme of “Who Is a Zionist?” at the Venice Biennale (1980). His prizes and honors include the Sandburg Prize, Israel Museum (1982), the Israel Minister of Culture Award for Painting and Sculpture (1988), and the Israel Prize (2003). His work is found at the Israel Museum; the Jewish Museum, the Getty Museum, and the British Museum.
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