All-Merciful God

Moshe Gershuni

1988

Abstract painting featuring two panels with thick blocks of color and triangular section with Hebrew text on bottom left corners.
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Creator Bio

Moshe Gershuni

1936–2017

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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