Itamar Gov 1989

Itamar Gov (*1989) is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice consists of site-specific installations, sculptures, paintings, photographic series, neons, graphic works and videos. Addressing the intricate relations between history, ideology and aesthetics, his projects explore various forms of personal, collective and institutional memory. Based in Berlin since 2010, he studied cinema, history and literature in Berlin, Paris and Bologna. 

Approaching forgotten micro-histories as a means to shed light on vast socio-political landscapes, his projects begin with an inquiry into cultural traditions, conventions, rituals and gestures that constitute individual and collective identities. His works are based on ongoing research and revolve around the intersection of art, society and nature, highlighting the strong tension between the known and the supposed, and challenging any assumption of clear borders between facts and falsehoods, reality and imagination. Tending to not provide a full and self-explanatory picture, he invites viewers to engage with the elements of the works and to become part of an inquisitive process.

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Gov has presented his work in different contexts and institutions around the world, and was a member of the curatorial teams of documenta 14 (Kassel and Athens), HKW (Berlin) and Fondazione Adolfo Pini (Milan). He was artist-in-residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris), Villa Massimo / Casa Baldi (Rome / Olevano Romano), Kulturakademie Tarabya (Istanbul) and the Nordic Artists’ Centre (Dale), among others, and received the Special Prize UTOPIA, as part of the Talent Prize 2023 (Rome).