Esther Naor: The Raft of Memory
Esther Naor writes with images. The art of writing arises in my mind when the artist tells me that the present display of works of art is...
The Object is Present
It is the possessor, not the souvenirs, which ultimately is the curiosity. —Susan Stewart In this new body of work, Esther Naor’s...
A Sudden Dark Breeze
I don’t remember exactly how, who or when (I think it was in 2008, possibly 2007) Esther Naor and I came to know each other. I think the...
Elsewhere, Anywhere, Here
Esther Naor’s newest work continues to probe themes that have long been part of her life. These include migration, boundaries, cultural...
Present Tense
There are moments in life when natural time pitches into mechanical time, inevitably causing turmoil. In these moments, the familiar, the...
A Portrait of the Artist as a Sitting Duck
Esther Naor’s current exhibition reveals a body of new works formulated and consolidated for the specific space in which they are...
You Are All Red, and So Very White
Red wax stalactites drip out of hanging white gauze cloth, creating a poignant, sculptural installation. The work captures the viewer...
Esther Naor: You Are All Red and So Very White
I became acquainted with the works of Esther Naor only recently, through the installation “You Are All Red and So Very White”, presented...
On Esther Naor’s work Home
Rice is one of the most ancient cereals in the world, and one of the first to be cultivated by man. Thousand year old testimonies point...
Global Art
I met Antonio Manfredi on the occasion of his one-man show at the Ethnographic Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg in the winter of 1995....