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Michal Baror: Looters
A new exhibition at the Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
Nov. 9, 2017 - Jan. 6, 2018

When does an action become theft? And who has the right to steal? Is it possible to steal culture? Identity? Can it ever be something positive?

After researching the special unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority charged with the prevention of antiquities theft, Michal Baror raises muddled questions associated with the robbing of antiquities in Israel/Palestine. In a fascinating new body of work, she assembles appropriated photographic evidence with looted artifacts to create a …