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Ben Yisrael

KOIK contemporary presents the closing of A Society of Dead Poets, an exhibition by guest-in-residence artist Ben Yisrael.

The body of work echoes the poetic cadence of poets such as Pablo Neruda, Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg. In this exhibition, contemporary visual artist and poet Ben Yisrael explores a world in which the lines between the present and the past blur, the poetry of the past painting a picture of a visionary future.

A defiant sonnet, a scathing indictment of contemporary cacophony, “A Society of Dead Poets” Exhibition takes us on a kaleidoscopic tour of emotion and time. Reading these literary titans allows us to see the modern world through their eyes, with all its paradoxes and complexities, and find our way through the intersection of innovation and ritual.

The incendiary genius of Ginsberg's howl, Whitman's whispers of the cosmos, Baraka's heartbreaking truths, Angelou's invincible stanzas, and Neruda's explorations of tenderness: the artistic fire of our exhibition is ignited by these rhythmic vibrations. This performance is more than just paying tribute; It is a call against the ordinary, an invitation to challenge, interrupt and rethink the stories that connect us.

Imagine digital landscapes pulsing with the rhythmic beats of "Someone Made America Explode," sculptures that dance with the exuberance of "Leaves of Grass," canvases that bleed with the intensity of "Howl," and installations that echo the resilience of "Still I get up". Aiming to pave the way toward a future where poetry is woven into the fabric of our society rather than relegated to books, this exhibition represents a dynamic confrontation with the past.

An interactive manifesto: "A Society of Dead Poets" invites you to question, disrupt, and, most importantly, dream of new futures through a living, breathing excavation of our shared history.

— KOIK Contemporary