Dalia Levin (born September 18, 1946) is an Israeli museum director and art curator. She was director and chief curator of

Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art The Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art ( he, מוזיאון הרצליה לאמנות) is contemporary art museum. History The museum was established in 1965 in Herzeliya, Israel. The museum's main focus is on Israeli and international contempo ...

in 1993-2014 and chief curator of

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in 1988–1993.

Biography

Dalia Levin was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel. She graduated from the

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Law School. She then studied Art history and

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in Tel Aviv University. She studied painting with Israeli artist

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Art career

In 1987 she started to work as curator in Petach Tikva Museum of Art. In 1993 she was appointed of director of the Herzliya Museum. She sat on several important committees, among them the 50th Venice Biennale international committee of judges of the

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award; the committees of judges of the

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in the Arts; the Wolf Prize committee of judges in the Arts.

Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art

When Levin took over, it was part of the local Yad Labanim memorial. Yael German, the newly elected mayor, wished to use the museum to support and promote local artists. Levin persuaded German that the quality of work must be the defining criterion, and not the artists' place of residence. She set out to establish the museum as an experimental platform of quality contemporary art with the financial support of the city. In addition, Yaacov Alkov, a resident of Herzliya, donated his private art collection, to the museum. Under Levin's direction, the museum was renamed and the building was renovated. As a manager and chief curator, Levin focused on promoting young artists. Yehudit Sasportas,

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and Sigalit Landau made their debut at the museum. In return, they contributed many of their works for permanent exhibitions. As of 2014, the museum spans 3,000 sq. meters, a three-fold increase over the time when Levin started. It runs on a fixed 2.5M

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budget. Levin organized three

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s at the museum. At the end of 2013, Levin retired. The last exhibition that she curated, Rising Star (2014), brought together leading graduates of Israel's art schools.

Public positions

Since 1994, Levin has been a member of CIMAM, the International Committee of ICOM for Museums and Collections of Modern Art. Since 2011, she has been a member of the board of Minshar, School of Art, Tel Aviv.

Notable exhibitions

* 2014 – Rising Star, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art * 2013 – Other People's Problems: Conflicts and Paradoxes, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art * 2012 – Cabinets of Wonder in Contemporary Art: From Astonishment to Disenchantment, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art * 2012 – Boundaries on the Move: A Cross-Cultural Dialogue, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art * 2011 – Numerator and Denominator, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art

References

External links

"Women and Power :The 'Other Leadership'"
a paper in AIS Conference, Sede Boker 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Levin, Dalia 1946 births Living people Israeli art curators Israeli women curators Directors of museums in Israel