# Gordon Gallery

The Gordon Gallery is an art gallery established in 1966 in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. It has played a significant role in Israeli art, showcasing a wide range of artists and movements over the years.

## History

Gordon Gallery was founded by Shaia Yariv and Atal Broida. According to Broida, the gallery aimed to encourage visitors to follow their hearts and purchase art that brought them joy, rather than solely focusing on works by fashionable or well-known artists.
In its early years, the gallery was associated with avant-garde Israeli artists such as Rafi Lavie, Aviva Uri, Yehiel Shemi, Henry Schlesnyak, Uri Lifshitz, and others. Alongside these, it also exhibited works by prominent figures like Yosef Zaritsky, Leopold Krakauer, and Avigdor Arikha.
Initially located on Gordon Street, the gallery later moved to 95 Ben Yehuda Street. In 1977, Gordon Gallery reduced the number of solo exhibitions and became the first auction house in Israel, partnering with Dvora Schocken. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, it conducted 49 auction cycles, playing a major role in representing Israeli artists in both local and international art markets.

## Artists and representation

Gordon Gallery represents a diverse range of artists across various styles and mediums. Among the notable names are Adam Cohn, Addam Yekutieli (also known as Know Hope), Amir Shefet, Asad Azi, and Asaf Ben Zvi. The gallery showcases the works of Ben Hagari, Dan Orimian, Dani Karavan, David Ginton, and Deganit Berest. Other artists include Ella Amitay Sadovsky, Erez Aharon, Fatima Abu Roomi, Gal Weinstein, and Gilad Efrat.
Ido Bar-El, Jan Rauchwerger, Jossef Krispel, Larry Abramson, Liliane Klapisch, and Maya Cohen Levy are also part of the gallery’s roster, along with Michael Kovner, Michal Naaman, Ofer Lellouche, Ohad Meromi, and Oren Eliav. Additionally, Osnat Oliva, Philip Rantzer, Pnina Reichman, Ron Arad, and Roni Taharlev are featured. The gallery supports the work of Ronit Goldschmidt, Ruthi Helbitz Cohen, Sasha Serber, Sharon Poliakine, Sigal Tsabari, Simcha Shirman, Smadar Eliasaf, Tal Yerushalmi, Yaacov Dorchin, Yadid Rubin, Yair Garbuz, and Yuri Kats.

## Works

The gallery also holds significant works by Aviva Uri, Menashe Kadishman, Michael Druks, Nachum Enbar, and Yocheved Weinfeld.

## Estates

Gordon Gallery manages the estates of several influential artists, including Alima, Avner Katz, Batia Grossbard, Buky Schwartz, Dalia Amotz, Dina Recanati, Haim Kiewe, Joseph Zaritsky, Mirit Cohen, Moshe Kupferman, and Shosh Kormosh.

## Expansion

In 2001, the gallery's founder Shaia Yariv retired, and management passed to his son, Amon Yariv. In 2016, the gallery opened an additional exhibition space on HaPelech Street in South Tel Aviv. By summer 2018, it relocated from Ben Yehuda Street to a new venue at 5 HaZerem Street. In 2019, the gallery inaugurated its sculpture garden at 4 HaManoa Street, featuring an evolving display of outdoor sculptures.
In December 2021, Gordon Gallery opened a branch in the Givat Shaul neighbourhood in Jerusalem. The new space launched with solo exhibitions by Aviva Uri and Ofer Lellouche. The gallery's first international venture, a New York space, opened in December 2023 at 139 Norfolk St.

## Art collection

Gordon Gallery owns one of the largest private collections of Israeli art, some of which is loaned on a long-term basis to institutions like the Israel Museum, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art, and the Monart Museum in Ashdod.