Tel Aviv, 2005, on Dizengoff Street
2005, printed 2014
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inkjet print
Dimensions
image: 40.64 × 49.53 cm (16 × 19 1/2 in.) sheet: 58.42 × 67.31 cm (23 × 26 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
2018.181.66
Art Historical Context
Leo Rubinfien's *Tel Aviv, 2005, on Dizengoff Street* invites viewers into the vibrant pulse of one of Israel's most iconic urban thoroughfares. Captured in 2005 by this acclaimed American street photographer, the image freezes a moment on Dizengoff—a bustling boulevard in Tel Aviv named after the city's first mayor Meir Dizengoff. Known for his masterful observations of human interaction in public spaces, Rubinfien draws from the tradition of documentary street photography, akin to influences like Garry Winogrand, emphasizing the poetry of everyday encounters amid the city's dynamic energy. ...
About the Artist
Leo Rubinfien
Leo Rubinfien, born in Chicago in 1953, spent much of his formative years in Japan, where his family lived starting in the early 1960s. This early immersion in Asian culture profoundly shaped his perspective on travel, urban life, and human intimacy amid exotic settings. He attended Reed College from 1970 to 1972, drawing inspiration from poet Gary Snyder and calligrapher Lloyd Reynolds, before pu...