Sarah & Rufina in front of artwork by Tavares Strachan at Dvir Gallery
When NY Times writer Clifford J. Levy called Tel-Aviv “the hip, kid brother of the momentous Jerusalem,” not only did it make us want to the meet the radder, younger singling of the two cities, but also be introduced to its girlfriends. Yeah, I guess you could say babes.
Sarah Peguine and Rufina Valsky are a formidable duo of art professionals with the axiomatic vice grip not only on the Tel-Aviv art scene, but of all things art in Israeli, as well. In our interview, the girls share their reservoir of local knowledge with us and unravel the plural identity of a city’s art pulse, which is simultaneously multi-cultural, innovative, experimental and conflicted.
It’s not London. It’s not Rome. It’s not Paris and it’s definitely not New York. It’s Tel-Aviv and it’s a different type of hot sparkly ball of light. Full interview here
