Yellow Light

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'Yellow Light', one of a series of works begun in 2003 exploring interior spaces, exemplifies Levy’s typically unpeopled domestic spaces, which are emblematic of the wider émigré experience. The lead-white, Naples-yellow and vermillion palette, predominantly reserved for representations of the human body, highlights the lack of a human presence and evokes nostalgia for ‘home’. Born in Jerusalem in 1954 to first-generation émigré Syrian-Jewish parents, Levy, who now lives in Paris, describes himself as ‘more Jewish than… Israeli'. A yearning for solid cultural identity lies at the heart of his work. As in his earlier series of stainless steel sinks (1976), sewer drains (1998–2004), and common objects (1994), Levy foregrounds a space which would typically form the background to human experience, evoking the tension between the inanimate and the animate, which fills these apparently empty rooms.

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

London

Title

Yellow Light

Date

2010

Medium

tempera & oil on paper

Measurements

H 68.5 x W 99 cm

Accession number

2012-31

Acquisition method

acquired with the generous support of the National Art Collections Fund, the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, the artist, the Crane Kalman Gallery and other philanthropic supporters of Ben Uri and its collection

Work type

Painting

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