Broadcasts from Another Atmosphere

Katz’s solo exhibition “Broadcasts from Another Atmosphere”, which seeks to shed new light on the figure and work of one of the most distinctive and influential voices in Israeli art and culture. For over four decades, Katz engaged in continuous, multifaceted creative work as an artist, illustrator, teacher, editorial contributor, and regular contributor to satirical columns, constantly blurring the boundaries between the various creative forms at his disposal. This exhibition presents a rich selection of his works in a range of techniques: drawing, painting, woodcuts, sculpture, and more. Each work conceals a story laced with self-deprecating humor, sometimes bordering on cruel cynicism. Katz was an artist of a “double gaze”- both sensitive and skeptical. Humor, absurdity, longing, and irony are woven throughout his creations as a subtle mirror of the human soul. The title of the exhibition is taken from a farewell letter to Katz written by his close friend Yair Garbuz. The “other atmosphere” refers to a world where imagination, critique, and humor serve as tools for a sharp and poetic observation of reality – one in which social protest, collective and sporting activities, opposition to political establishment and to militarism coexist alongside human compassion, a yearning for freedom, and a deep love for humankind with all its weaknesses – topics that make Katz more subversive and relevant than ever.