Ruth Patir
Artist
Biography
Ruth Patir is an American-born Israeli artist who works with video, animation, and digital technology to examine gender, the body, and the politics of reproduction. She was selected to represent Israel at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024 with (M)otherland, a multi-channel video installation featuring digitally animated Iron Age female figurines; she chose to keep the pavilion closed until a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement could be reached. The work was subsequently shown at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and acquired by the Jewish Museum in New York, where it had its U.S. premiere.