Sunday, December 16, 2012 6:30 PM
Opera Gallery, 115 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012

For tickets: http://elem.org/events/

The 5th Annual Israeli Art Auction for ELEM- Israeli Youth in Distress
Public Auction by Mr. Eric Silver of the PBS Antiques Roadshow and Lillian Nassau Gallery

Know Hope


Title: Those Flocks of Birds, They're Somewhere Else
Year: 2012
Size: 28x19.5 cm
Description: Mixed media on vintage book cover
Edition: Original
Value: $900
About the Artwork: The character is seen reflecting on silhouettes of birds, or 'missings' as the artist usually calls them.
The use of empty spaces in the artists work is very common, used as a sign of longing and alongside the other images in the reoccurring iconography, examines the various things we do to cope with longing in its various forms.
About the Artist: 
For the past 7 years, Know Hope has been showing his work in galleries and exhibitions worldwide, but mainly on the streets, in their natural urban settings. Know Hope deals with the ephemeral aspect of not only the genre itself, but also as a subject - the need of momentary connections in the everyday reality, and the common denominator that is the human struggle.
Through site specific installations, murals and paste-ups, Know Hope attempts to create situations that happen in real time, and are accessible to the public on a day-to-day basis, with intentions of creating some sort of a dialogue.
Know Hope has garnered much attention over the past year with his street works as well as successful exhibitions in the UK, LA, Norway, New York, and Rome and is now preparing for solo exhibitions in LA, Tel Aviv, and London in 2012/2013.


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