David ReebJerusalem Picture No.1 1997

Jerusalem Picture No. 1 is one of a series of paintings in which Reeb presents two apparently unrelated images, taken from photographs, one referring to culture and to tourism, the other to the conflict from which the tourist is excluded. The upper image is a painted rendering of a photograph, taken by Reeb himself, of old Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock in the background (built around 687-691 AD, it is one of the holiest Muslim shrines, said to mark the spot from where the Prophet Mohammed made his Miraj, or 'night journey' to the heavens and back to Mecca, Quran 17:1) and a skyline of ancient buildings atop which rise the ubiquitous television aerial… (read more)