Extrapolations, 1978
limestone and steel cable
courtesy the artist  © BENNI EFRAT

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Extrapolations (1978) is a sculpture by Israeli artist BENNI EFRAT which consists of a huge, heavy, slab of stone caught by what seems to be a thin cable plugged itself into one big block of limestone. A simple gesture yet precarious which explores – thanks to the scale and the position of the masses – the energy, the space and the perception.

What I know about BENNI EFRAT is very little but he is considered to be among Israel’s most prominent exponents of conceptual art thanks to his drawings, paintings, installations, photographs, films and performances. The good news is that his work is currently part of the exhibition Other Primary Structures at the Jewish Museum in New York City until August 03, 2014.

Extrapolations is on view in the Sculpture Garden of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. 

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