Yael Bartana: And Europe Will Be Stunned

This catalogue accompaniesAnd Europe Will Be Stunned, Ikon’s 2012 exhibition of work by Yael Bartana.

And Europe Will Be Stunned draws together a trilogy of films by the artist Yael Bartana, made between 2007 – 2011, in Poland.

Concentrating on the activities of the Jewish Renaissance Movement – a group calling for the return of 3 million Jews to Poland, Bartana’s films delve into the unique histories of competing nationalisms and nightmares in Europe and the Middle East.