David Breuer-Weil’s First Israel Solo Exhibition Explores October 7 and Belonging

British artist David Breuer-Weil is in Israel this week ahead of his first solo exhibition in the country, bringing a collection focused on October 7, the return of Israeli hostages and questions of Jewish belonging. Titled Unity, the exhibition opens November 4 at the Sheetrit & Wolf Gallery in Tel Aviv’s Neve Tzedek neighborhood.

The opening comes as Breuer-Weil takes on another project connected to October 7. According to a press release, he was recently chosen to design a major memorial in the United Kingdom commemorating those events. Details of the memorial have not been disclosed. British Ambassador to Israel Simon Walters is expected to attend the Tel Aviv exhibition’s opening night.

Curated by Gregory Baker, Unity includes new paintings and sculptures responding to events affecting Israel and Jewish communities around the world. Human connection and the desire for solidarity in periods of crisis run through the exhibition, alongside works examining the massacre and the emotional significance of hostages coming home.

A central part of the show is Home, a new series of paintings and sculptures conceived and produced after the initial return of Israeli hostages. Describing the project’s importance to him, Breuer-Weil said he had never encountered a subject he felt a greater need to explore through sculpture, painting and drawing.

Another featured work, the large-scale canvas Morning, addresses the October 7 attacks through hundreds of detailed images and symbols intended to preserve historical memory. Where Shall I Go? (Ana Elech) turns to British Jewish life, considering the community’s future amid growing insecurity and antisemitism in the United Kingdom.

Born in London in 1965, Breuer-Weil studied at Central Saint Martins and the University of Cambridge. His international reputation rests on large paintings and monumental public sculptures, with several sculptures installed in prominent locations in London and elsewhere around the world.

Sotheby’s and Christie’s have hosted exhibitions dedicated to his work, and his pieces are represented in public institutional and private collections. During Unity, the gallery will also hold special screenings of The King of Nerac, a documentary examining his life, philosophy and artistic output.

Unity runs through December 4 at the Sheetrit & Wolf Gallery, 35-37 Shabazi Street. Opening hours are Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.