Omer Fast: Nostalgia

Omer Fast: Nostalgia is a new three-part film and video installation that continues Fast’s fascination with exploring configurations of fact and fiction through narrative and filmic constructions, intertwining modes of documentary and dramatization. In this exhibition, organized by Tina Kukielski, senior curatorial assistant, the work receives its New York debut at the Whitney Museum of American Art, where it will be seen from December 10, 2009, through February 14, 2010. It is presented as part of the 2008 Bucksbaum Award, conferred on Fast for significant contributions to the visual arts in the United States. Endowed by Whitney Trustee Melva Bucksbaum and her family, the Bucksbaum Award is given every two years to an artist chosen from the Museum’s Biennial exhibition.

Major support for Omer Fast : Nostalgia is provided by an endowment from the Martin Bucksbaum Family Foundation. Additional support comes from the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York. Nostalgia was co-produced by the South London Gallery; the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; and the Verein der Freunde der Nationalgalerie, Berlin. It is currently receiving its West Coast premiere at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and /Pacific Film Archives, in Berkeley, CA.