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on May 14
Ari Fruchter
Posted project update #33Fresh Paint Art Fair Israel - Dead Sea Art
Post CommentI am pleased to announce that Spencer's artwork from the Dead Sea will be shown in Israel at the Fresh Paint Art Fair from May 15-19. These works are being represented in Israel by Keren Bar Gil and are now available for sale. For more details visit:
http://www.freshpaint.co.il/en/
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on March 1
Ari Fruchter
Posted project update #32Update email from Spencer regarding awards and behind the scenes photos
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on February 11
Ari Fruchter
Posted project update #31Naked Sea - Spencer Tunick Print Release Party (Feb. 23rd)
Post CommentWe are celebrating the release of the artwork from Spencer Tunick's historic installation at the Dead Sea with a grand party!!!!!!!!!!!! (participants - please read the message on the bottom)
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 11:00pm until 2:00am
Backdoor @ the Kelev, 16 Tziklag street, Tel Aviv, IsraelPlease join the 1200+ brave participants who bared their bodies and souls to create this monumental achievement.
Throughout the evening we will project behind the scenes images as well as some of the final artwork.
Special reduced admission is only 20 NIS for those who rsvp on facebook. Otherwise general admission to the club is 50+NIS.http://www.facebook.com/events/290960564292699/
P.S. This image is from the secret women's only installation and was shot at Ein Bokek. Print distribution for the participants will take place from 8-11pm (free entrance) and afterwards from the VIP section. Please bring valid ID. If you are sending someone to pick up the print on your behalf – please provide them with a written letter of authorization. For those who can’t make it – we will email you in March with some options.
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on January 19
Ari Fruchter
Posted project update #30Awards Distribution
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on January 16
Ari Fruchter
Posted project update #29Good News from Spencer
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Edmund Glass on January 16
Agreed. Tried to send an email in response to this request for info w/o success. Hey, guys, please make it simple, give us a working address so we can send you the information in privacy.
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Don Laabs on January 16
At the top of this page, under "Naked Sea – Spencer Tunick Dead Sea Installation" and to the right of "An Art project in Tel Aviv, Israel by Ari Fruchter," there is a link labeled...
"send message"
That's what you should use to send your address info.
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John Sullivan on January 16
Duh, look at the bottom right of this page next to Ari's photo where it says "send message"
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on December 24
Ari Fruchter
Posted project update #28Holiday Greetings & Update
Dear Naked Sea Supporters,
With the holidays here, I wanted to take this time to wish everyone a Happy & Healthy New Year. I also want to thank you for your amazing support in helping Spencer & me realize this important project. We could not have done it without you.
Regarding the rewards, Spencer has finished selecting the images that he will be using as the final artwork. I expect that over the next few months - everything will be sent out by Spencer.
Thank you again for your support and patience. Here's to a great 2012.
Best - Ari
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Esti Murik on January 16
participating in this project was one of the best experiences of my life. It was worth a lot more than the 10$ i've contributed ;-)
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on October 26, 2011
Ari Fruchter
Posted project update #27FIRST IMAGE FROM SPENCER TUNICK’S DEAD SEA INSTALLATION REVEALED
Press Release For Immediate publication, October 25, 2011Post CommentFIRST IMAGE FROM SPENCER TUNICK’S DEAD SEA INSTALLATION REVEALED
Artist Spencer Tunick has today revealed the breathtaking first image from his historic artwork at the Dead Sea to support the global campaign to promote voting for the Dead Sea as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. To view the first artwork and to vote for the Dead Sea go to: www.nakedsea.info
“Naked Sea” is a grassroots project initiated in Israel to draw attention to the environmental plight of the Dead Sea. Over 1,200 people from all walks of life (from Israel & abroad) arrived just before dawn on Saturday17th September to participate in the installation. The stunning image was created in only a few hours, after all attendees stripped off and floated in unison in the Dead Sea.
“Israel is not a theocracy it is a democracy and the only place in the Middle East that I could create this art”, said Spencer Tunick. “Thanks to the participants efforts the world has a new image of Israel as an open and vibrant democracy. Israelis are some of the most beautiful, warm, educated, open minded and peaceful people that I have ever worked with”.
Several other images were taken on the shores of the Dead Sea, and later in the day at the Ein Gedi Springs & the Ein Bokek Waterfalls. There were also individual portraits taken in Tel Aviv later in the week of Tunick's visit. The full range of artwork from Israel will be prepared for a future museum exhibition.
“We’re thrilled to reveal the premier image of “Naked Sea”,” said Ari Fruchter & Shlomit Yarkoni, the initiators of the project. “Through the art of Spencer Tunick we were able to reach over 500 million people around the world with a new positive image of Israel and an important environmental message. We look forward to continuing to work with Spencer to prepare a full museum exhibition of his work”
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on September 24, 2011
Ari Fruchter
Posted project update #26Final Thoughts
Post CommentIt is hard to imagine that it has been almost 4 years since I started to work on this project. This is a great time to do some soul searching and reminisce as to why I embarked on this long and difficult journey and what did it achieve.
First things first, I need to say thanks to all of the amazing people who made this dream come together. From Spencer and his wonderful crew – Steve, Justin, Ryan, Casey, Lauren, Dan, & Andrew. To my partner who helped save the day – Shlomit Yarkoni and the BenOr team. To my amazing Naked Sea Team in Israel – Elinor Lechtman, Elinor Ayalon Harel, Ari Gottesmann, & Maayan Ben Natan. To the sponsors – Nomadigo, BenOr, Clementina, Visible Voices, Minus 417, TimeOut, & Israel Gives. Most importantly to the Kickstarter supporters and all of the amazing participants. In addition there are many other people who helped over the years to advance this and I thank you for all your support.
So back to the $million question – why did I do this?? Well, I have known Spencer since 1992 and remember him sharing with me some art photos he took in Israel. I was blown away and amazed by his love and connection to Israel. Over the years as his career grew and his installations grew in size and media attention, I kept wondering why not Israel. When I moved back to Israel in 2007 and joined the Board of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art I decided to invest my free time in social philanthropy in the arts creating projects that would have a positive impact on the society in Israel and if lucky at the world at large. With this lofty aim – working with Spencer was a natural fit.
My goals for this project were as follows:
1. Help Spencer make a monumental work of art in Israel
2. Complete the project before 11/11/11 to make an impact on the voting for the New 7 Wonders of Nature
3. Create broad awareness of the Dead Sea and the environmental concerns it is facing
4. Demonstrate to the world that Israeli’s are not religious extremists and that we are beautiful, warm, cultured, peaceful, and open minded people
5. Find a wife or a girlfriend or 2
How did we do???
1. Although it will take several months (4-6) until Spencer produces the art from the installation/s. I believe that we are on track.
2. Nailed this. There are 49 days left in the voting for the competition and I believe that we are on track to become one of the finalists. http://www.votedeadsea.com & http://www.new7wonders.com/vote-2 If the Dead Sea wins the competition, it is estimated that more than 300,000 new tourists would visit the site each year, 12,000 new jobs would be created, and an additional NIS 300 million ($75 million) would be added to the government's budget annually. Needless to say that the Dead Sea would be saved.
3.&4. Nailed this. I believe that we have reached over 500M people worldwide through the mass media. Considering that the Israeli government spent $2.2M on the New7Wonders Competition, the results from Spencer Tuninck’s privately funded Art Installation seems to be tipping the scale. Here are some metrics from Google:
Google search results for the following terms:
· new7wonders.com - 1,360,000
· Spencer Tunick - 1,300,000
· Spencer Tunick Dead Sea - 889,000
· votedeadsea.com - 425,000
· nakedsea.info - 151,000
· Ari Fruchter - 44,500
Spencer Tunick Dead Sea" translated foreign pages produced the following results by language:
· Arabic - 440,000
· Bulgarion - 2,370
· Catalan - 10,200
· Chinese (simplified) - 3,100
· Chinese (Traditional) - 3,880
· Czech - 2,370
· Danish - 19,000
· Dutch - 73,800
· English - 829,000
· Estonian - 1,690
· French - 93,900
· German - 133,000
· Greek - 3,280
· Hebrew - 27,000
· Hungarian - 7,040
· Indonesian - 15,100
· Italiana - 15,700
· Japanese - 4,500
· Korean - 2,040
· Macedonean - 1,580
· Malya - 1,360
· Norwegian - 1,410
· Polish - 6,650
· Portuguesse - 114,000
· Romanian - 8,760
· Russian - 34,300
· Slovenian - 2,420
· Spanish - 295,000
· Swedish - 14,600
· Turkish - 8,500
· Ukranian - 1,130
· Vietnamese - 11,900
5. Considering that Spencer forbid me from dating anyone seriously before the installation and also forbid me to pose – I guess that time will tell if that was wise advise. I am open to suggestions.
In conclusion, this was one of the most exciting projects of my life. I am pleased by how well it turned out and the impact it made on the participants, Israel, and the world at large. Spencer Tunick’s love and admiration for Israel shined in his work and words to the media. Please follow his advise as ambassadors for the beautiful and peaceful people of Israel and the environment, and make sure to Vote for the Dead Sea. http://www.votedeadsea.com & http://www.new7wonders.com/vote-2
A big thanks to everyone from the bottom of my heart. Hoping to broadcast more good news in the future when the art is ready to be shared and the awards and prints distributed.
Love - Ari
P.S. - stay tuned for my next philanthropic adventures
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on September 24, 2011
Ari Fruchter
Posted project update #25Installation Update: Days 6-9
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on September 24, 2011
Ari Fruchter
Posted project update #24Day 5 - Women's Installation
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Ari Fruchter
Tel Aviv, Israel
I've lived in NY, Paris, Milan, Israel, Seattle, Philadelphia, but Tel Aviv is home. I've been a fashion designer, entrepreneur, lecturer, venture capitalist, and hi-tech executive. I'm interested in art & culture and spend a lot of my free time... view more
Hi I tried to do the survey but there didn't seem to be any questions, and it appears to be for people who backed at $100 I backed at $50, please send me a link it there is another place to do the survey,
Thank you :-) Sarah
pls send the flyer to
noam averbach
12 hazeitim rd
herzeliah
israel
0544216303
Other than the photo I will get in Tel Aviv on Feb 23rd since I pledged 11$ I should also get a behind the scene photo. When and how will I get it?
Thanks,
Niv Sarig