Shahar Marcus

Shahar Marcus was born in 1971 in Petah Tikva

Shahar Marcus was born in Petah Tikva in 1971. His mother was a teacher and his father was a diamond dealer.

He earned a BA in linguistics in 1997 and an MA in art history in 2004, both at Tel Aviv University. He had been on an academic path, but after meeting the work of performance artist Tamar Raban he joined her team on a work for the Israel Festival.

In his early works he used his own body as a platform for experiments with materials such as dough, juice, ice and fire. Food is a central theme in his art. Later works address local political subjects and Israeli landmarks with humor and criticism, as in "1,2,3 Herring."

Since 2012 he has worked with the Turkish-German performance artist Nezaket Ekici, and they have shown joint exhibitions in several countries. He has received awards in Israel and abroad. He lives and works in Tel Aviv and is represented by Braverman Gallery.