Addam Yekutieli

Know Hope (1986) is an American-born Israeli artist who creates social practice projects, immersive installations and public artworks.

[4] His work is a springboard for cross cultural encounters, examining issues such as borders, collective memory, and the nexus between the personal and the political.

[2] Yekutieli's work began to appear in the streets of Tel Aviv in early 2005, often featuring a long-armed, long-legged unisex character.

In 2013, after taking part in the INSIDE JOB, a street-art group show in the Helena Rubenstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art, Yekutieli began exhibiting in Gordon Gallery in Tel Aviv.

In late 2014 Yekutieli sent out an open call for participants in Tel Aviv and NYC to take part in his art and allow him to tattoo them.

[13][14] Yekutieli's websites describes the project as: "Truth and Method is firmly based on real human situations, continuing a process of extensive observations of context and appropriation whilst providing greater insight into a reflective practice.Images of site-specific street pieces form the basis of the exhibition, with a series of poignant, text-based messages creating open-ended narratives reinforced by their context.

[18] During a residency in Cologne (Germany) Yekutieli began a series of public interventions in which a white thin line is drawn in the street to create s supposed border.

"[25]This project was shown in OZ Arts during 2016 but did not yet receive a comprehensive gallery day-view due to its ongoing nature that requires a longer period of correspondence and documentation.

Know Hope artwork in Vienna
Know Hope artwork in Atlanta