Noam Schechter
For over two decades I have developed graphic concepts for dozens of print materials, mainly artists’ books and museum catalogues. In my work I explore the tension between the different types of ‘readings’ — visual and textual — in order to challenge common understandings of linear browsing.
I specialize in Hebrew typography along with Arabic and Latin typography. In my work, the graphic (in)translatability of these languages presents itself in a bidirectional browsing. For me, the notion of bidirectional reading became an intrinsic element of the very structure of the book as an object in a multicultural context.
A senior lecturer at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, work regularly with leading museums and art institutions in Israel. I am currently completing an MA in cultural studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Sara Chinsky — Kingdom of the Meek
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2015
Hakibbutz Hameuchad - Sifriat Poalim Publishing Group, 383 pp.
Editor: Yigal Nizri
Yair Garbuz — Eretz Israe
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2013
Museum of Art, Ein Harod Exhibition Catalogue, 74 pp.
Curator: Galia Bar Or
Shemuel Katz — Stylus Days
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2013
Museum of Art, Ein Harod Exhibition Catalogue, 284 pp.
Curator: Tali Tamir
Noam Rabinovich — Six and a Half Degrees Below the Horizon
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2012
Museum of Art, Ein Harod Exhibition Catalogue, 110 pp.
Curator: Galia Bar Or
Noam Rabinovich — Maps
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2012
Kibbutz Beery Art Gallery, Website
Curator: Ziva Yalin
Five Moments - Trajectories in the Architecture of the Tel Aviv Museum
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2011
Tel Aviv Museum of Art Exhibition Catalogue, 256 pp.
Curators: Arch. Dr. Yasha J. Grobman, Arch. Arielle Blonder
Maud Friedland - Ceramic Artist
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2011
Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center
A Retrospective, 168 pp.
Yoav Efrati: Drawings
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2011
Tel Aviv Museum of Art Exhibition Catalogue, 136 pp.
Curator: Ellen Ginton
Sigalit Landau: One Man's Floor is Another Man's Feelings
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2011
Kamel Mennour gallery, Paris
The Israeli Pavilion, 54th Venice
Exhibition Catalogue, 248 pp.
Curators: Jean de Loisy, Ilan Wizgan
Distribution: Les Press du Reel
Yadid Rubin: Plowed Color
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2010
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Exhibition Catalogue, 352 pp.
Curators: Galia Bar Or, Yaniv Shapira
Ayelet Carmi: Alexantropia
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2008
Gallery 39, Tel Aviv
Exhibition Catalogue, 72 pp.
Curator: Tal Lanir
Pe’amim Quarterly
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2007-2009
Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the Orient, Jerusalem
Format redesign
Editor: Avriel Bar-Levav
The First Decade, 1948-1958
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2008
Museum of Art, Ein Harod
A part of a series of 6 exhibitions celebrating 60 years of Art in Israel, 264 pp.
Curators: Galia Bar Or, Gideon Ofrat
Ruth Schloss
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2006
Museum of Art, Ein Harod
A Retrospective, 272 pp.
Curator: Tali Tamir
Shimon Shapiro: Making Architecture
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2006
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem
A Monograph, 256 pp.
Eastern Appearance / Mother Tongue: A Present that Stirs in the Thickets of its Arab Past
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2005
Babel Publishers
A Reader and an Exhibition Catalogue, 413 pp.
Editor: Yigal Nizri.
The exhibition took place in the Museum of Art, Ein Harod. Curator: Tal Ben Zvi
Henry Shelesnyak: My Painting Demands
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2005
Museum of Art, Ein Harod
Exhibition Catalogue, 272 pp.
Curator: Galia Bar Or
Ayelet Carmi: Siamese Twins
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2004
Museum of Art, Ein Harod
Exhibition Catalogue, 24 pp.
Curator: Galia Bar Or
Meira Shemesh: Beauty Queen
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2004
Museum of Art, Ein Harod
Exhibition Catalogue, 240 pp.
Curator: Galia Bar Or
David Perlov, Stills
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2003
The Israeli Museum of Photography, Tel Hai
Exhibition Catalogue, 192 pp.
Curator: Shuka Glotman
Gal Weinstein, Roof
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2002
25th international Biennial of S‹o Paulo
The Israeli presentation, 48 pp.
Curator: Tali Tamir
Efrat Shalem, Midland
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2002
Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya
Exhibition Catalogue, 32 pp.
Curator: Hadas Maor
Photo Prior: Rudi Weissenstein
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2002
Daniella De-Nur Publishers,
Am-Oved Publishers
A Retrospective, 240 pp.
Dalia Amotz: The Dark Land, Fields of Light
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2000
Tel Aviv Museum of Art,
The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art
Exhibition Catalogue, 128 pp. and a text book, 144 pp., wrapped together in a paper envelope
Curator: Sarah Breitberg-Semel
Dalia Amotz: The Dark Land, Fields of Light
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2000
Tel Aviv Museum of Art,
The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art
Exhibition design
Curator: Sarah Breitberg-Semel
Mount Miami
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2000
Tel Aviv Artists' Studios,
Exhibition catalogue, 32 pp.
Curator: Tami Katz-Frieman
Maya Cohen Levi: Ponds
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2000
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Exhibition Catalogue, 92 pp.
Curator: Varda Steinlauf
Shuka Glotman: Here Live Happily Mr. Poetic and Mr. Pathetic
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2000
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Exhibition Catalogue, 192 pp.
Curator: Nili Goren
David Smith: Paintings, Sculptures and Medals (retrospective)
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1999
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Exhibition Catalogue, 232 pp.
Curator: Mordechai Omer
Hamidrasha
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1999-2000
Beit Berl Academic College, The School of Art
Annual review format design, 288 pp.
Isar‘l au Miroir des Artists
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1999
AFFA, The French Association for Artistic Action
Identity proposal for "The Israel Season" festival
Fifty to Forty Eight
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1999
Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem,
Theory and Criticism, Alternative
Israeli Jubilee album, 562 pp.
Editor: Adi Ophir
Mishkafayim Art Quarterly
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1987-1988
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, The Ruth Youth Wing for Art Education,
Magazine redesign, 82 pp.
Editor: Smadar Tirosh
The Museum That Never Was
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1988
Studio Art Magazine Special Issue
A guest designer, 82 pp.
Editor: Ariella Azoulay
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