Joshua Simon
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Joshua Simon (Hebrew: יהושע סימון) is an art curator, journalist and filmmaker working in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Joshua Simon is the Co-Editor of Maayan, a poetry and art magazine and the editor of Maarvon magazine, the only Israeli cinema-magazine. Joshua Simon is one of the founders and leaders of the Free Academy group.
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[edit] Art
Simon has curated many exhibitions, most of them political or social. He curated Anihu in Herzliya Museum of Art (2005) and Sharon (2004) that put parallel lines between Ariel Sharon and the Sharon region in Israel. On May 2006, Simon curated the exhibition Doron (gift in Hebrew) that refers to Doron Sabag (דורון סבג), an Israeli art patron and a CEO of O.R.S. human resources, and explored the connection between art and labour rights in Israel. On September 2007 Simon curated the first Israeli biennial, the Herzliya Biennial presenting more than 70 artists.
[edit] Cinema and poetry
Joshua Simon directed 4 short movies with Baboon Group, including The Radicals and City Hole.
Simon published the poetry book National Citizens. In the first issue of Ma'ayan he published a list called "The Prince" exploring his life and views on the world from A to Z.
[edit] Journalism
In business magazine Firma (Globes supplement), Simon has published articles since 2002, on various item and issues, such as interviews with Menahem Golan, the former education minister Limor Livnat, the former defence minister Amir Peretz, and the Israeli Prime ministers Ehud Ulmert and Benjamin Netanyahu.
