Description:Efrat Klipshtien (Tel Aviv, Israel) recently arrived in Cleveland on March 30th to begin her nine-week residency as the twenty-sixth SPACES World Artist. She has exhibited widely in Israel at venues such as the Haifa Museum, Noga Gallery of Contemporary Art in Tel Aviv, and the Israel Museum. This will be her first residency in the United States. As part of her residency program, Klipshtien will conduct a free presentation on her past work, speak about her ambitions in Cleveland during her stay, and present a special performance titled Opening Out on Saturday, April 11 at 7pm. Klipshtien’s exhibition will open with a reception Friday, May 15, 2009 from 6–9 p.m. and will be on view through July 17, 2009.