Israel Museum, Jerusalem . Curators: Robert Storr, Gilad Reich
“The nuclear reactor in Israel is my temple in the Desert” – Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson in Israel.
“This is the first exhibition to deal with Johnson’s dark chapter. More than being an architect, Philip was a man of power in the architectural world. And he used that power to build a Chinese wall around himself to keep out people who looked too closely. So this is a groundbreaking exhibition, and I think it will make waves.”
– Robert Storr, Haaretz newspaper
With Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel, who commissioned Philip Johnson to design the nuclear reactor in Sorek.
