South African Artist Robin Rhode Dares to Treat Race and Class Lightheartedly
The highly serious subjects are addressed lightheartedly in a new exhibition by a South African-born artist, now showing in Tel Aviv.
Eitan Buganim
Israeli Artist's 'Primitive' Work Is Nothing But
Arik Levy’s solo exhibition 'Primitive Components' includes sculptures, paintings and copper prints depicting how love and pain are intertwined.
A Magical Mystery Tour of Jewish Art
A thought-provoking new exhibition at Beit Hatfutsot reflects on the role of magic and mysticism in contemporary Israeli art.
Likely Stories
Seven video installations in a new exhibition in Tel Aviv form a contemporary version of what was once the preserve of storytellers.
Israeli Photographers Let the Sunshine In
Magical views of the sun shine through in a group show at the Zaritzky Artists’ House in Tel Aviv.
Drugs and Prostitutes Out: Botticelli In
In her first solo show, at a gallery in Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station, Tzfia Dgani offers an intimate take on the controversial edifice.
Exhibiting in Tel Aviv: 'Ich Bin a Mensch'
Motti Mizrachi finds wisdom and strength in the image of the exilic Jew.
A4 on the Richter Scale: Delicate Paper Cuts Depict Catastrophes
Artists including Noa Yekutieli, Jonathan Goldman and Alex Levac tackle disasters in a new exhibition in the Galilee.
Art Decadent: Vik Muniz's Chocolate and Diamonds Arrive in Israel
Chocolate, dust and diamonds are among the unusual materials used in the works of the Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, whose exhibition is currently on view at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
Palestinian Christian Artist Takes on the Separation Wall
Michael Halak says his works are not political , but metaphors of the human condition.
Controversial Photographer Richard Avedon Reaches Jerusalem
His legendary manipulation snared alleged anti-Semitic royals.
Art Attack: Iranian Female Artist Dares to Show Her Work in Tel Aviv
The work of Niyaz Azadikhah, banned in Iran, uses the chador to symbolize the struggle between coercive traditions and liberation.
The Other Stroke of Genius of a Great Israeli Filmmaker
Not everyone knows that David Perlov, who made the documentary film masterpiece 'Diary,' was also a painter all his life.
Looking for the Spirit of Judaism, on the Canvas
Has the secular Israeli public’s growing interest in Jewish sources trickled down into the art scene? A new exhibition in Tel Aviv tackles the question.
'Swastika' Created Using Pictures of Ben-Gurion Causes Legal Uproar
Culture and Sports Ministry demands removal of artist Ashraf Fuahri’s painting from his exhibition at Cabri Gallery in Galilee and threatens to cut gallery’s funding.
An Israeli Artist's Field of Ash - and Dreams
A new exhibit in Tel Aviv showcases works by Mosh Kashi depicting the real and the metaphoric aspects of nature.
Jewish-American Artist Bernard Perlin Dies at 95
The son of Jewish-Russian immigrants and respected for his wide-ranging styles, Perlin’s best-known work was 'Orthodox Boys' (1948).
Wild Mood Swings, Now on Display
Ahead of a new exhibition in Tel Aviv, Gabriel Klasmer explains why he won’t commit to one medium.
The Palestinian Sabra: After His Death, an Artist's Legacy Is Up for Grabs
After dying of cancer at the young age of 29, Asim Abu Shaqra’s work was received as part of the canon of Israeli art. A new book and exhibition offer a different angle on the Israeli Arab artist.
Is Public Sculpture an Anachronism?
Israeli cities seem to see little value in commissioning artworks. Instead we have instantaneous media.
Naomi Aviv, Prize-winning Israeli Curator, Dies at 58
Aviv had 'the courage to write on art with a hint of humor, imagination and personal conviction,’ Culture Ministry judges wrote in 2011.
The (Terrifying) New Feminist Art That's Taking Off in Tel Aviv
'Lusitana,’ by Portuguese sculptor Joana Vasconcelos, winds its way down four flights of open space in Tel Aviv Museum, its tail and huge limbs spreading in all directions.
British Museum Compensates Collector’s Heirs for Art Looted by Nazis
Family of Arthur Feldmann proved Gestapo had seized work of art in Czechoslovakia in 1939.
British-Israeli Sculptor Digs for Meaning in New Artwork
'All three characters - the archaeologist, the psychologist and the sculptor - dig,' says Daniel Silver, whose new art installation opens in London.
Israel Museum Receives Richard Avedon Works
Photography collection includes 'The Family,’ a series of 69 portraits of prominent Americans for a 1976 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine marking America’s bicentennial.