Women of the Wall Heroine Now Fights the Patriarchy One Painting at a Time
With her first exhibition underway, Lesley Sachs tells Haaretz how she translated her battles with the ultra-Orthodox into art – even if she doesn’t depict any violence
Naama Riba
Beautiful Inside and Out, 'Inclusive' Tel Aviv School Is What 21st-century Education Could Look Like
Could this be the wave of the future?
Revealed: The Plan to Expand the Israeli Knesset by More Than Double
New plan more than doubles the footprint of the Israeli parliament; experts criticize the design, which they say is 'bombastic' and will conceal the original structure
Solar Energy and Natural Materials: Tel Aviv Architecture on Display at Berlin Bauhaus Exhibit
Of the 1,500 entries in the competition, 20 were selected to be displayed at the gallery, including two from Israel
The Bleak Future of Jewish Burial: A Look Inside Jerusalem's Underground 'Cemetery City'
Israel already has burial ‘towers.’ A new initiative will launch burial tunnels, complete with elevators, motorized carts and even a museum in this new effort to address the severe shortage of space for the dead
'The Right's Campaigns Are More Effective': Meet the Daring Poster Child of the Israeli Left
The seasoned graphic designer and activist Lahav Halevy tells Haaretz why the right's propaganda always seem to come out on top, and why lefties don't fight the occupation (their espresso will get cold)
She Was Once Disregarded. Now Art Lovers Are Lining Up to See Her Work
She was a pioneer of abstract art, preceding even Kandinsky and Mondrian, but virtually unknown in her lifetime. Today, 75 years after her death, and after an exhibition of her works broke all records at the Guggenheim, a selection of works by Swedish artist Hilma af Klint can be seen in Tel Aviv, too
Israeli Architecture Student Sets Her Sights on Rebuilding Aleppo, Her Grandfather’s Hometown
'The proposal defines the channels of infrastructure for the continued rebuilding of the city, while also providing for the inhabitants’ welfare during and after the rebuilding process'
How to Design a State, According to a Pioneer of Israeli Landscape Architecture
A book devoted to veteran landscape architect Ruth Enis offers a glimpse into a profession largely unfamiliar to the general public
See It Before It's Gone: Jerusalem's Castle of Shattered Dreams
Before his death in March, artist Yoram Amir oversaw the design of a stunning ‘summer palace,’ which is constructed from the windows he obsessively collected in his beloved city
Israeli Museums Are Trying to Win Over a (Much) Younger Audience
Museum directors explain how to make art attractive to children with a variety of shows for summer viewing
Israeli Art Student Creates Online Archive of Looted Palestinian Objects From War of Independence
Aya Gov created the 'Archive of Plunder' as her final project at the Bezalel Academy of the Arts after discovering that her grandfather came into possession of such objects during the war
IN PHOTOS: Tel Aviv’s 1930s Bauhaus Treasures Like You Haven’t Seen Them Before
‘Form and Light,’ an exhibition of Yigal Gawze’s stunning photographs of White City architecture, opens in Lisbon
At Age 99, Israeli Photographer Is Finally Having Her Day in the Sun
After years of activity as artist, curator and collector, Dvora Schocken is having her first exhibition. She tells Haaretz about her early love of photography and the sculpture garden she curated for the Mossad
Analysis How Can Israel Keep Neglecting One of the Most Important Cities in the World?
The government has abandoned Jerusalem’s historic buildings, which could have drawn huge numbers of tourists. That demonstrates not love of the land, but hatred
This Israeli Artist Is Shedding a New Light on Bauhaus Design
'It's boring to create a light fixture that will be in every home,' says Ohad Benit, who creates unique lamps inspired by the paintings of Hungarian artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Garbage and Poverty: Watchdog Blasts Israel's Services to Arab East Jerusalem
The authorities say they're striving to catch up, but a special report puts a damper on the day when Israelis celebrate the city's unification
A Rumor Spread in Africa That Bibi Is an Albino Born There. This Artist Decided to Investigate
Israeli-Argentinian artist Luciana Kaplun was inspired to make a film about the tale. It will be screened this week at the Musrara Mix Festival in Jerusalem
Bursting Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s ‘Bubble Inside a Bubble’
In her first interview as the institution’s director, Tania Coen-Uzzielli says she’ll bring in fashion and design shows and is confident the state cannot enforce censorship of art
Despite Activists' Objections, Tel Aviv Approves Campus for Dance Troupe in Southern Part of City
Decision is part of a series of moves the municipality is advancing that will force neighborhood’s weaker populations having to leave, local activist says
Bauhaus Turns 100: The Architectural Style That Put Tel Aviv on the Map
In the early 20th century, Israel became a center of the 'International Style,' but contrary to urban legend, the local obsession was not exclusive to Tel Aviv
IN PHOTOS Election Campaign Just Got a Lot Darker: Israeli Designer Draws Candidates in the Underworld
Designer Jan Clayman drew the heroes of the Israeli election campaign as eyeless zombies: 'Most of them don't see us, we're nothing to them,' he explains
Asked to Strip by Security Guard, Palestinian Artist Refuses to Fly to Israel
Nasreen Abu Bakr was due to travel from Berlin to participate in an exhibition in Haifa, but suffered 'degrading' treatment and did not board her El Al flight
Tel Aviv Museum Renames Building After Richest Man in Israel
The Eyal & Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation will donate $5 million to renovate the Helena Rubinstein pavilion, which is part of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Walid Abu Shakra, Pioneer of Palestinian Art in Israel, Dies at 73
Abu Shakra came from a family of prominent artists in Umm al-Fahm and took to projects that focused on Palestinians’ connection to their lands
Underground American-Israeli Street Artist 'Know Hope' Comes Out of the Dark
After years working underground and under pseudonyms, Addam Yekutieli continues his journey into the establishment. ‘The move was organic,’ he says about latest exhibition
Sotheby’s Just Launched Its New Tel Aviv Gallery, With Chinese Protest Art
Even though Sotheby’s Israel doesn’t function any longer as a sales branch, its new gallery opened in Tel Aviv, with art which is not for sale.
Illicit Masterpieces Created Under the KGB's Nose Make Aliyah
How did underground art in the Soviet Union acquire such immense influence, and how did such work reach the West from behind the Iron Curtain? A Jerusalem exhibition of 300 works of Russian avant-garde art tells the story
Why Israeli Cities Are Suddenly Courting International Graffiti Artists
Having realized that graffiti raises real-estate prices, attracts tourism and beautifies urban spaces, cities throughout Israel are hiring artists they once hounded
New Jerusalem Light-rail Route Gets the Green Light
The 1-kilometer Emek Refaim route connects the junction of Emek Refaim and Bethlehem roads to the north with the Oranim junction to the south