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
Naama Riba
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
Israeli Artist Chains Himself to Holocaust Memorial in Tel Aviv Square to Protest Treatment of Holocaust Survivors
Controversial artist Ariel Bronz chained himself with a lock and chains to a steel beam that is part of a memorial sculpture by Igael Tumarkin. He was injured in the process and taken to nearby Ichilov Hospital
Eilat's New Airport Is a Breath of Fresh Air
A visit to the new $473.5m airport outside Eilat reveals meticulous architectural attention, including an effort to blend in with the desert and a sophisticated design aesthetic. Only transport issues mar the picture
Impressionist Bonanza Tel Aviv Museum of Art Drew Over a Million Visitors in 2018
In recent months there have been long lines to see the “Modern Times” exhibition featuring masterpieces by many great 19th and 20th-century artists
Wolf Prize 2019: Israeli Architect, Biochemist Who Linked Weight Gain to Hormone Among Winners
The laureates in the five categories include Yad Vashem architect Moshe Safdie, chemists, mathematicians and an Israeli-American economist
Culture Minister Blocked From Cutting Haifa Museum Funds Over ‘McJesus’ Controversy
In the wake of protests by local Christians, Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber warned Regev that cutting state funding for the museum would improperly infringe on freedom of expression
BDS-backing Artist Asked Haifa Museum to Remove His Controversial 'McJesus' Sculpture
After artwork sparked a violent protest last week by local Christians, the Finnish artist discovered his artwork is still on display, although he had asked it to be removed back in September
The Israeli Political Artist Who Dabbles Both Inside and Outside the Occupation
For some of his works, David Reeb goes out into the field, films Palestinian demonstrations and turns them into paintings. He tells Haaretz about the process
In Photos Death Is a Job, and Someone's Got to Do It
An assignment to cover a funeral at a Hod Hasharon cemetery led photojournalist Assaf Friedman to undertake a series of images of people whose job it is prepare bodies for their final resting place
After Jerusalem Exhibition on Censorship Gets Censored, Artists Withdraw Artworks
Curators removed a work on Dareen Tatour's poem 'Resist, My People' and displayed a portfolio showing the censorship affair instead
Israel Prize-winning Artist Puts His Home Into a Museum: 'There's a Political Metaphor Here'
‘If two families know how to live on one piece of land...maybe two nations can too,’ says Micha Ullman whose work is currently on display at the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art
Minister Demands Israel Defund Exhibition for Including a Poem by Palestinian Poet Dareen Tatour
Culture Minister Miri Regev is upset an exhibition about censorship and freedom of expression includes an artwork that references the poem that landed a Palestinian poet in prison
Israel's Largest Christian City Glows on Christmas. Then Reality Returns
Tourist crush in Nazareth exposes poor and neglected infrastructure in Jesus' hometown
Haaretz Photographer's Image Named Picture of the Year at Photojournalism Exhibit
Judges say Olivier Fitoussi’s picture of Israeli politicians celebrating passage of nation-state law captures 'a decisive moment'
In Controversial New Exhibit '1948,' Fusing Palestinian and Jewish Narratives
A Haifa art show presents work by both Jews and Palestinians depicting the ongoing trauma of the 1948 war
Artists Burn Artworks in Tel Aviv Square to Protest ‘Cultural Loyalty’ Bill
Organizers called on artists ‘to sacrifice [their artworks] as victims of the loyalty law,’ an initiative from Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev that could restrict content that is critical of the state
Meet ToHA: The Most Talked About New Building in Israel
'We weren’t out to build an icon. I firmly believe that aesthetics and functionality aren’t enemies but rather friends, and I don’t take part in contests over who’s tallest and who’s the best-looking,' says architect and designer Ron Arad
Next Time You're in Jerusalem, Book a Room at the Post Office or Cinema
Small hotels and hostels are opening in renovated historic buildings in Jerusalem, a shot of adrenaline for the city center
Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square Revolution: Returning to the Age of Innocence
Goodbye doves and emo kids: After decades of public outcry, the iconic site finally returns to its original glory