Art

Grassroots literary movement turns October 7 grief into books with new 'Bound in Memory' exhibition

The profound literary archive showcases the hundreds of biographies deposited at the library since the outbreak of the war.

The "Bound in Memory" exhibit at the National Library of Israel.
A destroyed safe room in Kfar Aza in October 2023. ‘At moments, I wondered if my work was futile: Did we even need arts coverage during this period?’ asks the writer.

Reflecting on three years of arts coverage since October 7: Balancing culture, tragedy - comment

Israeli actor and musician Ili Gorlizki. October 21, 2015.

'One of most prominent figures in Israeli culture': Singer, theater icon Illy Gorlizki dies at 91

Actor-therapists bring interactive performances into Israeli pediatric hospitals, helping young patients regain a sense of choice, connection, and ordinary childhood.

Gilat Foundation uses theater to bring moments of childhood back to hospitalized Israeli children


From Eastern Europe to Tel Aviv: Bruno Art Group’s century-long rise to the global art market

Across three generations, Bruno Art Group has grown from a family gallery in Romania into an international art business with deep roots in Israeli art and a special connection to Yaacov Agam.

Star of Love (1983): Agam's signature technique uses ridged, sculptural surfaces so a single work reads differently depending on the viewer’s angle, with the image only fully resolving as the viewer moves past it.

Victoria Drazdova on why AI could redefine figure skating training in the 2026–27 season

VSA World is developing AI-powered technology that could give figure skaters access to advanced technical feedback using nothing more than video recorded on a mobile phone.

Bringing elite-level skating analysis within reach of every athlete.

Three artists, three questions: Straight from the school

This year’s Faculty of Art graduation exhibition, titled Sof. Hatchala (End. Beginning) featured 21 students from the Faculty of Design, 6 from Scenography, and 25 from the Faculty of Art.

SHAHAR BERLINER.

Expansive exhibition in Jaffa gives Gaza border artists a chance to air their trauma

An expansive exhibition in Jaffa gives artists from Gaza border communities a chance to air their trauma

KFAR AAZA multidisciplinary artist Shosh Segev pays tribute to the tree that saved her life on Oct. 7.

Jerusalem Biennale turns art into catalyst for post-October 7 healing

Alongside the exhibitions, the seven-week program will include gallery discussions, artist and curator talks, guided tours, workshops, performances, and special events.

THE BIENNALE'S central exhibition, "Or Chozer (Reflected Light)."

New art for a New Year: Jerusalem Artists House unveils a new set of exhibitions - review

Judging by the latest set, culture consumers can look forward to a year of quality showings across numerous styles, subgenres, and mindsets.

Ori Livne’s ethereal red-hued works draw on the past and allude to fading memory.

LA Jewish Federation sues museum to recover Nazi-looted paintings held by Hermann Göring

LA Jewish Federation sues to recover Nazi-looted paintings once held by Hermann Göring.

Black and white photographs of the Adam and Eve Diptych painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Peter Max, Jewish psychedelic pop artist and leader in 'flower power' movement, dies at 88

His ties to Israel surfaced throughout his work. Among his Jewish and Israeli-themed pieces was "36 Rabins," a series of portraits of assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. 

Pop artist Peter Max poses in his New York studio on June 18, 2012 with seven portraits he created of Sir Paul McCartney to commemorate McCartneys 70th birthday.

When politics invades art, an Israeli artist seeks common ground at the Venice Biennale

Belu-Simion Fainaru, our representative at the Venice Biennale, struts his creative stuff and rolls with the anti-Israel punches.

ITALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MATTEO SALVINI (R) took time out to visit the Israeli pavilion.

Jerusalem highlights: September 11-17

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Avi Kaiser and Sergio Antonino (see Tuesday).