Art
For restoration of Vienna’s historic synagogue: Gottfried Helnwein to auction painting
Artist Gottfried Helnwein donated the painting to IKG.Kultur, the cultural arm of Vienna’s Jewish community, to raise funds for the restoration of the historic Vienna City Temple.
'We Shall Rise' installation highlights Israel's journey since October 7 at Tel Aviv mall
Jerusalem highlights: May 29-June 4
The art of staying relevant: Career longevity, branding, and cultural influence in entertainment
Tel Aviv Museum of Art reimagines exhibitions amid wartime conditions
With museums closed and sirens ongoing, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art adapts by bringing art experiences into safe rooms and shelters.
Decapitated world: Exclusive interview on the 80th birthday of Israeli sculptor Yaacov Dorchin
At 80, Yaacov Dorchin opens a new Tel Aviv show of iron sculptures, blending angels, fish, memory, and war-time reflection.
From canvas to country: Israeli artists turn landscape into ideology and memory
The landscape of the Land of Israel has never been neutral. Shaped by longing, ideology, and memory as much as by sight, artists have repeatedly turned the land into an idea.
Ink and irony: A closer look at the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years
From a discarded book at the National Library to iconic sketches of Arieh Navon, a personal journey through the satirical heart of early statehood reveals the humor and grit of our founding years.
Baobab Studio in collaboration with the Home Front Command
Baobab Studio mobilized during the days of the war to create practical resilience with a mobile studio across the country.
Congress removes deadline for Holocaust-looted art claims, opening door to more restitution
The controversial "sunset clause" of a 2016 law led watchdogs to believe that those owning looted works were purposefully obscuring them from public view until the deadline had passed.
Simon Betuel: Cosmetics producer by day, artist by night
Influenced by the palettes of Rubens, Klimt, Vrubel, and especially El Greco, Betuel executes deeply Jewish paintings in both figurative and abstract styles.
Jerusalem highlights: April 10 – April 16
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
Between miracle and memory: The evolution of Miriam in art over the years
Whether in medieval ‘Haggadot’ or the lithographs of Bezalel, artists trace Miriam as she emerges, tambourine in hand, to lead the aftermath of the Exodus.
Peiwen Su – service on international competition jury panels
Evaluating artistic standards at the global level.
