Art

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.

SIMON BETUEL in his home studio.
Bitul Torah playing cards (see Friday)

Jerusalem highlights: April 10 – April 16

BYZANTINE MOSAIC, Abbey of the Dormition, Jerusalem (c. early medieval) – Miriam, tambourine in hand.

Between miracle and memory: The evolution of Miriam in art over the years

"Peiwen Su plays a key role in shaping how emerging musical talent is evaluated and developed on the international stage."

Peiwen Su – service on international competition jury panels


Anselm Kiefer’s ‘Ages of the World’ sculpture now on view at the Israel Museum

Installed as a permanent work, Die Erdzeitalter is intended to be an immersive encounter with Kiefer’s ongoing meditation on history, memory, and time itself.

ANSELM KIEFER’S monumental sculpture ‘Die Erdzeitalter (Ages of the World).’

The fear of forgetting: Lihie Gilhar’s fight to remember October 7 victims

The ‘Bring Them Light’ project helps to transform the grief of October 7 and transform it into something that gives life.

‘Bring Them Light’ temporary installation at Habima Square, Tel Aviv.

Daphna Ban explores growing up and identity in new album Heat Wave

“I guess the album is really about growing up and shaping yourself as a young adult trying to make sense of everything that happens to you,” said Daphna Ban.

 A ‘heat wave' from Daphna Ban.

A Monet walk through Paris: Seeing the city as the artist did

Monet is still gently celebrated across France each autumn through museum tributes, Impressionist displays, and a renewed reverence for the light and landscapes that shaped his art.

THE CLAUDE Monet room at La Maison Proust.

Gazan artists, potters create their own materials from ashes, process trauma through creativity

Potter Jafar Atallah and artist Nada Rajab are carving out their own beacons of resilience using nothing but earth, pigment, and human connection.

Child painting in Gaza.

Older folks, use your new time wisely: It’s a special present, make it magical - opinion

'The laughter of the past is the melody that carries us forward,' has challenged me when I have been hesitant to fill my days with newness Similarly, 'If not now, when?' has real potential.

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.

'Golden Balls’: Twenty-foot tall statue of naked man erected over small British town

“People were always asking me when is he coming back so I decided to bring him out for Christmas,” Grant Adamson said, while describing it as a “landmark.”

'Golden Balls' statue erected over Wigan.

Dropping a line or two: A look at the 2025 Jerusalem Outline Festival

The annual Outline Festival spreads moving and intriguing aesthetics around town.

Osi Wald’s ‘Lights All Askew in the Heavens’ animation showing tries to make sense of contemporary woes by dipping into the past.

Three artists, three questions: The 9th Biennale for Drawing in Israel

The selection of 77 artists from over 600 Israeli artists, who responded to the open call, is inspiring.

DORIT FIGOVICH GODDARD.

Face to Face: Rubin siblings’ powerful art exhibit explores legacy and human form

The exhibition is part of an ongoing municipal initiative to strengthen Eilat’s contemporary art profile.

Gidi Rubin's 'Twins'