Art

Jerusalem highlights: October 9 – October 15

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

‘Tangles’ still frame, based on Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel (see Tuesday).
The "Bound in Memory" exhibit at the National Library of Israel.

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

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


Tatreez reborn: Palestinian embroidery finds new life in contemporary Israeli fashion

As Palestinian embroidery appears in contemporary fashion, artists and educators are navigating the balance between innovation and preservation

Nomai Hadba wears trousers from his 2025 menswear collection, which incorporates traditional Palestinian Tatreez into contemporary fashion.
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Israel Makov opens a window into six decades of collecting and championing Israeli art

A new book opens a window into Israel Makov's collection of nearly 400 works, tracing six decades of passion for Israeli art and support for artists before they gain recognition.

ISRAEL MAKOV at the ‘Viewpoints’ book launch.

From the other side - with Noma Bar

Seeing beyond the barriers and shapes, encouraging viewers to perceive space in the most unexpected places – that’s Noma Bar.

‘TEL AVIV SUMMER,’ 2026, created especially for TAMA exhibition.

EPOS film fest explores fine art, literature, theater and more

Six festival films will be screened there from September 17-19, with each screening accompanied by a short lecture connected to the film’s subject.

Tel Aviv Museum of Art. December 17, 2020.

From Iranian missiles to menorahs, Israeli blacksmith forges trauma into works of art

“This is my playground,” says Bob of the Qassam rockets, Grad missiles, and Iranian ballistic missiles that fill the backyard outside of his blacksmith studio.

YARON BOB stands next to a remnant of an Iranian ballistic missile in the backyard of his blacksmith studio in Yated.

Jerusalem highlights: August 28 - September 3

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

Hannan Abu  Hussein, and a work from new exhibition, ‘When Is Enough?’

Women, water and Kabbalah converge in Jerusalem's Sea of Wisdom exhibition

The exhibits resonated the breadth of aspects of the confluence between the life-giving liquid and spiritual realms and, in particular, how water features in Kabbalistic thought.

Steinherz’s ‘The Limits of Your Longing’ looks to a world devoid of suffering.

'Kat World:' Artist Risa Brooke Oze turns wartime life in Israel into whiskered, cat-themed satire

Oze’s signature style filters big, uncomfortable themes through a distinctly feminine lens – bright, playful, and unmistakably her own.

RISA BROOKE OZE at ‘Kat World.’ With ‘Meow York Times Mourns the Demise of Khatmeini’ illustrating propaganda’s strange glamour.

Cinema on October 7, French Jewish life take center stage

The program, hosted by Jerusalem Post culture writer and film critic Hannah Brown, opened with a discussion on Our Loves, the latest film by veteran Israeli director Avi Nesher.

Avi Nesher's new film Our Loves tackles the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023.

Ofra Yitzhaki talks to ‘Post’ about new albums focusing on monumental musical figures - interview

As Bardanashvili aptly put it, Yitzhaki’s dedication is “a gift to everyone – to the audience, to the history of music, and especially to composers.”

OFRA YITZHAKI: ‘My primary drive is simply to record music I believe in deeply, on an artistic level.’