Art

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

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

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

Cinema on October 7, French Jewish life take center stage

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

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


Jerusalem highlights: May 29-June 4

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

My Life with Arthur Szyk  (see Tuesday).

NYC based artist, activists places middle finger-shaped statue in front of Mamdani's City Hall

The piece, titled ‘Vaffanculo’ (Italian for ‘f*** you’), was placed last Monday, and there has yet to be an official response from local authorities or Mamdani himself about the statue.

Zohran Mamdani speaks at a rally (Illustrative).

Revealing the invisible: Jewish artists bring Mount Sinai to life

For artists who take on the challenge of depicting scenes from the Torah – particularly Moses and the giving of the Ten Commandments – the process begins with preparation.

Huvy Elisha paintings (all oil on canvas): ‘Man with the Torah.’

Wine accessories take center stage in Israeli homes despite global decline in consumption

The younger generation tends to drink more moderately, with their wine consumption a choice rather than just another drink.

The Pauker Red made in memory of winemaker Gideon Pauker, murdered on Oct. 7, 2023.

Nazi-looted painting found in home of Dutch SS collaborator's descendants

Portrait of a Young Girl, by Dutch artist Toon Kelder, was in the collection of Jewish art collector Jacques Goudstikker before it was taken when the Nazis invaded the Netherlands.

Portrait of a Young Girl by Dutch artist Toon Kelder, hanging in the home of Dutch SS collaborator Hendrik Seyffardt’s descendants.

Three artists, three questions: Immersed in colors

Artists explore the use of color in their art, often to find a path to a positive, optimistic outlook on life or to encourage viewers to action, to take action or give them strength.

VERA KUNIS.

‘Taking in the View’: Ticho House reframes Jerusalem through contemporary art

Taking in the View reveals hidden layers in Anna Ticho’s work through photography, long exposure, and digital transformation.

Paris-based Israeli photographer Raphael Y. Herman takes the long road to his creative process.

Cultural boycott surge: Israeli artists cut off from global stage after October 7

If artists are stifled and only one-sided rhetoric is allowed, the damage will extend far beyond Israel; it will impoverish cultural discourse worldwide.

BDS FASHION statement: Anti-Israel earrings worn in London.

Jerusalem highlights: May 8-14

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

The month of Iyar, painted by Thelma Bronstein (see Friday).

Influential Israeli painter and satirist Yair Garbuz dies at 80

Garbuz showed his work at dozens of exhibitions in Israel and all over the world, and also headed the Midrasha Faculty of Arts at Beit Berl College.

Yair Garbuz