Ellie Armon Azoulay
By Ellie Armon Azoulay
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The Schmooze Art in the Internet Age
Crossposted from Haaretz The name of a new art exhibition opening tonight in Tel Aviv — “Search Engine” — reflects a behavior pattern that has been prevalent since the birth of the Internet. But the works chosen for the “Search Engine” exhibition at the Center for Contemporary Art were actually created in more classical art…
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The Schmooze Anti-Biennial in Herzliya
Crossposted from Haaretz The third Herzliya Biennial of Contemporary Art, which opens this week, challenges every expectation of the urban biennial art event: It does not strive for grandiose dimensions, it does not boast virtuoso works that celebrate art, and as a whole, it is not a celebration at all. “Second Strike,” curated by Ory…
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The Schmooze Fine Arts Students in Haifa Think Outside the Box
From Danielle Itzhaki’s “Haya.” Photo by Danielle Itzhaki. Crossposted from Haaretz So flexible is the graduate program in creative arts at the University of Haifa that its students do not share a background in the same discipline. Sharon Poliakine, who heads the Fine Arts Department, says that nine of the 10 graduates this year previously…
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The Schmooze Painting in the Margins of German Society
Crossposted from Haaretz Whether it’s Malevich’s black or white square, the figure of the collector, the cardinal or the church that appears in Norbert Schwontkowski’s paintings, central to the work will be an existential question about life and death. It reflects the basic lack of trust and faith that he experienced as a boy growing…
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The Schmooze Step Into the Light
Crossposted from Haaretz It’s not quite clear whether Yanai Toister’s new show is a photography exhibition without any photos or a photo exhibition without any photography. Now on display at Dvir Gallery in Tel Aviv, Toister’s latest effort is the result of thoughts that have occupied him for several years now, about the way architecture…
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The Schmooze Record Prices for Israeli Art at Auction
Crossposted from Haaretz He may not be the most popular artist in the local Israeli scene, but the rising prices for works by Yaacov Agam at the close of 2010 signify his stature as one of the most important kinetic artists in the world. Perhaps the time has come for us to take stock. On…
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The Schmooze Israeli Art Collector Ami Brown Dies at 81
Crossposted from Haaretz Ami Brown, one of the foremost art collectors in Israel, passed away at his home in Thursday night after a long battle with cancer. He leaves his wife Gaby and their daughter, and was interred yesterday at Kibbutz Shefayim. Brown was born in Tel Aviv in 1929, the middle of three siblings….
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