Israel boycott battle intensifies at Venice Art Biennale, testing tradition of inclusion
Even as artists threaten to sue if they are not removed from competition, a prestigious global art fair recommits to showcasing Israeli exhibits
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Art How the war changed an artist’s life, his politics — and his painting
Before Oct. 7, Sam Griffin's work was personal and introspective; then he was drafted into the Israeli army
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Art What if there was a flag that both Israelis and Palestinians could take pride in flying?
Tom Haviv, creator of the Hamsa Flag Project, reflects on a utopian symbol’s meaning post-Oct. 7
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Art A ‘Jewish Mona Lisa’ — and other myths told by objects found in Israel
In Ilit Azoulay's exhibit at the Jewish Museum, there's more to an object than what meets the eye
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Art Undeterred by protests over the war in Gaza, Christie’s is hosting a show of Israeli art
Exhibition of 70 artworks never before shown outside of Israel on view for a week at New York auction house
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Looking Forward How one Israeli artists brings Shabbat flowers to thousands every week
'I sketch all the time, I paint all the time,' Reuven Dattner said.
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Art The Jewish Community Still Discriminates Against Bastards. These Artists Are Demanding Change.
Inside a small room in Jerusalem, four artists are taking on one of the most deep-rooted taboos in Judaism: That of the mamzer, the illegitimate child. A mamzer is someone born as the result of a sexual relationship forbidden in the Torah. Translated in English as “misbegotten” (according to the JPS Tanakh, but also commonly…
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The Schmooze Collector Keeps Israeli Art ‘Out of the Ghetto’
Donald Rothfeld, a retired cardiologist from New Jersey now living in New York, has decided to keep his significant Israeli art collection “out of the ghetto.” Consequently, Rothfeld has donated it to the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center in Washington, D.C. Rothfeld made the gift together with his wife, Susan Merker, and…
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