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.
Jerusalem highlights: April 10 – April 16
Between miracle and memory: The evolution of Miriam in art over the years
Peiwen Su – service on international competition jury panels
Modigliani painting looted, resold by Nazis returned to estate of rightful Jewish owner
The estate of Oscar Stettiner, a British-born Jewish art dealer in Paris, has been engaged in a lengthy legal battle to retrieve Seated Man With a Cane by Amadeo Modigliani.
Paul Ben-Haim’s war symphonies get just deserts
Performed at Carnegie Hall in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre, Ben-Haim’s two symphonies are foundational works within the Israeli art music tradition.
Antisemitic art may upset British Jews, but is it illegal? - analysis
In the United Kingdom, freedom of expression and protection from hate speech are both protected by law, and these protections sometimes clash.
UK art exhibition sparks outrage over drawings of Jews eating babies, Oct. 7 rape denial
An art show in Kent is under fire for drawings critics say echo antisemitic tropes, fueling debate over free expression and the limits of political critique.
60,000-year-old ostrich eggshells reveal humanity’s first brush with geometry
Archaeologist Silvia Ferrara described the organization of lines by recurring principles—parallelisms, grids, rotations, and systematic repetitions—as an embryonic visual grammar.
Ancient Egyptian scribes used 'Wite-Out' correction liquid to fix mistakes in sacred texts
While preparing a papyrus for the museum’s upcoming “Made in Ancient Egypt” exhibit, conservators noticed a thick white pigment lining the body of a jackal illustrated in one of the scenes.
Escaping reality: Eilat offers 100 free activities until March, under Home Front Command guidelines
Despite the challenging times, the southern city offers a break with the “101 Experiences, 0 Shekels” project: workshops, tastings, live music and guest chefs in dozens of free events.
Be a refusenik: Survival guide for Jewish students facing campus antisemitism
New playbook for Jewish defiance on campus takes a page from Soviet refuseniks.
Exhibition 'Yakir's Light' brings together art by a fallen soldier and his mother
The show combines drawings and photographs with pictures of architectural projects, which is a little unusual. Additionally, one artist is living, and the other is dead, which is very unusual.
Three artists, three questions: Perspectives on art - opinion
Explore the minds of three artists as they discuss art, creativity, and what makes their work stand out.
