Basia Monka

Basia Monka, who made aliyah from Poland in 2014, is a multilingual journalist with many years of experience in TV and leading international publications. Covering both culture and politics, at The Jerusalem Post, she interviews both unknown artists/musicians and those of global acclaim.

The writer with Roberto Casarotto during the interview.

Dancing for health in museums with dance activist Roberto Casarotto - interview

DORIT FIGOVICH GODDARD.

Three artists, three questions: The 9th Biennale for Drawing in Israel

MEITAL KATZ-MINERBO

Three artists, three questions: In search of positive emotions


Three artists, three questions: Cross-disciplinary creators

Three artists who have moved to the visual arts, from fashion and jewelry, classical music, photography, and film.

KATRIN TOLKOVSKY

Reuven Rubin at Tel Aviv Museum of Art – a Zionist dream

'The paintings of Lavie, Gershuni, Aroch, and others give a wider, sometimes political context to Rubin. The key was tension between the figurative works of Rubin abstract work from our collection.'

‘Reuven Rubin: Be my Guest’ exhibition opening, Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Three artists, three questions: Is the body limitation or freedom?

In the artworks of the three artists I selected for this month’s column, the body plays diverse direct and indirect but important roles.

Didi Khalifa grew up in the Hebron hills.

Three artists, three questions: In surreal times

Contemporary art wouldn’t be the same without Surrealism.

RONIT PORAT.

Realistic analytical intimacy in art: An interview with Yossi Mark

Renowned Israeli realist artist and winner of last year’s Haim Shiff Award for Figurative-Realistic Art, opens his solo exhibition 'Bona Nox, Mater' at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

 ARTIST YOSSI MARK: Complete control of technique.

Three artists, three questions: Interviews amid sirens from Iranian missiles

Three Israeli artists, from different generations and with very different approaches and backgrounds, answered my three questions.

 Chen Nucher

Dr. Joseph Zrihen: A Franco-Israeli doctor and artist

In Israel, perhaps even more so during the war, he feels that he can fulfill his two main passions in life: healing bodies and heartening souls.

 DR. JOSEPH ZRIHEN during a TV interview.

Three artists, three questions: New artists explain what inspires them, sets them apart

The Artists Greenhouse section highlights new, independent artists. Selection is anonymous and takes over half a year.

 SHIRLEY MONEYHON

The matriarchal language: Ladino singer Nani Vazana on her rise to fame

Nani Vazana explained that Ladino, not just in her personal story, is the matriarchal language.

 NANI VAZANA: Restoring traditions

Three artists, three questions: Sound, light, and glass

I turned to a multimedia artist, an installation artist, and a glass sculptor, whose artworks are currently displayed at museums, galleries, and public sites.

 Anat Weiss with glass sculpture.