Art
South Africa pulls out of Venice Biennale; because its selected artist wanted to focus on Gaza
Gayton McKenzie, the South African culture minister, said that an unnamed “foreign country” had endeavored to fund the South African installation at the Biennale.
Isaiah Zagar, renowned Jewish mosaic artist who created Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, dies at 86
Bank Hapoalim Israeli art exhibition to raise funds for NATAL trauma care after October 7
Egyptian researchers discover collection of ancient rock art spanning 10,000 years in Sinai desert
Older folks, use your new time wisely: It’s a special present, make it magical - opinion
'The laughter of the past is the melody that carries us forward,' has challenged me when I have been hesitant to fill my days with newness Similarly, 'If not now, when?' has real potential.
'Golden Balls’: Twenty-foot tall statue of naked man erected over small British town
“People were always asking me when is he coming back so I decided to bring him out for Christmas,” Grant Adamson said, while describing it as a “landmark.”
Dropping a line or two: A look at the 2025 Jerusalem Outline Festival
The annual Outline Festival spreads moving and intriguing aesthetics around town.
Three artists, three questions: The 9th Biennale for Drawing in Israel
The selection of 77 artists from over 600 Israeli artists, who responded to the open call, is inspiring.
Face to Face: Rubin siblings’ powerful art exhibit explores legacy and human form
The exhibition is part of an ongoing municipal initiative to strengthen Eilat’s contemporary art profile.
Self-portrait of Frida Kahlo sells for more than $54 million, setting new record for female artists
Featuring Kahlo asleep in her bed, the piece, painted in 1940, surpassed the painting price of the previous record holder, Georgia O’Keeffe, whose painting sold for $44.4 million in 2014.
Judy Chicago’s feminist art lands in Tel Aviv, igniting boycott call, hard questions about Israel
A group of Israeli and Palestinian artists wrote to Chicago and her collaborator, artist Nadya Tolokonnikova, urging them to “not artwash the genocide and ongoing ethnic cleansing” in Gaza.
Grapevine, November 21, 2025: No age limits
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Dropping a line, or two: A look at the Jerusalem Biennale of Drawing
The ninth rollout of the Jerusalem Biennale of Drawing kicked off on November 8 and will run through to February 7.
Kfar Giladi Hotel and Zumu Museum to open art show in Upper Galilee
The free exhibition will span historic kibbutz spaces, featuring 60-plus works that explore the North’s path home after the war, the organizers said.
