Art
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
UK art exhibition sparks outrage over drawings of Jews eating babies, Oct. 7 rape denial
60,000-year-old ostrich eggshells reveal humanity’s first brush with geometry
Baobab Studio - art as a healing space
A groundbreaking Israeli social initiative that combines art and wood carving with community and psychological support.
Artful Ethiopia: Israeli artists with Ethiopian roots get a chance to shine in Jerusalem
This year’s festival takes place on September 9-11 at the host venue, The Mazkeka in downtown Jerusalem, and The Yellow Submarine and the Shalem Dance Center in Talpiyot.
Argentina investigates daughter of former Nazi official and her husband over stolen painting
Friedrich Kadgien was a senior Nazi official who fled to Argentina after the war. He died in 1979.
The Israeli designer selling €250 cushions in Paris and hoping to conquer the world
Amid rising antisemitism, Israeli designer Oron Milshtein presents a luxury cushion collection at Paris’s Maison&Objet. “In such a time, it is both moving and deeply obligating.”
Argentina officials recover missing painting stolen by Nazis, ending 80-year mystery
One of 1,000 paintings stolen by Nazis was finally located after a global search.
Two galleries present Israel Hadany’s sculptures celebrating 55 years of creativity
'The Secret of Forms' runs from September to November 2025 at the municipal galleries The New Gallery-Artists’ Studios Teddy and Hutzot Hayotzer, with free admission.
The Israel Museum’s 60-year journey through printmaking
One of the highlights of the Israel Museum's 60th-anniversary celebration is 'The Medium and the Message,' an exhibition on printmaking.
Jerusalem art school presents at Ars Electronica in Austria
Founded in 1979, the Austrian bash is run by the Ars Electronica Linz GmbH cultural, educational, and scientific institute, which primarily operates in the field of new media 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.
Spotted in a Nazi’s daughter’s real estate ad: A painting looted from a famed Jewish art dealer
A painting by Giuseppe Ghislandi, looted by Nazis 85 years ago, was spotted in Argentina but vanished after being listed in a real estate ad. Interpol is now involved in the search.
