Artist

David Hockney, one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, dies at 88

"Strong shadows meant a lot of sun," the painter recalled to BBC television in 2009. "So I thought, well, wherever that is, it's always sunny."

Artist David Hockney poses in front of his work during the "Do You Remember They Can't Cancel The Spring - David Hockney 25" Exhibition at Louis Vuitton Foundation on April 7, 2025 in Paris, France.
John Lithgow stars as Roald Dahl in "Giant." Mark Rosenblatt's play moved to Broadway after a successful run on London's West End.

John Lithgow wins Tony Award for portraying Roald Dahl in ‘Giant,’ about author's antisemitism

Dina Gavriely: ‘My task was clear – create vibrant and joyful texts.’

Meet the Israeli author making Jewish texts accessible for children

Yair Garbuz

Influential Israeli painter and satirist Yair Garbuz dies at 80


Dark to light: Noa Shay’s art of contrasts

Noa Shay presents a new Tel Aviv exhibition that threads together drawing, fresco, painting, and sculpture.

WORK BY Noa Shay at Rothschild Fine Art in Tel Aviv.

Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Debra Messing lead Hollywood stars signing anti-boycott letter

Over 1,200 entertainment industry leaders sign a powerful open letter opposing the boycott of Israeli filmmakers, defending artistic freedom and rejecting antisemitism.

Actress Debra Messing gives a speech, as Jewish Americans and supporters of Israel gather in solidarity with Israel and protest against antisemitism, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas War, during a rally on the National Mall in Washington, US, November 14, 2023; illustrative.

Avner Bar Hama: An artist with a soul

Reading some of the comments on his book’s inside cover, I began to realize how singular a man he is.

The writer and Avner Bar Hama in synagogue, where they met.

Avraham Vofsi: An aliyah journey painted on canvas

Vofsi is currently planning a landscape project with Aboriginal communities, informed by his deepened understanding of what it means to belong to a land as a Jew in Israel.

VOFSI SPENDS his time in the studio both teaching and perfecting his craft, exploring different mediums and drawing inspiration from his connection to Israeli society.

Ekaterina Korotovskikh: A painter who followed her heart from Russia to Israel

“I am an Israeli, and that is the most important thing. I am studying the culture and customs of the country, and I am interested in it. I do not feel any difference between Jews and non-Jews.”

‘CAPTAIN SICILY’: Self-portrait of the artist and her husband in the ‘toe’ of Italy’s ‘boot.’

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.

HENRI MATISSE, ‘Jazz, 1947,’ from the exhibition ‘The Medium and the Message’ at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Tel Aviv Museum brings 35 new works by Israeli artists into its collection

Acquired through the ‘Voting for Art’ group, the works span a variety of genres, capturing a cross-section of contemporary Israeli creativity.

RAN TENENBAUM, ‘Self Portrait with a Hoodie, 2024,’ from the new collection.

'Attacks on free culture': Israeli culture orgs. respond to backlash over artists' gaza war stance

The statement expressed concern over the “inflammatory public discourse that seeks to punish and boycott artists based on their positions, identity, or the content of their work.”

People protest against the Israeli government and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, at the Goma junction, northern Israel, on August 2 2025.

David Tartakover – Israel’s visual conscience, rendered in ink and protest

For over 50 years, David Tartakover built a body of work that doubled as social critique.

DAVID TARTAKOVER

Art by divine: Artist Joshua Borkovsky takes the Christian route to wonderment

Borkovsky’s border-hopping tending discipline culls rich pickings from across centuries of artistic endeavor of various ilks. 

Joshua (Shuky) Borkovsky displays work accumulated over the past 12 years.