Artist

Chicago Jewish theater drops Naomi Ragen play, says actors feared repercussions of working with her

Ragen told JTA that while it is “strange to get such a response from a Jewish venue,” particularly one whose mission statement includes Holocaust education, she is not angry.

|ByLIANNE KOLIRIN/JTA
Portrait of Israeli writer Naomi Ragen, in Jerusalem, April 23, 2004.
Israeli actor and musician Ili Gorlizki. October 21, 2015.

'One of most prominent figures in Israeli culture': Singer, theater icon Illy Gorlizki dies at 91

Veteran actor, singer, and stage star Illy Gorlizki, a defining figure in Israeli culture for more than seven decades, has died at 91.

|ByWALLA! CULTURE
Harry Langbeheim in his home studio in Rehovot.

From Zurich to Rehovot: Harry Langbeheim’s paintings reveal the visual world of S.Y. Agnon

Langbeheim creates his paintings in his home studio, which doubles as a safe room. “In the last three years, since we have 11 grandchildren, there have always been people sleeping there,” he said.

|ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
Boy George attends the 2026 Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, April 12, 2026.

Boy George stands with Israel, so where are the rest of the world's artists? - editorial

In November, when he performs at the same arena that Hynde did nine years ago, George will undoubtedly reenact the flag-waving scene, and the crowd will once again shake the rafters in pride.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

The world of Yaacov Agam reexperienced

The work of Yaacov Agam both inspires and provokes questions. A visit to the Yaacov Agam Museum of Art (YAMA) in Rishon Lezion provides answers to many of them.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025ByBASIA MONKA
Yaacov Agam.

Finding the right balance: Shayan Rose Ben Sira’s stacked sculptures

A look at the precarious beauty of Shayan Rose Ben Sira’s stacked sculptures.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025BySHULA KOPF
Shayan Rose Ben Sira displaying some of her work.

'Viewing Spirituality': Artist Raqeul Sanchez's exhibition digs into her Jewish spirituality

Sanchez was blessed with a sumptuous multi-layered source of inspiration.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByBARRY DAVIS
A WORK from Raquel Sanchez’s exhibition, ‘Viewing Spirituality.’

Three artists, three questions: Roles of art

Art plays different roles in our perceptions and lives, and these artists profoundly prove that.

FEBRUARY 2, 2025ByBASIA MONKA
MAYA SHIMONY

Mina Erental: Breaking boundaries and developing artistic creations

Erental dreams of a better Israel, a more caring and less corrupt government, and greater tolerance.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
WITH SOME of her works.

Cooking an experience with Chivas Regal

During the I Rise, We Rise campaign by Chivas Regal, chefs Tomer Tal and Tom Levy came together for a one-time event at the R48 Hotel in Tel Aviv.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByMICHAL GALANTI
Maya Rotem, Itay Nahmias, Tom Levy, Tomer Tal, and Yoash Ben Eliezer

Artist as high priest: Rome-based painter traces methodology to Jerusalem

While visiting the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Guida experienced “the poetry of pure contemplation, in which absence is presence."

JANUARY 18, 2025ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
‘Magnificat’ by Giovanni Guida.

Jewish, Israeli musicians fear for their careers post-Oct. 7

A year after the Nova massacre, the global electronic music scene oscillates between silence and celebration

JANUARY 17, 2025ByNICHOLAS POTTER
‘I’VE BEEN called Zionist as a slur.’ Maayan Nidam, an Israeli artist who has lived in Berlin since 2003, told the ‘Post’ that anti-Zionist comments and statements have left her feeling increasingly excluded from the music community.

‘In the Blink of an Eye’: A new exhibition in Petah Tikva

Dalia Meraiot’s solo exhibition ‘In the Blink of an Eye’ is on display at the Blue Bird Gallery in Petah Tikva, curated by Sarah Raz.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByDALIA MERAIOT
Artwork by Dalia Meraiot.

From paintbrush to politics: The life of Yugoslavian communist revolutionary Mosa Pijade

Forgotten figure in a no longer extant country: The life and times of the revolutionary artist Mosa Pijade, from paintbrush to politics.

JANUARY 4, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
JOSIP BROZ TITO (L) – the communist revolutionary and Yugoslav politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 until his death in 1980 – and Mosa Pijade in Foca, 1942.