Israeli art

From canvas to country: Israeli artists turn landscape into ideology and memory

The landscape of the Land of Israel has never been neutral. Shaped by longing, ideology, and memory as much as by sight, artists have repeatedly turned the land into an idea.

YEHUDA ARMONI, ‘Capriccio’
THE CHIZBATRON, (1948) by Arieh Navon

Ink and irony: A closer look at the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years

RENANA RAZ defines her independent status through a constant tension between freedom and responsibility

Independence is a dance between freedom and responsibility, Renana Raz tells 'Post'

Art auction at Kehilat Kol HaNeshama.

Canvas for a cause: Art, music, and tzedakah in Jerusalem


Focus a lens on the PHOTO IS:RAEL festival

Taking place from November 23 to December 3 at the Einav Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, the exhibit will feature 50 photographers from Israel and abroad.

 ‘THE REST is still unwritten’ by Tair Adeto.

November is shaping up to be a fantastic month for Israeli art

Art Roundup intends to offer readers a monthly glance at some of the finest art exhibitions currently being shown across the country.

 TAMA GOREN’S ‘Yellow Man.’

An artist's daughter tells the story of her life in a complex documentary

While this very particular story is about the daughter of an artist, it will resonate with anyone who has had a fraught relationship with their parents.

SCENES FROM ‘The Artist’s Daughter, Oil on Canvas.’

Hutzot Hayotzer: A celebration of art in the holy city of Jerusalem

This year, the festival will take place from August 15-27, enabling artists to display their wares and some of Israel’s top performers to entertain the crowds at Sultan’s Pool nearby.

 SCENES FROM last year’s Hutzot Hayotzer Arts and Crafts festival in Jerusalem.

Sali Ariel: A colorful Israeli artist

While her cartoonist husband may be more famous, her striking paintings have been exhibited around the world.

 Sali Ariel with commissioned paintings of Tel Aviv

The Voice of Music Festival returns to its summer slot with an eclectic program

The program, assembled by artistic director and celebrated pianist Ofra Yitzhaki, is basically an open invitation to take a small step or two away from our comfort zones.

 VOICE OF Music artistic director Ofra Yitzhaki (center) with some of her instrumentalists.

An exploration of art, dance and extinction

In her video art, Arif-Galanti employed thousands of still images from the local zoo’s museum to weave a kaleidoscope of stuffed animals, dead insects and fauna granted a second leave of life.

 EINAT ARIF Galanti’s ‘If a Tree Falls in a Forest.’

Jerusalem Design Week takes an ancient look at contemporary aesthetics

"I see a synagogue that was destroyed, with a mosque built on top of it and then [a] church, and all involve secondary use stones. We should think about that.”

 LEATHER VASES by Talia Luvaton.

Israeli artist David Gerstein creates his works with people in mind

David (Dudu) Gerstein is one of Israel’s best-known artists. At 77, he continues to invest 10-hour workdays, producing marvelously creative works known and loved throughout the world.

 David Gerstein visits his Peloton Wave sculpture outside the sports stadium in Hsinchu, Taiwan, in 2019.

A darkly comic cinematic look at Israeli-Arab life - review

let it be morning is about a family that is forced to return to the Arab village where a member grew up.

A scene from Let It Be Morning