Freedom of speech advocates butt heads with institutions protecting the sanctity of religious imagery.
Hakim Bishara
Hakim Bishara is a Senior Editor at Hyperallergic. He is also a co-director at Soloway Gallery, an artist-run space in Brooklyn. Bishara is a recipient of the 2019 Andy Warhol Foundation and Creative Capital Arts Writers Grant and he holds an MFA in art writing from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Follow him on Instagram @hakimbishara and send him your tips, comments, and questions at hakim@hyperallergic.com.
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Members and supporters of activist group Decolonize This Place emphasized that Warren Kanders is only a symptom of a larger problem.
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How to Organize a Biennial In Occupied Territory
The Qalandiya International is in its fourth iteration and offers a bounty of solutions for curators working outside centers of power and wealth.
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The Stakes Are High for a Museum in the Holy Land
A museum in Jerusalem addresses skeptics who doubt the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth.
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Israel’s Culture Minister Pushes Bill to Freeze Funds for Arts Organizations Highlighting Palestinian Narratives
The new bill suggests that culture organizations that criticize the State of Israel or highlight the Palestinian national narrative will have trouble with government funding.
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Why Did an Israeli Publisher Release a Book of Translated Arabic Essays Without Consent?
The decision to translate and publish the works of dozens of women authors, without their involvement or approval, points to unethical publishing practices.
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A Jerusalem Art Space Is Shuttered by City for Hosting Lecture by Left-Leaning NGO
The Barbur Gallery was targeted by the Israeli Minister of Culture and Mayor of Jerusalem for hosting events with NGO’s dedicated to the end of Palestinian occupation.
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An Exquisite Nail in the Coffin for La Maison Rouge Art Gallery
After over 180 irreverent exhibitions, a beloved Paris gallery prepares to close its doors.
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The Double Bind of Palestinian Women in Israeli Society
Maysaloun Hamoud’s film about three Palestinian women living in Tel Aviv rattles stereotypes.
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Curator of Israeli Exhibit Stolen Arab Art Explains It Is a “Hostage-Taking Situation”
An exhibition in Tel Aviv is reputedly using works by leading Arab artists without their permission, and the curators say they’re doing so deliberately to provoke a conversation around the topic of boycott.
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With Lace and Concrete, an Israeli Artist Reframes Abandoned Palestinian Homes
Naomi Safran-Hon has — by her own admission — terrible taste in music, which explains how she became a regular listener of Israel’s trashiest radio station, Galgalatz.