Art
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.
Hakim Bishara
Hakim Bishara is Hyperallergic's Editor-in-Chief. He 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.
News
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.
News
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.
News
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.
Art
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.
Film
The Double Bind of Palestinian Women in Israeli Society
Maysaloun Hamoud’s film about three Palestinian women living in Tel Aviv rattles stereotypes.
Interview
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.
Interview
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.