News
Jerusalem Moves to Evict Art Gallery for Hosting Event About Occupied Territories
Barbur Gallery held an event with the left-wing NGO Breaking the Silence, and now the municipality of Jerusalem is trying to kick it out of its space.
Israel
Art
Photos from 100 Days of Self-Imposed Confinement
Nidaa Badwan’s 100 Days of Solitude explores the refuge she found in her 100-square-foot room in Gaza during the course of 20 months.
News
Artists and Authors Call on Israel to Release Palestinian Poet
Over 150 literary figures are calling for the release of Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour, who since last year has faced charges in Israel for sharing her poetry on Facebook and on YouTube.
News
Israeli Artist Wants His Historic Knesset Sculpture Removed in Protest
TEL AVIV-JAFFA — Israeli artist Dani Karavan, known for his site-specific sculptures in Israel and Europe, requested on Wednesday that the relief on the wall of the Knesset Plenum Hall that he completed in 1966 be taken down in light of the Israeli government’s conduct.
Art
The Ineffectiveness of Words and Other Boundaries
The recently closed exhibition by Shimon Attie at Jack Shainman gallery is the documentation of a peculiar work made two years ago and installed in contested locations in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
Art
A Photo Exhibition About Israel and the West Bank that Chooses Sides
On the heels of last Saturday’s protest at the Brooklyn Museum, a more careful examination of one of the two exhibitions targeted by the protesters is in order.
In Brief
1,700-Year-Old Mosaic Unearthed in Israel
Israel Antiquities Authority yesterday unveiled a large, 1,700-year-old mosaic floor featuring intricate patterns and images of animals, uncovered in the city of Lod, about nine miles southeast of Tel Aviv.
Interview
Two Artists Confront the Politics and Prejudice of Mourning in Israel
Earlier this month, artist Romy Achituv and writer Illana Sichel responded to the recent bouts of violence against Jewish Israelis and West Bank Palestinians with a poster project that uses a stark Israeli graphic language of mourning.
News
Artists Launch "Letter for Palestine" Campaign at Venice Biennale
On Sunday, artists participating in and attending the 2015 Venice Biennale launched a campaign titled "Artists' Letter for Palestine."
Art
Palestinian Artist's Rainbow Mural on the West Bank Wall Has Unintended Consequences
Artist Khaled Jarrar is no stranger to controversy.
In Brief
Israel Criticizes Swiss Support of Photo Exhibit About Palestine
The Israeli government is coming down hard on a photography exhibition in Switzerland that features images of daily life in the Palestinian Occupied Territories.
Art
The Cultural Boycott: Israel vs. South Africa
Editor’s note: The article was written by Omar Barghouti, who is a founding committee member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). PACBI is a member of The Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions Campaign National Committee (BNC). This article is the fourth in