Features
A Defiant Gaza Biennale Opens in New York City
From Gaza to the World at Recess in Brooklyn, the show's first North American stop, brings together works by 25 Palestinian artists.
Palestinian art
Film
In New York City, Palestinian Cinema Returns to the Screen
But some fear a “flash in the pan” effect and hope Palestinian films can be better integrated into the city’s vision of a global cinema.
News
Museum Watchdog Group Decries Silencing of Pro-Palestine Voices
The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art said it is witnessing “unprecedented international censorship of artists and curators.”
News
Indiana University Cancels Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby’s Exhibition
Supporters are calling on the school to reinstate what would have been 87-year-old artist's first retrospective in the US.
Art
Sliman Mansour Preserves Palestinian History Through Art
The 76-year-old painter has been documenting his people, their ancestors, their land, and their fight for liberation for over half a century.
News
New Initiative Invites Museums to Borrow Work by Palestinian Artists
“Many people are asking their institutions to speak up and not be silent,” said Faisal Saleh of the Palestine Museum US.
Film
Online Film Series Spotlights Palestinian Voices
After the Arab Film Festival was postponed, organizers launched a new program of feature-length films, documentaries, and shorts that focus on personal stories.
News
Toronto Museum Reinstates Palestinian Artists' Works After Protest
Jenin Yaseen and Sameerah Ahmad staged an 18-hour action at the Royal Ontario Museum after it asked to remove sections of their works.
Art
75 Years After the Palestinian Nakba
P21 Gallery in London assembles an eclectic artist collective to commemorate and count the consequences of the Palestinian Catastrophe, 75 years later.
Art
In Jerusalem's Old City, a Different Kind of Cubism
EAST JERUSALEM — Walking through the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City it is hard not be to fascinated by the folk paintings appearing on the homes of pilgrims who returned from the Hajj in Mecca.
Interview
Q&A with the Palestinian Artist Lacoste Wanted to Exclude
We caught up with the Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour, who as we reported on Wednesday is the artist that the French luxury apparel label Lacoste wanted to exclude from the 2011 Lacoste Elysée Prize for being "too pro-Palestinian."
News
Does Lacoste Hate Palestinians?
A controversy is brewing in Switzerland, where French luxury label Lacoste has attempted to strong arm a museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, to exclude Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour from the Lacoste Elysée Prize.