6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (778+ words) British emblem of swinging 60s depicted California's sun-drenched suburbs, wooded-hills of Yorkshire; out as a gay man before it was common, his work also explored erotic themes...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (217+ words) The Times of Israel First prize went to Yuval Tina, for "Angel in Blue," depicting a giant devil ray swimming just above a swimmer in southern Israel's Gulf of Eilat. Second prize was awarded to Gil Koplovitz for "Meeting with…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (965+ words) When artist Farideh Golbahar was growing up in Tehran, her family often slept outside in their spacious, verdant garden during the hot summer months. That lush backyard and the memory of it remain with Golbahar, now 84, who later became known…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (954+ words) The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art owns pieces by the iconic master of kinetic art and several other Jewish artists. While works occasionally go on display, most are shrouded in mystery...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (1000+ words) Watching her country become more and more politically divided in recent years, artist Tal Tenne Czaczkes decided to unite it " at least in spirit. Using gold thread, Tenne Czaczkes joined nearly 700 Israeli flags " a national symbol claimed in recent years…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (29+ words) Culture editor Jessica Steinberg on anti-Israel protests at the Venice Biennale, a new theater production about the Adolf Eichmann trial and Yaacov Agam, recipient of the Israel Prize...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (429+ words) The second-largest city in Poland had a thriving Jewish cultural scene before The Third Reich incarcerated 164, 000 Jews for slave labor. A Yad Vashem exhibit shows their resilience...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (766+ words) TEHRAN " The artworks were distinctly American " famed pieces in vivid colors wrestling with themes of war, violence, pop culture and commercialism. What was startling was where they were on display: In a museum in the Iranian capital, at a time…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (822+ words) After a series of vociferous protests against Israel's inclusion in the 61st Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition, including the jury's resignation, artist Belu-Simion Fainaru finally greeted the public on Sunday at his country's installation. "Israel's pavilion is full of visitors," Fainaru…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (435+ words) Bare-breasted activists demonstrate over Russia's return to prestigious art festival for first time since Ukrainian invasion; pro-Palestinian protesters hold 'No artwashing genocide' banners outside Israel pavilion...