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Jewish-Arab art project reimagines borders at Tel Aviv’s 'Freshpaint' fair

Raghad Sawaed and Asaf Gam Hacohen transform a Tel Aviv seating installation into a powerful Jewish-Arab statement on Israel’s borders, coexistence, belonging and shared life in a divided society

Yael Feldman Shavit | 07.02.26

Israel Festival marks 65th anniversary with celebration of art and resilience

Monthlong arts festival will bring dozens of performances to Jerusalem, the Western Negev and northern Israel, including a highline show over Gei Ben Hinnom Valley and a first public performance by former hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen

ynet Global | 06.30.26

Jewish Australian artist: ‘Suddenly, no one wanted me in their galleries’

Adina Kraus dreamed of building her career as an artist in Melbourne, but says the aftermath of October 7 left her isolated, with exhibitions canceled and no place in Australia’s art world; now in Israel, she is preparing to show her work at Bezalel’s graduate exhibition

Yaniv Pohoryles | 06.23.26

Yaacov Agam, pioneer of kinetic art and Israel Prize laureate, dies at 98

Painter and sculptor, known for works that changed with the viewer’s movement, helped shape kinetic art and created landmarks including Tel Aviv’s famous 'Fire and Water' fountain

ynet | 06.21.26

Can AI help brands stop looking like AI?

As generative AI makes visual content easier to produce, companies face a new challenge: avoiding the generic look created by the same tools everyone else uses

ynet Global | 06.19.26

Israeli-British designer Ron Arad named Commander of the British Empire

The Israeli-British architect and designer was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in King Charles III’s Birthday Honours, saying his work in both Israel and Britain should not be a source of controversy

Amnon Direktor | 06.17.26

הציור המדובר, Interior: The Lady in Black

Google’s Gemini AI solves 60-year art mystery, painting sells for $254K

Hanging for nearly 60 years, a $100 thrift-store painting was identified by AI as a Cadell and auctioned for $254,000

News Agencies | 06.11.26

שושנת האין, בלו-סימיון פיינרו, ביאנלה ונציה

Israeli artist at Venice Biennale: 'They said I represent an extremist government'

Two years after Israel’s Venice Biennale pavilion stayed closed, Belu-Simion Fainaru arrives with 'The Rose of Nothingness' amid boycott calls, protests and professional pressure

Yulia Prilik Niv, Venice | 05.10.26

The planned multidisciplinary laboratory at Phoenix’s new Elef Complex

Shenkar, Phoenix launch partnership to link academia and industry

Agreement includes Phoenix support for Shenkar programs, a new multidisciplinary lab at the company’s Elef Complex and joint initiatives combining engineering, design, art and technology

ynet Global | 05.03.26

Jury of Venice Art Biennale says it will exclude Israel and Russia from award consideration

The jury of the Venice Art Biennale, one of the most important art events in the world, announced that it will not visit the national pavilions of countries led by accused war criminals

ynet | 04.23.26

Rare concentration camp sketches discovered by chance in a closet in New York

Over 20 pencil drawings by French underground member Marcel Roux, which documented the lives of Nazi concentration camp inmates, were found in a private New York home and forgotten for decades; Now they are on display for the first time

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.14.26

$25M Nazi-looted masterpiece to be returned after 11-year legal battle between Jewish families

New York court rules Modigliani painting stolen in WWII must go to heirs of Jewish dealer Oscar Stettiner, ending decade-long fight with influential Nahmad family over ownership, hidden offshore holdings and disputed provenance

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.05.26

אִשתר – מתוך פרויקט הגמר של הדסה מאשקאוויץ

‘Reconnecting Iranians to their heritage’: Book of Esther reimagined in Persian-style Hebrew amid war

Hadassah Mashkowitz, a visual communication student, blends Hebrew scripture with Persian calligraphy in her graduation project; as fighting with Iran intensifies, she says the work has taken on unexpected depth and meaning

Yogev Israeli | 03.03.26

כוחות של בעלות הברית מחלצים אמנות גנובה באוסטריה, מאי 1945

Heirs of Dutch Jewish art dealers seek reopening of Nazi-era restitution denials

Katz family appeals 4 rulings that rejected claims for 222 artworks sold under Nazi occupation, arguing the Netherlands Restitutions Committee applied harsher standards than in comparable cases and ignored post-2021 reforms favoring Jewish claimants

ynet Global | 02.26.26

Thread of the field: a dialogue between painting and weaving

The two-year project brings together painter Michael Kovner and 16 weavers who reinterpret his kibbutz landscapes in textile form, with a gallery talk set for March 6

ynet Global | 02.22.26