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Tag: Visual Arts

0 Art Antisemitism

I have seen antisemitism growing in the politicised art world for years

Michelle Wolodarsky Newhall in Jewish Chronicle · 1 May

The author, Michelle Wolodarsky, reflects on the rise of antisemitism in the art world, particularly in the UK.

0 Art Gender/Identity

An Israeli artist poses a bold question — what if Othello wasn't at the center of 'Othello'

Stav Ziv in Forward · 7 Dec 2023

Israeli artist Hilla Ben Ari has created "I Must Be Circumstanced," an innovative reinterpretation of Shakespeare's "Othello" via José Limón's "The Moor's Pavane," focusing exclusively on the female characters, Desdemona and Emilia, and eliminating the male characters.

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Abdelfattah Abusrour on “Beautiful Resistance”

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 6 Sep 2023

Abdelfattah Abusrour, the founder and director of the Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society, discusses the concept of "beautiful resistance" in the context of the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem.

0 Art Jewish Law

Why I made a siddur for cigarettes

Forward · 7 Dec 2021

The author, David Zvi Kalman, designed a cigarette box to look like a small prayer book, which he calls a "cigarette siddur," raising questions about the intersection of Jewish art and tradition.

0 Art Jewish Law

A Religion Without Visual Art? The Rav and the Myth of Jewish Art

Ranana Dine in Lehrhaus · 11 Sep 2017

The article explores the misconception that Jews have not historically engaged in visual art due to the prohibition against making images in the Second Commandment.

0 Art Television/Film

Sarah Lazarovic in Tablet · 8 Aug 2011

Sarah Lazarovic is a versatile artist who works in film, animation, and illustration.