The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/street-art/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:59:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png street art | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/street-art/ 32 32 London police nab man for theft of Banksy piece interpreted as call for a Gaza truce https://www.timesofisrael.com/london-police-nab-man-for-theft-of-banksy-piece-interpreted-as-call-for-a-gaza-truce/ Sun, 24 Dec 2023 08:38:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3185160 Traffic stop sign covered in three military drones grabbed by two men hours after artist confirmed latest work; police request help finding lost piece

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]]> Street artists paint Tel Aviv wall murals about child hostages https://www.timesofisrael.com/street-artists-paint-tel-aviv-wall-murals-about-child-hostages/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:47:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3159108 Free Our Kids IL and artist Yamb0x.eth collaborate on Walls of Hope street paintings in Florentin neighborhood

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]]> NYC ‘Kidnapped’ posters calling attention to Israeli hostages keep getting torn down https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-kidnapped-posters-calling-attention-to-israeli-hostages-keep-getting-torn-down/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:04:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3127395 Created by Israeli street artists in the city for an art residency, the signs have caught on across the globe - and have emerged as a new front in the battle for hearts and minds

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]]> Street mural project honors unknown ‘Righteous Among the Nations’ in their homelands https://www.timesofisrael.com/street-mural-project-honors-unknown-righteous-among-the-nations-in-their-homelands/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 20:30:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2880216 With first installations completed in Greece and Portugal, an international initiative celebrates Holocaust rescuers and educates on antisemitism

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]]> Tel Aviv street art aims to raise awareness of ‘chained’ women https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-street-art-aims-to-raise-awareness-of-chained-women/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:23:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2494784 Activists post signs spotlighting issue of women denied a religious divorce, ahead of Fast of Esther

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]]> The disappearing street art of Tel Aviv’s gentrifying Florentin neighborhood https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-disappearing-street-art-of-tel-avivs-gentrifying-florentin-neighborhood/ Sat, 03 Oct 2020 05:06:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2399436 As developers rush to 'clean up' bohemian area and artists are pushed further to the city's south, a cultural center is in danger of being erased

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]]> How Tel Aviv creatives made art out of the COVID-19 crisis https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-tel-aviv-creatives-made-art-out-of-the-covid-19-crisis/ Fri, 15 May 2020 06:54:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2302176 From giving stories and discarded gloves on the street to outfitting portraits on shekel bills with personal protective gear, Israelis aren't wasting a chance to make a statement

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]]> Egypt bans popular street music after deeming it too racy https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-bans-popular-street-music-after-deeming-it-too-racy/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 17:23:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2242273 Restrictions target singers of 'mahraganat,' which has roots in impoverished Cairo suburbs and spread after 2011 uprising that ousted longtime autocratic president

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]]> Why a Japanese-American artist painted a mural of Nazi fighter Hannah Senesh https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-a-japanese-american-artist-painted-a-mural-of-nazi-fighter-hannah-senesh/ Sat, 05 Oct 2019 16:47:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2160540 Christian artist Julie Robertson learned about one of the country's national heroes earlier this year during a trip to Israel, says she was struck by her bravery

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]]> German city fights neo-Nazi graffiti with street art https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-city-fights-neo-nazi-graffiti-with-street-art/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 06:41:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2143662 Artists cover slogans in Dortmund with colorful images in move sanctioned by city authorities and police after project was commissioned by civil society group

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]]> Israelis in Paris give gritty, alternative art tours of the City of Love https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-in-paris-give-gritty-alternative-art-tours-of-the-city-of-love/ Sat, 02 Mar 2019 12:58:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2015196 Painting the town red, these street walkers don't shy away from the under belly of the Parisian urban art scene

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]]> On Jerusalem’s streets, an ancient wanderer inspires a modern day ode to home https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-jerusalems-streets-an-ancient-wanderer-inspires-a-modern-day-ode-to-home/ Sat, 15 Dec 2018 08:54:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1975953 'Street Talk' project brightens the capital's walls with illustrations and poetry imagining 12th century Benjamin Metudela as a 21st-century backpacker

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]]> Why ‘Lucky Jew’ imagery is so popular in Poland https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-lucky-jew-imagery-is-so-popular-in-poland/ Sat, 18 Aug 2018 05:40:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1910100 Offensive to some and just bizarre to others, the sale of stereotypical figures of Jews as good luck charms started in the 1960s

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]]> Beyond belief: From strict ultra-Orthodox roots to street artist https://www.timesofisrael.com/beyond-belief-from-strict-ultra-orthodox-roots-to-street-artist/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:19:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1809569 Sara Erenthal, 36, fled her Neturei Karta family at 17, when her parents told her they had found her a husband; she is now a celebrated Brooklyn-based artist

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]]> Jewish landlord removes artist’s giant penis mural from NY building https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-landlord-removes-artists-giant-penis-mural-from-ny-building/ Sun, 31 Dec 2017 14:31:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1761694 Swede Carolina Falkholt says the explicit painting was intended to send a message about body acceptance

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