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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 349

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Fred Kormis in his studio in the 1980s. (Courtesy: Wiener Holocaust Library Collections via JTA)
September 10, 2024, 7:49 pm
The overlooked artist who escaped the Nazis and made the 1st UK memorial to their victims
A new display at London’s Wiener Holocaust Library follows the upheaval that plagued the life of little-known sculptor Fred Kormis, who focused on memorializing humans in captivity
By Shira Li Bartov
From 'Japanese Sushi Girls,' an exhibit at Haifa's Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art through November 2024 (Courtesy Hedva Rokach)
August 8, 2024, 9:16 am
Art and design on display in Haifa as creativity trumps tensions
Haifa Museum of Art features six solo exhibits of artists hailing from Israel’s north, as Tikotin Museum shows Japanese design and a sushi project for reservists
By Jessica Steinberg
The Letters of Light Sculpture Garden at the new Israel National Library. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
May 18, 2024, 7:32 am
See Jerusalem’s beautiful art parks, where (almost) no graven images can be found
The Holy City has long had a de facto ban on statues in the human form, as per the second of the Ten Commandments, but that doesn’t mean sculptures are completely off the menu
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Amnon Sharon painting some of his clay sculptures depicting the torture he underwent as a prisoner of war in Syria, October 1973-June 1974. (Courtesy of Israel Disabled Veterans Organization)
March 18, 2024, 3:39 pm
Israeli survivor of captivity and torture in Syria exorcises his demons by sculpting clay
Former Yom Kippur War prisoner of war Amnon Sharon shares his experiences living ‘alongside PTSD,’ criticizes public activism for release of hostages in Gaza
By Renee Ghert-Zand
George Segal's 'Sacrifice of Isaac,' newly restored and on display at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art through January 13, 2024 (Courtesy TAMA)
September 25, 2023, 10:38 pm
George Segal’s ‘Sacrifice of Isaac’ brings back memories of Yom Kippur War
The pop artist modeled his biblical sculpture, last seen in public some 46 years ago, on Menashe Kadishman and son Ben, in precursor to 1973 crisis
By Jessica Steinberg
A team members checks on a honeycomb statue of the emperor Hadrian at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 2023. (Israel Museum/ Natalie Peselev Stern)
August 4, 2023, 3:20 am
Honey, we redid the emperor: Bees recreate ancient statue of Hadrian in Jerusalem
Tens of thousands of bees produce honeycomb replicas of the Roman emperor’s bronze bust in a project that combines technology, archaeology and nature
By Rinat Harash
Denis Weil, director of the Israel Museum, one year after taking on the job in March 2022, in the sculpture garden he remembers visiting as a 10-year-old (Courtesy Elie Posner)
May 20, 2023, 7:45 am
Israel Museum enters new phase with new director Denis Weil
Nation’s largest cultural institution looks to reach new audiences including Arab and Haredi communities, create new programming and develop new tech
By Jessica Steinberg
Hope Carrasquilla, the former Dean of the Tallahassee Classical School, Florida (right) with Cecilie Hollberg, director of Florence's Galleria dell'Accademia museum looking at Michelangelo Buonarroti's colossal marble statue "David," in Florence, central Italy, April 28, 2023. (Guido Cozzi/Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze via AP)
April 30, 2023, 6:37 pm
Ex-US principal visits ‘David’ after being forced out for showing statue to pupils
Parent at Florida school claimed piece was pornographic; gallery director hosts former school head, notes sculpture has ‘nothing to do with pornography’
By AP
Israeli filmmaker Barak Heymann speaks to Channel 12 news, July 17, 2022. (Screenshot: Channel 12)
July 18, 2022, 7:16 pm
Poland demands return of $55,000 grant after Dani Karavan docu-maker won’t censor it
Barak Heymann says Polish Film Institute wanted movie on iconic Israeli sculptor to show work dedicated to Poles who saved Jews during Holocaust in positive light
By ToI Staff
Tel Aviv's Habima square on March 28, 2022, designed by sculptor Dani Karavan (Courtesy Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
May 26, 2022, 12:00 pm
On Open Houses weekend, TLV honors Dani Karavan, site-specific sculpture pioneer
Annual Batim Mibifnim architectural event, starting Thursday, marks first anniversary of award-winning artist’s death, with tours of his studio and his monumental public works
By Jessica Steinberg
Edmund de Waal's bestseller 'The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance' inspired a new exhibit at The Jewish Museum in Manhattan. (Tom Jamieson/via JTA)
November 20, 2021, 2:28 am
Tiny Japanese carvings at NY Jewish Museum tell story of Jewish family’s resilience
On display at a new exhibit from celebrated ceramicist Edmund de Waal are 264 heirloom netsuke, or small figurines, that were hidden during the Holocaust and date back to the 1870s
By Sandee Brawarsky
Painter and sculptor Igael Tumarkin in 2004 (Flash 90)
August 13, 2021, 11:42 pm
Sculptor, painter Igael Tumarkin dies aged 87
Tumarkin was an Israel Prize recipient known for the large monument at Rabin Square, as well as artworks displayed around the country and the world
By ToI Staff
Head sculpture by Efrat Natan from 1973, performance courtesy of the artist, for 'Out of the Cube' exhibit from Tel Aviv Museum of Art, opening July 17, 2021 (Courtesy Yair Garbuz)
July 12, 2021, 5:01 am
‘Out of the Cube’ takes sculptures out of museum and into Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv Museum of Art sets up week-long exhibit outside its walls, with works inspired by artists’ surroundings
By Jessica Steinberg
File: Israeli sculptor artist Dani Karavan poses for a picture in the Knesset on July 11, 2013 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 29, 2021, 7:53 pm
Dani Karavan, creator of Knesset wall carving and works around world, dies at 90
Karavan also designed Habima Square, monuments throughout the country, German memorials for Nazi victims and many more works
By ToI Staff
'The Hotdog Man and the Thief of Distances,' sculptures by Halil Balabin, 31, and Merav Kamal, 30 acquired in 2020 by the Israel Museum (Courtesy Noam Frisman)
January 27, 2021, 11:16 am
Behind closed doors, Israel Museum stocks up on art
In 2020, the Jerusalem institution added the works of 8 contemporary artists to its collection
By Jessica Steinberg
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