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Julie Robertson painted a mural of Hannah Senesh in downtown San Diego. (Courtesy of Robertson)
October 5, 2019, 7:47 pm
Why a Japanese-American artist painted a mural of Nazi fighter Hannah Senesh
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
By Josefin Dolsten
Israeli-born New York-based street artist Sara Erenthal smiles in front of one of her murals in Tel Aviv on January 28, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
March 14, 2018, 11:19 am
Beyond belief: From strict ultra-Orthodox roots to street artist
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
By Delphine Matthieussent
Street artist Dan Groover in his studio in Talpiot, Jerusalem, March 14, 2017 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
March 16, 2017, 11:57 am
Street art graffiti with some groove, and soul
Pop artist Dan Groover plied his art from Paris to Guadeloupe until he settled in to his Jerusalem studio
By Jessica Steinberg
A 10-foot vagina sculpted from cards advertising prostitution services. The piece, by Sasha Kurbatov and Vanan Borian, was placed on Rothschild Avenue in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, March 8 2016, to coincide with International Woman's Day. (Screen capture Ynet)
March 9, 2016, 3:16 pm
Artists place huge vagina on major Tel Aviv street
Sculpture, made of thousands of cards advertising prostitution, meant to highlight plight of women in the industry
By TOI staff
Mural of Abraham Joshua Heschel by Solomon Souza in the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, February 25, 2016. (Renee Ghert-Zand/Times of Israel)
February 29, 2016, 10:53 am
Young artist turns Jerusalem’s market into gallery of famous faces
Mahane Yehuda comes to life on the Sabbath as colorful murals of historical and contemporary figures appear on shops’ closed shutters
By Renee Ghert-Zand and Luke Tress
Mural on Agrippas Street (Shmuel Bar-Am)
December 12, 2015, 8:40 am
A neglected Jerusalem neighborhood illuminated by street art
Fabulous murals and other creative works on walls, poles, balconies, doors and shops have helped transform the streets around the Mahane Yehuda market
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
The Dolphinarium in Tel Aviv, with a new paint job by street artist Dede (Courtesy Facebook)
June 19, 2015, 6:16 am
Artist gets his teeth into TA bombing site
City’s abandoned Dolphinarium building, the scene of a 2001 suicide bombing, has been turned into a set of wind-up choppers
By TOI staff
The anonymous artist Banksy released a video on Feb. 25, 2015 showing a recent visit to the Gaza Strip. (Screen capture)
February 26, 2015, 2:31 pm
Banksy releases ‘promo’ for Gaza
In return visit to the Holy Land, street artist brings his signature dark humor to the Palestinian enclave
By Judah Ari Gross
The Bezalel Academy Department of Architecture, on Shmuel HaNagid Street (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 22, 2014, 5:59 am
The Bezalel artistic legacy flourishes in Jerusalem
Locals and tourists make a beeline for the Friday crafts fair outside the country’s first arts school downtown, but there is plenty to see on Bezalel Street all week long
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Dominique Ariel Hendelman
January 7, 2013, 7:04 pm
Dominique Ariel Hendelman
A different wall in Jerusalem
Stumbling across Maya Gelfman, Nitzan Mintz and MyDog Sighs in the act of making street art
Street art, depicting an artist graffitiing, in south Tel aviv (photo credit: Michal Shmulovich/Times of Israel)
September 12, 2012, 7:02 pm
Art or vandalism? Graffiti paints life into unexpected corners
From surfboard exhibitions to poetry on walls in Florentin, Israeli artists are exploring new media for their work. Along the way, graffiti is being accepted by the art establishment
By Michal Shmulovich
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