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3 exhibitions at the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art in Haifa

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

With Japan still in our hearts and minds we went on Saturday morning to visit the exhibitions at the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art in Haifa. Beautifully located on the Carmel Mountain this is the best place in Israel to … Continue reading →

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Takashi Murakami

Posted on March 17, 2011 by admin

With Japan on my mind and actually in so many people’s minds these days I decided to write today about the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami who was recently in the center of several segments on the European cultural TV stations. … Continue reading →

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The 6th Biennale for Israeli Ceramic

Posted on March 7, 2011 by admin

This is a first in a series of articles about the exhibitions we visited last Saturday at the Eretz Israel Museum The first exhibition we visited was the show that every two years gathers the most interesting works in the … Continue reading →

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Exhibition – Orna Ben Ami

Posted on February 13, 2011 by admin

In the hallway of the building which hosts the Litvak Gallery part of the space is used for other exhibitions which can be seen as introducing the visitor into the art shows atmosphere. These are free, so even if you … Continue reading →

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Moshe Gershuni and other exhibitions at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Posted on February 9, 2011 by admin

A visit to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art allows nowadays to play not only a labyrinth orientation game around the building which will soon enjoy the opening of a new wing, but also visiting a few exhibitions that are … Continue reading →

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Chihuly at the Litvak Gallery in Tel Aviv

Posted on February 4, 2011 by admin

Dale Chihuly’s special relation with Israel continues with a double event this year. After having brought his sets to the opera representation of Bluebird’s Castle at the Tel Aviv Opera he opened across the street at the Litvak Gallery a … Continue reading →

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Ein Hod before and after the blaze

Posted on December 4, 2010 by admin

At the very moment I am writing these lines we are in the third day of the biggest ecological catastrophe in the history of modern Israel – a huge wildfire that is blazing through the north of the country, destroying … Continue reading →

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Exhibitions at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Posted on October 11, 2010 by admin

Liliana and me spent the Saturday morning at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, which at this time of the year is very much worth a visit gathering several very interesting exhibitions. David LaChapelle is quite well known to the … Continue reading →

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In the Heart of Europe / 4 – Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht

Posted on August 13, 2010 by admin

I love visiting art museums and I love to do it in places which are not necessarily on the beaten track of the art circuit. Of course, the big museums of the world have their fascination, complexity and completeness, but … Continue reading →

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Otto Dix (again) and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Posted on July 23, 2010 by admin

Browsing on YouTube after I have seen a documentary on the two faced paintings of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner I discovered this film that catches the war lithographs and more works of Otto Dix inspired by his trauma during and after … Continue reading →

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