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The Schmooze Of Cats and Men
Each Thursday, The Arty Semite features excerpts and reviews of the best contemporary Jewish poetry. This week, Jake Marmer introduces the work of Karen Alkalay-Gut, whose first poem appeared in the Forverts when she was 10 years old. A remarkable Israeli poet and professor at Tel Aviv University, Karen Alkalay-Gut is the author of numerous…
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The Schmooze Israeli Photojournalism Goes From the Field to the Gallery
It surrounds us, we can’t exist without it; but can the ineffable essence of air be captured in a photograph? The new Israeli photojournalism center DocuClub thinks it’s worth a try. A new exhibition titled simply “Air” features photographic interpretations of the theme from around the world. The imagery on view is striking, with photographs…
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The Schmooze Arik of All Trades
Crossposted from Haaretz “Who the f—k is Arik?” That’s what designer Arik Levy says his exhibition opening at the Alon Segev gallery in Tel Aviv this week could have been called, as the world-famous designer forays into the art world. “Everyone in Israel knows Arik the designer, but they don’t know Arik the artist at…
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The Schmooze Street Art Gets the Gallery Treatment
Crossposted from Haaretz Walking through the streets of Tel Aviv can be a culturally enriching experience: Colorful carousel horses have invaded the city walls and other public spaces, accompanied by the message “always keep moving.” The horses are the imprints of DEDE, a street artist from Tel Aviv. And along with fellow artists from Philadelphia,…
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The Schmooze Out and About: David Mamet on ‘A Life in the Theater’; the Big Band’s Big Comeback
The once-seedy Tel Aviv suburb of Holon has become a major tourist destination thanks to its arts scene. The Milken Archive of Jewish Music has launched a virtual museum. A Jewish big band in New York’s East Village is attracting jazz talent from all over the Tri-State Region. British Jewish filmmaker Mike Leigh has canceled…
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The Schmooze A Tel Aviv State of Mind
Each Thursday, The Arty Semite will be featuring excerpts and reviews of the best contemporary Jewish poetry. This week, Jake Marmer writes about Maya Pindyck, whose collection “Friend Among Stones” was published last year by New Rivers Press. To some, Tel Aviv is a party town with sandy beaches. To others, it is a vortex…
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The Schmooze Tel Aviv Port Wins Barcelona Architecture Prize
Crossposted from Haaretz The renovation of the Tel Aviv Port has earned the two architects who designed the public spaces there the award for outstanding landscape architecture in Europe at the Euorpean Biennial for Landscape Architecture, in Barcelona. The recognition, given in spite of the fact that Israel is not technically part of the continent,…
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The Schmooze Brazilian Sport Makes Its Way to Tel Aviv Beaches
For years, Tel Aviv’s beaches have sought to capture a little Copacabana swagger, providing a hedonistic alternative to the more pious activities of nearby Jerusalem. Seven years ago, footvolley, a soccer-volleyball hybrid developed in Rio de Janeiro, first appeared on Tel Aviv’s Gordon Beach. Now, thanks to a former Israeli nightclub owner, the Brazilian sport…
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