Farkash Gallery, Vintage Israel Poster, Old Jaffa, Israel

Hand-stencil rock art from Gua Tewet, Borneo, thought to be over 10,000 years old.

Photo courtesy of Luc-Henri Fage, via the Wiki Commons.

Historian of Jewish life in medieval Egypt wins MacArthur ‘genius award’: http://dlvr.it/CJHfz3

With Director James Snyder today at the Israel Museum #israelmuseum . A fabulous museum and director #israel #jerusalem #ronagam #agam #greatmuseum #israelbest #jewish #art

Artistic Stuff. Paintings Blog. Rainbow-colored drawings by Fiona Woodcock, posted on the blog… via Tumblr

Orthodox Boys (1948). Bernard Perlin.

Aphotographer returns to his home town of Detroit to capture a city and its people, bent but “unbroken.” 

“Upritchard’s proclivity for painting her characters’ skin in tones such as jaundiced yellow, mossy green, or calming lavender— sometimes in two tones or even a rainbow of hues—or having the patterns of their clothing continue onto their faces and hands, as if they have evolved to be able to camouflage themselves within their immediate surroundings, suggests that these creatures may signify a future race. But the combination of recognizable referents that appear to leave her figures nearly paralyzed—their partially opened eyes in a continuous state of rueful pondering— is what the viewer will recognize as disconcertingly familiar, a state of mind that syncs up perfectly with the contemporary moment.”

Hammer Projects: Francis Upritchard closes on Sunday: http://bit.ly/1GpKIbQ

On Wednesday, July 29, over 700 people attended the members’ opening at The Contemporary Jewish Museum (The CJM) for Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait and the companion exhibition, You Know I’m No Good which are on view through November 1, 2015

Aquarela sobre papel, 21x14,8cm , 2015.

In anticipation of the BBC’s upcoming documentary A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol, several of his friends and acquaintances give a rare glimpse into the life and reality of the elusive artist.