Jam in Israel

Wadi Nisnas Street Art

Last week, after visiting the compulsory tourist attraction of the Bahai World Centre in Haifa with its beautiful gardens, I walked the streets in search of the art I had been told about. Wadi Nisnas in the Arab neighbourhood is awash with it and the following link will give you an idea of the feel of the area  israelikitchen.com.

At the Haifa Museum of Art the current exhibition is Formally Speaking. Inspired by the artist Richard Long and his 1967 photograph of the impression made from his walk on the grass, the exhibition features works containing manifestations of lines and walking. The MidnightEast blog has a good overview with images from the exhibition.

Finally I found (after many Shaloms and asking directions) 'The Chagall Artists House' which held an exhibition of assemblages called Desert Generation by Victor Lipkin - a Russian immigrant to Israel - mainly constructed from wood. Most of his graphic and assemblage works are inspired by biblical themes but unfortunately my lack of Hebrew made deciphering the text impossible - there were no English handouts which, being British, I obviously expect in every country. Jackie Mackay