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"Art That Prompts A Smile," Mika Rottenberg in The Los Angeles Times, by Sharon Mizota

Mika Rottenberg, Squeeze (2010), single channel video installation, digital C-print
Humor is often perceived as a no-no in art. But as seen at a number of area exhibitions, it's embraced by established (John Baldessari) and emerging (Ryan Trecartin) artists. Stored in a secure ... Read more »
August 15, 2010 | Los Angeles Times, Sharon Mizota, Mika Rottenberg
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"Elevated," Matthew Fishbane on the Israel Museum for Tablet Magazine

Anish Kapoor, Turning The World Upside Down (2010), Jerusalem
The Israel Museum’s impressive $100 million renovation awkwardly attempts to redefine the Jewish world. James Snyder, director of the Israel Museum since 1997 and overseer of its recent $100 ... Read more »
August 12, 2010 | Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Matthew Fishbane, Tablet Magazine
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"Sharing a National Identity, Emerging Artists Engaging in a Visual Language," by Roberta Smith for the New York Times

Rona Yefman, Pippilong Stocking at Abu-Dis (2008), video still
"Small though it is, Israel has been providing more than its share of artistic talent to the global art circuit, especially where video and performance art are concerned. Over the past decade G ... Read more »
August 11, 2010 | Roberta Smith, The New York Times, Guy Ben-Ner, Tamy Ben-Tor, Ohad Meromi, Mika Rottenberg
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Israel Museum Awards Michal Heiman First Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography

Michal Heiman, Attacks on Linking (2003-2006), banners
Heiman Selected by International Jury to Receive $40,000 for Research on the Use of Photography in Psychoanalysis and Diagnostic Testing The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, has selected artist Michal ... Read more »
August 1, 2010 | Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Shpilman International Prize, Michal Heiman
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The Israel Museum: One for the Ages in the LA Times, by Suzanne Muchnic

Olafur Eliasson, Whenever the Rainbow Appears, the Israel Museum
"Reporting from Jerusalem — In the late 1950s, when Teddy Kollek took on the challenge of establishing a major art museum in Jerusalem, he might have been whistling in the desert wind. The state ... Read more »
August 1, 2010 | Israel Museum, Los Angeles Times, Suzanne Muchnic
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"Israel Museum in Jerusalem Reopens After $100 Million Renovation," by By Judy Lash Balint for the Jewish Journal

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Apple Core, the Israel Museum
"After three years of renovation, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem reopened to the public on July 26, firmly reestablishing itself as Israel’s national museum and the most important repository of ... Read more »
July 26, 2010 | Journal, Judy Lash Balint, Thejewish