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David LaChapelle in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
This days you will find a large exhibition in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art about David LaChapelle (born on March the 11th/1963 in Fairfields, Conneticut), the world famous fashion, advertising- and fine art-photographer. His surreal, unique stills are mostly in a humorous style. Elton John was many times his favorite ’object’. For openings-time of the exhibition and more information go to: www.tamuseum.org.il … Read entire article »
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David Guetta at Gan Hataroecha
French ‘house’ producer and DJ David Guetta will give a show on September the 10th at the Gan Hataroecha. Fore more information and tickets go to: www.tkts.co.il … Read entire article »
Another praise for Tel Aviv
And…another praise for Tel Aviv. This time in an article on Time Travel written by David Kaufman. He is talking about Tel Aviv as a seaside cultural and commercial HQ and a perfect mix of the contempary and the classic, a place were locals love to chill at cafes and sizzle on the beach. This is Tel Aviv! … Read entire article »
OzzFest in Tel Aviv
Promoter Shuki Weiss will bring the famous OzzFest, founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon, to Tel Aviv for the first time. The event will take place on September 28th at the HaYarkon Park. From 16:30 you will hear and see Ozzy Osbourne (ex-Black Sabbath), the American rock/metal band Korn, the American heavy metal band Soulfly and the Israeli metal band Betzefer. [Corrected location. Too hot for thinking? ;-) ] … Read entire article »
“Letter from Tel Aviv”
I did find a very interesting article about the architecture of Tel Aviv in the Metropolis Magazine by James Trainor: ‘Letter from Tel Aviv’. I agree a 100% with him about his comments in connection with the Peres Center for Peace, at Kedemstreet no.132 in the Ajami neighborhood in Jaffa.The building, designed by the Italian architect Massimillana Fuksas is a enormous green concrete block and doesn’t fit at all in his surroundings. The only open view is towards the sea and towards the street the heavy construction is closed off, like a safe, windowless, doorless and forbidding instead of inviting. It is the wrong building in the wrong place. The costs, NIS 55 million (around $ 15 million ) was 3 times (!) more then the original forecast. [costs … Read entire article »
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Sutra Dance Company in the New Israeli Opera
From Monday, October 4th until Friday October 8th., the Sutra Dance Company, choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, will give performances at the New Israeli Opera (www.israel-opera.co.il). The London Times wrote about the Sutra Dance Company: “..The juxapostion of inner peace and extrovert energy , the integration of cognition and life-embracing community activities form the core of this incredible performance…” … Read entire article »
Ben Lam in Hatachana
At the old, now restored, railway station on Jaffa’s Kaufman Street, close to Neve-Tsedek: ‘Hatachana’, a beautiful exhibition: ‘Queen of Sheba’ opened last Thursday. The awesome pictures are made by Ben Lam… Worth a visit!! … Read entire article »
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Joshua Faudem in Cinematheque Tel Aviv
Scriptwriter and film-director Joshua Faudem (‘Blues by the Beach’) will screen his documentary: ‘A Will to Dance’, which he shot in Praque, at Cinematheque Tel Aviv on August 29th. at 18:00. The screening is a part of a Czech film week, sponsored by the Czech Embassy and the Czech Center. At this moment Joshua is developing his first feature film, based on ‘A Will to Dance’. (the feature will be called ‘Aftermath’). After the screening of his documentary, Joshua will have a Q&A session and he will talk about this new big project he gonna shoot. We wish Josh success with his new feature… … Read entire article »
Time to say goodbye
Young Israeli scriptwriter, film-director and producer Asaph Polonsky will leave this coming Tuesday for L.A. As a farewell present he screened his new documentary : “In Bed at 10 p.m.” in a crowded (mostly young film-directors and film-students) Cinematheque Tel Aviv… … Read entire article »
Enough is enough
The Municipality of Tel Aviv started to build another (!!) enormous tower on the historic Rothschild Boulevard (the part between Herzl- and Allenby Street). Enough is enough, ain’t it??!! Were is ex-city engineer Israel Goodevitch? At least he had the guts(!!) to say no to highrise on the Boulevard… … Read entire article »
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In swinging Tel Aviv…no space left!!
As we told you many times at Tel Aviv Fever, Tel Aviv is a non-stop, 24 hours ‘swinging’ city. Yesterday, we took this picture on the Rothschild Boulevard. As you can see: there is…no space left…we need more (!!) walls in Tel Aviv… ;-D … Read entire article »