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Life in Stills: getting award after award!!

November 20th, 2011 | Comments Off

We did write a few times before about the touching documentary: Life in Stills, directed by Tamar Tal, produced by Barak Heymann, cinematography by Daniel Kedem and music by Alberto Schwartz, about the famous Photo House Pri-Or (Allenby Street 30) and the struggle of Miriam Weissenstein (96) and her grandson Ben Peters to keep their shop from being destroyed. The documentary just went on the festival road and did win again an award: this time Best … Read entire article »

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Guests in the Gallery: six artists from Delft Holland

November 4th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Our permanent readers will know that we just write about Tel Aviv-Yafo, and Tel Aviv-Yafo only. This time we make an exception: in the city of Kfar-Saba, north of Tel Aviv, an exhibition of 6 artists from Delft, Holland (Netherlands) opened a few days ago. The exhibition is a part of the twin-cities project: Delft-Kfar-Saba, a friendship since 1968 (!). The 6 artist from Delft are: Laura Bakker, Willem van den Hoed, Coen de Jong, Erik … Read entire article »

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‘Life in Stills’ wins its first international award!

October 23rd, 2011 | 1 Comment

Last evening, the touching documentary: Life in Stills,directed by Tamar Tal and produced by Barak Heymann, did win its first international award: the Talent Dove of the Media Foundation of the Sparkasse Leipzig at the 54th. International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film. Life in Stills is the story about Miriam Weissenstein and her grandson Ben to keep their famous shop Photo House Pri-Or at the spot it was since 1940: at Allenbey-street no. 30. Miriam, … Read entire article »

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The first Slideluck Potshow in Tel Aviv

September 20th, 2011 | Comments Off

After New-York, London, Sao Paulo, L.A., Barcelona, Nairobi,Chicago, Mexico-City, Copenhagen, Toronto, Sevillia, Rome, Bogota, San Francisco, Madrid, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Bucharest, Berlin, Panama-City, Montreal and New Orleans… The first Telavivi Slideluck Potshow took yesterday-evening (September 19th.) place in Tel Aviv at the old town-hall (Beit Ha-Ir, Bialik Square). The Slideluck Potshow is a New-York based, non-profit arts organization, that provides an opportunity for artists and art-appreciaters to gather around food, friends and artwork. The event, which began in … Read entire article »

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Exhibition of Yakov Agor in Tel Aviv Museum of Art

July 23rd, 2011 | Comments Off

This week an exhibition was opened in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art about the Israeli photographer Yakov Agor (1911-1996), who became famous for his pictures in the left-wing weekly ‘HaOlam-Haze’ (Uri Avneri) and later on in ‘Haaretz Magazine’... Information: 03-607.7020 … Read entire article »

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Life in Stills: struggle for Tel Aviv Weissensteins photo shop [edited]

May 17th, 2011 | Comments Off

During the 13th. Docaviv Film Festival, I was at the premiere (May 16th.) of the documentary: Life in Stills, directed by Tamar Tal and produced by Barak Heymann. It is the emotional story of Miriam Weissenstein (during the shootings: 96 years old) and her grandson Ben in their struggle for their Pri-Or Photo Shop at Allenby 30. Photographer Rudi Weissenstein opened his shop in 1940. I think every Telavivian knows this famous shop with the large … Read entire article »

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Entrances of Tel Aviv buildings by photographer France Lebee-Nadav

March 17th, 2011 | Comments Off

I did found an awesome article in ‘Haaretz Magazine’ written by Dalia Karper: ‘Lovable Anarchy’ about France Lebee-Nadav who did photograph for 20 years the entrances of Tel Aviv buildings - that no-man’s land that belongs to the yard and the street. “You don’t find spaces like this anywhere else” says France Lebee-Nadiv… Not even in her city of birth, Paris. [building entrances of the Moriem House, at Druyanov Street 1, designed by Reuben Mitelman (1938). Photo's by Frits … Read entire article »

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Photographer Yossi Breger at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

March 15th, 2011 | Comments Off

Coming weeks, you could visit the exhibition: ‘And there was evening And there was morning, One day‘ in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (www.tamuseum.org.il). The exhibition shows 159 photos taken by Yossi Breger since 2007 until today in various places around the world: Tel Aviv, Paris, Brussels, Havana, Beijing, Berlin and more-, of buildings, objects, and people telling their stories. … Read entire article »

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Photo’s of Tel Aviv Fever editor in Dutch Playboy Magazine

March 7th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Tel Aviv Fever editor Ed Hofschreuder was asked to provide photo’s of Tel Aviv to illustrate an article about the Israel/Tel Aviv experience of Dutch Playboy Magazine editor Jan Heemskerk, chief editor Marcel Langedijk and friend Joel Fresco under the title: “Playboy’s Wild Weekends” It is a fun story with mixed feelings of the three, but the overall question, “Is Israel no fun?” is answered in the article: “Are you crazy? Israel is fantastic. They are only a bit fanatic about … Read entire article »

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World Press Photo in the Eretz Israel Museum

December 13th, 2010 | Comments Off

The 10th annnual photojournalism exhibition World Press Photo is open now (December 10 – January 15) at the Eretz Israel Museum under the name ‘Local Testimony’. Come and see the past year through the best press photography in the world. … Read entire article »

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Tel Aviv One|Uno hits the shelves

September 5th, 2010 | Comments Off

A new photobook of Tel Aviv landscapes by the photo journalist Viviana Tager: Tel Aviv One|Uno hit the shelves of the Steimatsky (and other) bookstores…“Tel Aviv is a city of light and shadow…” the photographer says “…and I decided to focus on light”. The book is in a fancy edition, in full color and on chromo paper. … Read entire article »

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David LaChapelle in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

August 27th, 2010 | Comments Off

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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Ben Lam in Hatachana

August 9th, 2010 | 1 Comment

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 »