Throwing a Star of David in the Trash Is Courage – Painting Jerusalem Is Right-Wing Provocation

Welcome to the National Gallery of Double Standards.

A new exhibition opens in Tel Aviv?
Of course it’s going to be “biting”, “brave”, “boundary-breaking”.

But take a closer look at which boundaries it actually breaks.
Not the borders of Ashkelon.
Not the walls of Gaza.
Mostly, it breaks good taste, intellectual honesty, and any remaining respect for tradition.

A Few Especially “Brave” Artistic Statements

🎨 “Songs of Blood”
An exhibition featuring a menorah dripping with red paint.
“A visual inquiry into the crimes of organized religion”, the artist explained, adding:
“Contemporary Judaism must undergo deconstruction, like processing collective trauma”.

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Sounds less like theory and more like unresolved childhood issues at synagogue.

🎭 “The True Face of the IDF”
A performance piece in which an actor dressed as an Israeli soldier steps on a doll shaped like a Palestinian baby, inside a pool of “blood” (Elite chocolate mixed with food coloring).

Funded by an experimental European film foundation.
Mentioned respectfully by the BBC.
And don’t forget the disclaimer:
“Do not confuse political criticism with antisemitism”.
Right. Of course.

📸 “Nationalism Is Fascism”
Photographs of settlers digitally distorted to look like grotesque horror creatures.
The photographer claimed this was “a visual dialogue with concepts of territorial belonging”.

Translation: “I despise you and want you to look like monsters”.

And What Doesn’t Make It into the Galleries?

A photographer from Samaria documenting children in prayer shawls and Shabbat candles?
“Kitschy images, not art”.

A Jerusalem sculptor carving the Convoy of 35?
“Zionist emotional manipulation”.

A Haredi woman creating modern Hebrew calligraphy?
“Nice, but who’s funding you – Shas?”

Want a Platform? Pick an Agenda

Today, nobody checks talent, depth, or inspiration.
They check whether you are:

✅ Against nationalism
✅ Against religion
✅ Against men
✅ Against the state – but not too much, budgets matter
✅ Supportive of the “authentic Palestinian narrative” – even if you’re from Afula

If yes – welcome aboard.
If not – maybe perform at a family wedding.

But There Is Another Side – Quiet Signs of Living Culture

And honestly? This isn’t just a rant.

There are conservative, traditional, genuinely Israeli artists out there – growing on the margins:

• Traveling exhibitions in schools exploring Jewish visual identity.
• Artists from the periphery telling unapologetically Zionist personal stories.
• Religious dance groups performing proudly in community centers.
• Contemporary Hebrew poetry in dialogue with the Bible – not at war with it.

They just don’t make headlines in Haaretz.
Why? Because they’re not “fighting the establishment”.
They actually believe in it.

The Bottom Line

Truly courageous culture is the kind that dares not to align with the ultra-progressive consensus.

There’s nothing wrong with art that kicks –
as long as it kicks in all directions.

If it’s legitimate to portray Moses as a gender-fluid assassin,
it should also be legitimate to present him as the leader of Israel.

Real artistic freedom is measured by diversity of voices, not uniformity of opinions.

So What Should Be Done?

Support creators with Zionist, Jewish, family-oriented perspectives – unapologetically.
Create alternative, independent funds for art that isn’t anti-national by default.
And ask every furious artist, eyes burning with rage:

“Tell me – do you have any hope?
Or only criticism?”

👀 לגלות עוד מהאתר אינטליגנטי is סקסי
הירשמו כדי לקבל את הפוסטים האחרונים אל המייל שלכם

שם*

מייל*

אני מסכים/ה למדיניות הפרטיות של האתר

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