The Tel Aviv Art Museum boasts a small but impressive collection. The city is also peppered with hole-in-the-wall galleries, which are both difficult and exciting to find. In Jerusalem, watch the artists themselves at work in the Artists Colony and House of Quality. Devotees will be happy to discover a Japanese art museum in Haifa of all places. Renfair enthusiasts, too, can zero in on unexpected Israeli contributions to the scene with Yekhi’am’s annual Renaissance Festival. Israel’s wildest art experience, of course, can be found wandering the unnamed streets of Ein Hod, a Surrealist/Dadaist artists’ colony where every building and public bench (and trash can) doubles as a gallery. Abandoned warehouses in the Negev have begun to attract artists whose work is deeply tied to their environment; Mitzpe Ramon and Arad are both worth a visit for their decidedly desert-oriented artist’s colonies. Aerosol fans should check out the graffiti on the Palestinian side of the separation barrier, where artists (including Banksy) have left miles of politically-motivated stencils, slogans, and tags.
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