Artworks made in Palestine

Francis-Alÿs-The-Green-Line-2004-Jerusalem-Israel-feat

Francis Alÿs’s Green Line & 58 liters of paint

Performances, Video Art / 7 minutes of reading

In 1995, Francis Alÿs performed a walk holding a leaking can of blue paint in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. That simple walk was then interpreted as a poetic gesture. Nine years later, Alÿs re-enacted that same gesture with a leaking can of green paint. Alÿs’s performance provoked so much attention because the artist […]

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Banksy’s Rage, The Flower Thrower – Everything you need to know

Paintings, Street Art / 7 minutes of reading

Rage, the Flower Thrower or Love is in the Air is one of the most iconic stencils by Banksy. It shows a masked Palestinian throwing a bouquet of flowers. Banksy is known for displaying his works out in the open for the public to view, in places such as walls in the case of Rage

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Emily Jacir - Where We Come From (Munir), 2001-2003, Chromogenic print and text panel, feat

Emily Jacir’s Where we come from & The power of her passport

Mixed media / 3 minutes of reading

Armed with an American passport, Emily Jacir knew she could do something to liberate fellow Palestinians to better their lives. So, when she asked them if there was anything she could do for them right there in Palestine, anywhere in Palestine, she had prepared herself for the sacrifice. Emily Jacir using her American passport Her

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How did Banksy’s Girl with Balloon end up in a shredder?

Murals, Paintings, Street Art / 10 minutes of reading

Banksy, according to some sources, was born in 1974 in Bristol, United Kingdom. He is one of the world’s most secretive artists. Most of his fans don’t know how he looks likes. Over the years, Banksy has won over many hearts with his humorous and thought-provoking stencil works, which would appear in public spaces instantly

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Emily Jacir’s creative way of preserving Palestinian history

Mixed media, Photography / 4 minutes of reading

Emily Jacir is a Palestinian artist and a filmmaker. She was born in Bethlehem in 1973 and spent most of her life in Saudi Arabia. She later attended high school in Italy and eventually attended Memphis College of Arts where she graduated with an art degree. One of her most renowned work is Ex Libris.

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Conflict Kitchen - Iranian Takeout, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Conflict Kitchen – This is how conflict tastes

Installations, Performances / 2 minutes of reading

Conflict Kitchen is a unique restaurant in Pittsburgh focusing on one nation at a time, serving dishes from countries with which the United States is currently in conflict. Each Conflict Kitchen version is amplified by profound events, performances, publications, and discussions that strive to expand the public’s engagement with the culture, politics, and issues that

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