by Carolina Goldberg Igra | May 7, 2022 | Blog
Contemporary fiction focusing on mothers is vast and varied, ranging from explosive to heart-breaking, compelling to painful, frustrating to exquisite. Yet most top-ten lists offered by any internet search are massively out of date, focusing on greats such as Mona...
by Carolina Goldberg Igra | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog
Bold, eye-popping colors; vast fields of polka dots; supersized ceramic flowers and vegetables; peep shows that hurl the viewer first into a Pachinko game, next into a Day-Glo world like that of the Teletubbies; polyptychs, composed of canvases featuring organic...
by Carolina Goldberg Igra | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog
The postman never rings twice. Unless he’s mine. I have my very own postman, and he’s the gold standard. Here’s the story: I recently moved to Tel Aviv, certain that leaving small-town Israel for the big city would mean saying goodbye to friendly exchanges at the...
by Carolina Goldberg Igra | Sep 2, 2021 | Blog
After more than a year of social isolation, a period during which we’ve been told to keep our distance, avoid large gatherings and refrain from shaking hands or exchanging kisses hello, Zadok Ben-David’s installation at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art is nothing short of...
by Carolina Goldberg Igra | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog
“If there’s a siren, stop whatever you’re doing and hit the ground.” I look at my bike in its stand, all ready to be grabbed once I’ve finished my swim. I imagine myself calmly pulling over, placing it gently on the ground, gears up, and stretching out on the...
