1.1 David full typeface family, reproduced by Monotype, 2012 28
1.2 Michal Shomer’s multi-gender “Welcome” sign (set in Alef typeface), https://multigenderhebrew.com/ 35
2.1 Six Out of More than Two Hundred: Mizrachi Artists according to Zalmona, Ortal Ben Dayan, 2010 40
2.2 Nine Out of More Than Four Hundred – The Mizrachim By Kirshenbaum, Meir Gal, 1997 41
3.1 Impression de Tel Aviv, Giardino, 2007 62
6.1 The Great Seal, Interactive installation/performance. Teleprompters, microphone, touch screen, speakers, 12 × 12 feet custom printed rug, HD video, HD monitors, Tali Keren, 2016–2018 112
6.2 Un-Charting, 180-degree curved screen with 3D animation. Installation view, Tali Keren, 2021 122
6.3 Un-Charting, 180-degree curved screen with 3D animation. Video still, Tali Keren, 2021 122
7.1 Cover art: Andrew Sugar, The Aswan Assignment, photo by author 136
7.2 Cover art: books by Nelson DeMille published in 1979 and 2000, photo by author 142
9.1 Map of the Giardini, 26th Venice Biennale catalogue, published June 14, 1952 164
9.2 Exterior of the Israeli Pavilion, designed by Zeev Rechter, 1952, image by Luna Goldberg 168
9.3 Jezreel Valley in the Dark, Sun Stand Still, Gal Weinstein, 2017. Coffee, polyurethane, metallic wool, felt, and plywood, Israel Pavilion, Venice Biennale, 2017, images by Luna Goldberg and Claudio Franzini 170
9.4 Installation and detail shots of Ornament, Sun Stand Still, Gal Weinstein, 2017, images by Lee Barbu 171
10.1 While the Fireflies Disappear (2018). Choreography: Mor Shani. Performed by Inbal Dance Theater, photo by Efrat Mazor 186
10.2 Lechet (2020). Choreography: Mor Shani. Performed by Inbal Dance Theater, photo by Efrat Mazor 189
13.1 Tamir Zadok, Gaza Canal, 2010, 09:00 min video, film still, image courtesy of the artist 233
13.2 Khaled Jarrar, State of Palestine, 2011, the design of a passport stamp, c-print diasec on aluminum, 125 cm (diameter), image courtesy of Wilde Gallery 243
13.3 A passport stamped with Khaled Jarrar’s State of Palestine stamp, image courtesy of the artist 244
13.4 Allison Carmel’s cancelled passport, image courtesy of the artist 245
13.5 Khaled Jarrar, State of Palestine, 2012, German post edition, 26 × 18 cm, edition of 50, image courtesy of Wilde Gallery 246
13.6 Khaled Jarrar, State of Palestine, 2015, Anemone stamps, C-print on diasect, 145 × 165 cm, image courtesy of Wilde Gallery 247
13.7 Khaled Jarrar, State of Palestine, 2020, annexation postal stamp design, image courtesy of the artist 252
15.1 The Garden of Eden, Rona Yefman, 2002 279
15.2 Gil on The Rocks, Rona Yefman, 1995 283
15.3 Owls, Rona Yefman, 1998 285
15.4 Sexual Dependency, Rona Yefman, 1998 289
15.5 One Summer Evening, Gil Yefman, 2006 291
15.6 Tumtum, Gil Yefman, 2008 293
15.7 Rona&I Doll, Gil Yefman, 2010 295