In May 2019 Haaretz profiled Ethiopian-Israeli artist Nirit Takele, who said she had long painted the disadvantaged Ethiopian community in Israel rather than making a trendy black-art product for New York galleries.
Takele’s work sat inside a wider story of Beta Israel migration, racism fights inside Israel, and diaspora artists who refuse to separate beauty from the politics of belonging.
For Ethiopian readers, the piece is not only an Israel arts brief. It is another chapter in how Ethiopian identity travels, gets stereotyped, and answers back on canvas.
Kept as culture and diaspora archive, the Haaretz profile keeps a named artist and a clear stance: power to the people is a subject, not a slogan for collectors.
Sources: Haaretz