Art Spreads Light to the Streets of Jerusalem - Works by Chassidic pop artist Yitzchok Moully featured in biennial festival

CHABAD-LUBAVITCH NEWS
By Yoni Brown

“Spread Your Light–To The Street” by Yitzchok Moully,

Amid the bustle of Jerusalem’s iconic First Station, new flashes of color adorn the walls of the historic railroad station, now an outdoor mall. Three Shabbat candles shine brightly from a pop-art mural, spreading their glow on a colorful backdrop. Street art is a very contemporary medium, but the message of this piece is timeless. The piece is called “Spread Your Light–To The Street,” and its creator, New Jersey-based rabbi and artist Yitzchok Moully, sees it as an expression of the Baal Shem Tov’s call to spread the wellsprings of chassidus outward. “This is literally bringing the message of chassidus to the street,” said Moully. [More]