The De-Branding of Tel Aviv

<p>A few years ago, Punk icon Patti Smith was asked if she had any advice for young artists in New York City. She said &ldquo;Yes, find a new city&rdquo;.</p> <p>Of course, she was referring to the city which had become synonymous with wealth &mdash; prohibitive for artists not born to wealthy parents.</p> <p>I reflect on the city that has been my home for almost 2 decades: Tel Aviv. Reflecting on the zeitgeist and the sense of futility, I find myself living in a suddenly dead city which needed a global pandemic to reveal some deeply concealed truths about itself.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@FortyLoveUSA/the-de-branding-of-tel-aviv-f33ab20a3ce"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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