SPENCER TUNICK AND HOLLYWOOD EXECS

Ifat Shalom (Dan Tel-Aviv) and Spencer Tunick


Ifat Shalom (Dan Tel-Aviv) with the Hollywood executives

Photographer/artist, Spencer Tunick, is currently staying at the Dan Tel-Aviv hotel with his extensive film crew. This is the photographer’s second visit to the hotel, although he has visited Israel many times before.

Tunick is known worldwide for his unique photographic projects, where thousands volunteer to be photographed in the nude in order to create large installations. These installations are created by combining the naked human body along with natural and urban landscapes, which are then documented with a series of stills and video shots.

Tunick came to Israel to shoot a special project at the Dead Sea, (the lowest place on earth) where a 1,000 volunteers participated. The project is meant to raise international awareness to the danger of the dehydration of the Dead Sea. Additionally, Tunick hopes his project will help with the selection of the Dead Sea as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature and bring international attention to the region.

At the same time, four Hollywood executives are also staying at the Dan Tel Aviv, while running location scouting for a movie that is to be filmed in Israel.  This group is headed by Edward Zwick, an Academy Award winner director and producer (“The Last Samurai”, “Legends of the Fall”, “Blood Diamond” and more) and David Rubin, Deputy General Director for CBS productions.

MARTHA STEWART MAKES HER FIRST VISIT TO ISRAEL







Martha Stewart, American lifestyle guru, magazine publisher and TV show host, is making her first visit to Israel.
Traveling at the invitation of the Israel Ministry of Tourism, her plans include scouting for a possible episode of her show in Israel. Her itinerary will take her to Tel Aviv, the Galilee, Masada, the Dead Sea and Jerusalem.
I have always wanted to come here, she said as she disembarked from her El Al flight from New York, and I am so eager to see not only the holy sites and historic monuments, but also to tour markets, visit wineries and sample Israels cuisine.



LEAD SINGER WITH ROCK BAND KISS - GENE SIMMONS TOURING ISRAEL

The singer, accompanied by his wife Shannon Tweed, is currently touring Israel to film two episodes for his reality show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", as a guest of the Tourism Ministry. His first time back in Israel after 51 years, the visit was an emotional one for the Israel-born Simmons, who was reunited with family members during the visit. Simmons took time out of his busy touring and filming schedule to check out the legendary black mud at the Dead Sea and, after enjoying some rest and relaxation at the lowest point on earth, voted for the Dead Sea in the finals of the New7Wonders of Nature campaign