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Yaacov Agam
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Israeli sculptor and experimental artist (born 1928)
Key facts
- Born
- Yaakov Gipstein , ( 1928-05-11 ) 11 May 1928 (age 98) , Rishon LeZion , Mandatory Palestine
- Citizenship
- Israeli
- Education
- The Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem , the Kunstgewerbe Schule
- Occupations
- Sculptor and experimental artist
- Known for
- Contributions to optical and kinetic art
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Rishon LeZion
- Occupation
- jewelry designer
- Educated at
- Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Field of work
- art of sculpture
- Genre
- abstract art
- Movement
- kinetic art
- Image
- Yaacov Agam.JPG
- Work location
- Paris
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- birth name
- Yaacov Gipshtein
- Commons category
- Yaacov Agam
- date of birth
- 1928-05-11
- name in kana
- ヤーコブ・アガム
- has works in the collection
- 2 Willow Road
- floruit
- 1951-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Yaacov Agam
- pseudonym
- Agam, Jacob Gipstein
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Fire and Water Fountain, Tel Aviv 2015
Yaacov Agam (Hebrew: יעקב אגם; born 11 May 1928) is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist widely known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art. In 2026, he received the Israel Prize for Visual Arts.
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