Israeli sculptor and experimental artist. Born 1928, Agam was known for his contributions to the kinetic and optical art movements. Agam studied at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem and incorporates his religious philosophies and beliefs into his work. Later in life, he lived and worked in Paris, as he explored the ways in which his art could engage and build upon the idea of spectator participation.
Additional Artworks
From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College
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Andy Warhol
Unidentified Woman (White Glasses), 1980
Polaroid
4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)
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Andy Warhol
Unidentified Girl (White Shirt, With Ball), 1979
Polaroid
4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)
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William Dunlap
Landscape, 1972
Pencil on paper
32.25 x 28.125 in (81.92 x 71.44 cm)
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Misch Kohn
Janis Joplin & Mies van der Rohe, 1971
Lithograph on paper
30.25 x 24.75 in (76.84 x 62.87 cm)
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Robert Motherwell
Untitled, from London Series I, 1971
Screenprint on paper
41 x 28.125 in (104.14 x 71.44 cm)
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Juan Genovés
Página doblada (Folded page), 1970
Etching on paper
19.8125 x 25.875 in (50.32 x 65.72 cm)
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Rosemarie Beck
Seated Woman, Profile, c. 1960
Lithograph on paper
10 x 12.75 in (25.4 x 32.39 cm)
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Andy Warhol
Unidentified Man, No date
Gelatin silver print
10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
About the artist
Yaacov Agam
Israeli
1928–2026