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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Luis Sahagún
Instructions for Soul Searching, 2026
Photographic documentation
18.25 x 24.25 in (46.36 x 61.6 cm)
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Lucien Clergue
Beach at La Martinique, 1989
Chromogenic print
10 x 29.25 in (25.4 x 74.3 cm)
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Peter Bodnar
Untitled, 1983
Lithograph on paper
11.125 x 15 in (28.26 x 38.1 cm)
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Alan Saret
Full Range Encounter, 1983
Pencil on paper
22.5 x 30 in (57.15 x 76.2 cm)
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DeWitt Hardy
Two Trains Passing in the Rain, 1978
Drypoint
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William R. Ferris
Metal chairs on front porch, Mississippi Delta, 1975, 1975
Chromogenic print
16.125 x 24 in (40.96 x 60.96 cm)
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Nicholas Monro
Colony, 1972
Screenprint on paper
27.625 x 40.375 in (70.17 x 102.55 cm)
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Graham Ovenden
Wake Up, Alice Dear, 1970
Screenprint on paper
26 x 20 in (66.04 x 50.8 cm)
About the artist
Yaacov Agam
Israeli
1928–2026