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Israeli sculptor and experimental artist

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.

Early life, family and education

Yaacov Gibstein (later Agam) was born in Mandate Palestine. His father, Yehoshua Gibstein, was a rabbi and a kabbalist.

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Agam trained at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, before moving to Zürich, Switzerland in 1949, where he studied under Johannes Itten (1888–1967) at the Kunstgewerbe Schule. He was influenced by the painter and sculptor Max Bill (1908–1994).

In 1951 Agam moved to Paris, France, where he still resides.^[1]

Artistic career

Agam's first solo exhibition was at the Galerie Craven, Paris, in 1953,^[2] and he exhibited three works at the 1954 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles^[3] and at the Le Mouvement exhibition at the Galerie Denise René, Paris, in 1955