| LC control no. | n 80032245 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Agam, Yaacov, 1928- |
| Variant(s) | Gipstein, Yaacov, 1928- Agam, Jacob Gipstein, 1928- Agam, Yaʻaḳov, 1928- אגם, יעקב אגם, יעקב, 1928־ Gibstein, Yaakov, 1928- Gipshtein, Yaacov, 1928- Agam, 1928- |
| See also | Teacher: Itten, Johannes, 1888-1967 Student at: Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich Student at: Betsalʼel (Academy) |
| Associated country | Israel |
| Associated place | Jerusalem |
| Located | Paris (France) Zurich (Switzerland) |
| Birth date | 1928-05-11 |
| Place of birth | Rishon le-Tsiyon (Israel) |
| Field of activity | Art Kinetic art Optical art Art, Abstract Multimedia (Art) |
| Affiliation | Muzeʼon Yaʻaḳov Agam |
| Profession or occupation | Artists Sculptors |
| Special note | Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project. Non-Latin script references not evaluated. |
| Found in | Author's Yaacov Agam, c1962. His Omanut ṿe-Yahadut, c1985: t.p. (Yaʻaḳov Agam) added t.p. (Yaacov Agam [in rom.]) Haggadah. The Agam Passover Haggadah, 1993: page facing title page (Yaakov Agam) Wikipedia, 26 July 2019 (Yaacov Agam; Hebrew: יעקב אגם; Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art; born Yaakov Gibstein in Rishon LeZion, then Mandate Palestine; 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 Kunstgewerbe Schule; in 1951, went to Paris, France, where still lives; exhibitions in Paris during 1950s, pioneer of kinetic art; work is usually abstract, kinetic art, with movement, viewer participation, and frequent use of light and sound; works are placed in many public places; in 2018, the Yaacov Agam Museum of Art (YAMA) opened in the artist's hometown of Rishon LeZion, Israel) VIAF, 26 July 2019 (VIAF ID: 5137281 (Personal)) <http://viaf.org/viaf/5137281> Wikidata, 26 July 2019 (Yaacov Agam (Q276030); also known as: Jacob Gipstein Agam, Yaacov Gipstein, Yaacov Gipshtein, Yaakov Agam, Agam (Yaacov Agam) ; description: Israeli sculptor and experimental artist; sex or gender: male; country of citizenship: Israel; birth name: Yaacov Gipshtein (English); date of birth: 11 May 1928 (Gregorian); place of birth: Rishon LeZion; language spoken, written, or signed: Hebrew; occupation: artist, sculptor, experimental artist, visual artist, painter; movement, genre: abstract art; educated at: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design; work location: Paris) <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q276030> |
| Associated language | heb |
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