Yaacov Agam Kinetic Composition Signed Lithograph 153/200 Approx. 19.5 W X 53 Inches

Yaacov Agam kinetic composition signed lithograph 153/200 measures approximately 19.5” w x
53” tall in the frame as pictured. Yaacov Agam is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist widely
known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art. Agam's work is usually abstract, kinetic art, with movement, viewer participation and frequent use of light and sound. His works are placed in many public places. His best-known pieces include Double Metamorphosis III (1965), Visual Music
Orchestration (1989), the fountain at the La Défense district in Paris (1975) and the Fire and Water
Fountain in the  Dizengoff Square  in Tel Aviv (1986). He is also known for a type of print known as an
Agamograph, which uses barrier-grid animation to present radically different images, depending on
the angle from which it is viewed. The lenticular technique was executed in large scale in the 30 ft
(9.1 m) square "Complex Vision" (1969), mounted on the facade of the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. [4] Agam had a retrospective exhibition in Paris at the  Musée National Art Moderne  in 1972, and at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City in 1980, among others. His works are held in numerous museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art [5]  and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. [6]
He is the subject of two 20th century documentary films by American filmmaker Warren
Forma: Possibilities of Agam (1967) and Agam and... (1980).
In 1996, he was awarded the Jan Amos Comenius Medal by UNESCO for the "Agam Method for
visual education of young children.
He designed and created the winner's trophy for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest that was held in Jerusalem. [citation needed]
In 2009, at age 81, Agam created Peaceful Communication with the World, a monument for
the World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It consists of nine 10 m (33 ft) high hexagonal pillars
positioned in a rhomboid formation. The sides of the pillars are painted in different patterns and
hues.. [7]
One of Agam's more notable creations is the Hanukkah Menorah at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in New York City, sponsored by the Lubavitch Youth Organization. The 32 ft (9.8 m)
high, gold colored, 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) steel structure is recognized by the Guinness Book of World
Records as the world largest Hanukkah menorah [8][9]
In May 2014, Agam's piece Faith- Visual Pray was presented to Pope Francis by El Al Israel
Airlines's president, David Maimon. The piece included significant symbols of both Jewish and
Christian faiths. [10]
Agam's work commands the highest prices of any Israeli artist. In a Sotheby's New York auction in
November 2009, when his 4 Themes Contrepoint was sold for $326,500, he said: "This does not amaze me … my prices will go up, in keeping with the history I made in the art world.
[11]
In 2018, the Yaacov Agam Museum of Art (YAMA) opened in the artist's hometown of Rishon
LeZion, Israel. [12]  Agam told the Jerusalem Post that it is the only museum in the world that is
dedicated to art in motion. [13]

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19.5" x 53"

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