Yaacov Agam, Israeli kinetic art pioneer and Dizengoff Square fountain creator, dies at 98
Yaacov Agam, the Israeli painter and sculptor behind Dizengoff Square’s famous fountain, has died at 98. The Israel Prize laureate was a pioneer of kinetic art and was honored with the prize this year at 97. His works were shown internationally, including at the Guggenheim in New York.
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- Yaacov Agam died at 98 after receiving the Israel Prize this year.
- He was a pioneer of kinetic art and one of Israel’s best known artists.
- His works appeared at the Guggenheim, in Amsterdam, and in France.
- His famous pieces include the Dizengoff Square fountain and "Jacob’s Ladder".
Israeli painter and sculptor Yaacov Agam, a winner of the Israel Prize for Plastic Arts, has died at the age of 98. Agam received the award this year at age 97, capping a long career that made him one of Israel’s best known and most successful artists abroad.
He was a pioneer of kinetic art, the movement that incorporates motion and changing visual effects into artworks. His pieces were exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, in Amsterdam, and in France, where he lived and worked for many years.
Among his best known works are the "Fire and Water" fountain in Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, "Jacob’s Ladder" at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, and the colorful seaside facade of the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv. The article does not give further details on the circumstances of his death.
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