11 Facts About Yaacov Agam

Yaacov Agam is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist widely known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art.

Yaacov Agam's father, Yehoshua Gibstein, was a rabbi and a kabbalist.

Yaacov Agam was influenced by the painter and sculptor Max Bill.

In 1951 Yaacov Agam moved to Paris, France, where he still resides.

Yaacov Agam's work is usually abstract, kinetic art, with movement, viewer participation and frequent use of light and sound.

Yaacov Agam is 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.

Yaacov Agam had a retrospective exhibition in Paris at the Musee National d'Art Moderne in 1972, and at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City in 1980, among others.

Yaacov Agam's works are held in numerous museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.

Yaacov Agam is the subject of two 20th century documentary films by American filmmaker Warren Forma: Possibilities of Agam and Agam and.

Yaacov Agam designed and created the winner's trophy for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest that was held in Jerusalem.

In 2009, at age 81, Yaacov Agam created Peaceful Communication with the World, a monument for the World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.