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Yakov Agam: (born 1928) Israeli artist and sculptor with worldwide fame, best known for his optical and kinetic art. Studied at Acad. of Art and Design, Jerusalem. First solo exhibition was at Galerie Graven (1953, Paris) which established him as a leading pioneer of the Le Mouvement. He showed alongside artist like Alexander Calder. Worldwide museums and collections include his work. In 1996, was awarded the Jan Amos Comenius Medal by UNESCO.
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