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[[Image:Agam - Birmingham.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Yaacov Agam (1979) "Birmingham"]] | |||
'''Yaacov Agam''' is an internationally-recognized Israeli artist known for his kinetic work. His best known work in [[Birmingham]] is "[[Complex Vision]]" (1969) on the facade of the [[Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital]] on [[University Boulevard]]. | '''Yaacov Agam''' is an internationally-recognized Israeli artist known for his kinetic work. His best known work in [[Birmingham]] is "[[Complex Vision]]" (1969) on the facade of the [[Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital]] on [[University Boulevard]]. | ||
Other Agam works in Birmingham include the similar chrome steel interactive sculptures, "Superline Volume" (1968) and "Touch Me" (1970-73), both donated to the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] by [[Caroline Ireland]] and displayed on the grounds outside the museum. | Other Agam works in Birmingham include the similar chrome steel interactive sculptures, "Superline Volume" (1968) and "Touch Me" (1970-73), both donated to the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] by [[Caroline Ireland]] and displayed on the grounds outside the museum. A [[1979]] small-scale lenticular work, similar to Complex Vision, and entitled "Birmingham", is in the [[University of Alabama at Birmingham's Permanent Art Collection]]. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* Taylor, Jay. Artist Directory. [http://www.birminghamart.org/ BirminghamArt.org] - accessed March 24, 2006. | * Taylor, Jay. Artist Directory. [http://www.birminghamart.org/ BirminghamArt.org] - accessed March 24, 2006. | ||
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Revision as of 17:54, 19 January 2014
Yaacov Agam is an internationally-recognized Israeli artist known for his kinetic work. His best known work in Birmingham is "Complex Vision" (1969) on the facade of the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital on University Boulevard.
Other Agam works in Birmingham include the similar chrome steel interactive sculptures, "Superline Volume" (1968) and "Touch Me" (1970-73), both donated to the Birmingham Museum of Art by Caroline Ireland and displayed on the grounds outside the museum. A 1979 small-scale lenticular work, similar to Complex Vision, and entitled "Birmingham", is in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Permanent Art Collection.
Reference
- Taylor, Jay. Artist Directory. BirminghamArt.org - accessed March 24, 2006.
[[Category:Artists in the BMA]