The world-renowned Israeli kinetic artist, famed for the Fire and Water Fountain in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square and recipient of the 2026 Israel Prize, died Sunday. Funeral will be held Monday in Rehovot, his family said.
Yaacov Agam, the legendary Israeli artist who pioneered kinetic art and was awarded the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 2026, died Sunday at age 98, his family confirmed.
Born in Rishon LeZion in 1928, Agam gained international acclaim for optical and moving artworks that change with the viewer's perspective. His most famous public piece is the Fire and Water Fountain in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square (now Yaacov Agam Square), a landmark that combines fire, water, and geometric forms.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday (13:01 Jerusalem), Agam's family announced his passing and the funeral scheduled for Monday in Rehovot. Culture Minister Miki Zohar eulogized him as a groundbreaking artist who gave Israeli creation a unique and inspiring language. Agam's works are held by major museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
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