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Israeli Artist Yaacov Agam, Known for His Optical and Kinetic Artworks, Has Died at 98
Earlier this year he was awarded the Israel Prize for Visual Arts.
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According to ARTnews’s source item, Israeli Artist Yaacov Agam, Known for His Optical and Kinetic Artworks, Has Died at 98, Earlier this year he was awarded the Israel Prize for Visual Arts.
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- Israeli Artist Yaacov Agam, Known for His Optical and Kinetic Artworks, Has Died at 98ARTnews - 2026-06-22T20:06:25+00:00
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