Zigi Ben-Haim
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Zigi Ben-Haim is an American-Jewish sculptor
and painter
who lives and works in New York
and Israel
. He grew up in Israel and studied at The Avni Institute of Fine Arts in Tel-Aviv from 1966 to 1970. After he moved to the United States, he went to California College of Arts & Crafts in 1971 and received M.A at J.F.K. University in 1973 and M.F.A at the San Francisco State University in 1974. In 1975 he became a U.S. citizen, and has been living and working in lower Manhattan ever since. With his sculptural works made out of discarded newsprint and industrial paper, which he found on the streets of Soho, he gained notoriety in the 1970s in the US, Europe and Israel. Later on, aluminum became the industrial basic material of his work. His works are included and exhibited in numerous public and private collections around the world, including the Guggenheim
, the Jewish Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Israel Museum, and the Tel-Aviv Museum.
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
who lives and works in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. He grew up in Israel and studied at The Avni Institute of Fine Arts in Tel-Aviv from 1966 to 1970. After he moved to the United States, he went to California College of Arts & Crafts in 1971 and received M.A at J.F.K. University in 1973 and M.F.A at the San Francisco State University in 1974. In 1975 he became a U.S. citizen, and has been living and working in lower Manhattan ever since. With his sculptural works made out of discarded newsprint and industrial paper, which he found on the streets of Soho, he gained notoriety in the 1970s in the US, Europe and Israel. Later on, aluminum became the industrial basic material of his work. His works are included and exhibited in numerous public and private collections around the world, including the Guggenheim
Guggenheim
Guggenheim may refer to:* Benjamin Guggenheim* Charles Guggenheim* Davis Guggenheim* Guggenheim Building* Guggenheim family* Guggenheim Fellowship* Guggenheim Museum * Harry Frank Guggenheim* John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation...
, the Jewish Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Israel Museum, and the Tel-Aviv Museum.
Selected Public Collections
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
- Columbia Museum of ArtColumbia Museum of ArtThe Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina has a collection of European and American fine and decorative art that spans several centuries...
, Columbia, SC - Israel Air Force Center Foundation, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
, Houston, Texas - Bank Leumi USA, Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
- Pfizer Company Collection, New York, NY
- Reading Public MuseumReading Public MuseumThe Reading Public Museum, in West Reading, Pennsylvania, has displays featuring science and civilizations, a planetarium and a arboretum. It also offers educational programs for families, adults and children, and a yearly cultural festival....
, Reading, PA - Guggenheim MuseumGuggenheim MuseumGuggenheim Museum may refer to:* The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, United States* The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy* The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain* The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas, United States...
, New York, NY - Haifa MuseumHaifa MuseumThe Haifa Museum of Art , established in 1951, is located in a historic building built in the 1930's in Wadi Nisnas, Downtown Haifa...
, Haifa, Israel - Herbert F. Johnson Museum of ArtHerbert F. Johnson Museum of ArtThe Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art is an art museum located on the northwest corner of the Arts Quad on the main campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It is most well known for its distinctive concrete facade, its collection which includes two windows from Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin...
, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - New School, New York, NY
- University of MarylandUniversity of MarylandWhen the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...
, College Park, Maryland. - Israel MuseumIsrael MuseumThe Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, Jerusalem, Israel. - Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn MuseumThe Brooklyn Museum is an encyclopedia art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum holds New York City's second largest art collection with roughly 1.5 million works....
, Brooklyn, NY - Malmö Museum, Malmö, Sweden.
- Jewish MuseumJewish MuseumJewish Museum may refer to:Australia* Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne, VictoriaAustria* Jewish Museum ViennaCzech Republic* Jewish Museum of PragueDenmark* Danish Jewish Museum, CopenhagenGeorgia...
, New York, NY - Tel Aviv Museum of ArtTel Aviv Museum of ArtThe Tel Aviv Museum of Art is an art museum in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was established in 1932 in a building that was the home of Tel Aviv's first mayor, Meir Dizengoff. The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art opened in 1959. The museum moved to its current location on King Saul Avenue in...
, Tel-Aviv, Israel. - Museum of Fine Arts, GhentMuseum of Fine Arts, GhentThe Museum of Fine Arts ) in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark .The museum holds a large permanent collection of art from the Middle Ages until mid 20th Century. The collection focuses on Flemish Art but also has several European- especially French- paintings...
, Ghent, Belgium. - National Gallery of ArtNational Gallery of ArtThe National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden is a national art museum, located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, in Washington, DC...
, Washington D.C. - Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, NY
- Buscaglia-Castellanni, University Museum, Lewiston, NY
- Dan Eilat Hotel, Israel.
- International Paper Company, New York, NY
- World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, Washington D.C. - Davis Polk & Wordwell, New York, NY
- Westminster BankWestminster BankWestminster Bank was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales from 1834 until its merger into the National Westminster Bank in 1970; it remains a registered company but is dormant...
, New York, NY - Israel Embassy, Washington D.C.
- Frederick R. Weisman, Los Angeles, CA.
- Rikers Hill Sculpture Park, Livingston, NJ
- Heckscher Museum of ArtHeckscher Museum of ArtThe Heckscher Museum of Art is named after its benefactor, August Heckscher, who in 1920 donated 185 works of art to be housed in a new Beaux-Arts building located in Heckscher Park, in Huntington, New York...
, Huntington, NY - Allen Memorial Art MuseumAllen Memorial Art MuseumThe Allen Memorial Art Museum is located in Oberlin, Ohio and is run by Oberlin College. Founded in 1917, its collection is one of the finest of any college or university museum in the United States, consistently ranking among those of Harvard and Yale...
, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio