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CITYarts, Inc. is a nonprofit public arts and education organization recreated in 1989 by Executive and Creative Director Tsipi Ben-Haim after its predecessor, Cityarts Workshop, closed down in 1988. With a new name and a new mission, Tsipi Ben-Haim wanted the voices of our youth to be heard. She cr...Read more
Jun 17, 2021 - Jun 23, 2021
Oil, canvas, and wire mesh on aluminum, 2021.
36 x 24 in.
"A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. And most of us live somewhere in the middle..."
– Zigi Ben-HaimZigi Ben-Haim (born 1945 in Baghdad, Iraq and raised in Israel) is an American-Israeli painter and sculptor who lives and works in New York and Israel. 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.
More of his work can be found here: zigiland.com
More on his life can be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/22/being-jewish-in-baghdad-iraq-coming-to-america
Works can be retrieved the night of the Gala for winning bidders in attendance or from the CITYarts offices in NoHo for online bidders throughout NY. Shipping will otherwise be coordinated on a case by case basis for lots sold to bidders out of state, internationally, or for NY residents who require shipping, and the buyer agrees to cover these costs. Contact gala@cityarts.org for more information.
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