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Adi Nes was born in [[Qiryat Gat|Kiryat Gat]], the son of Mizrahi Jewish immigrants from Iran.<ref>http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/underpinnings-of-greek-tragedy-in-israel/</ref>
Adi Nes was born in [[Qiryat Gat|Kiryat Gat]], the son of Mizrahi Jewish immigrants from Iran.<ref>http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/underpinnings-of-greek-tragedy-in-israel/</ref>


His exhibits have been shown from Tel Aviv to San Diego. He is probably most notable for the series entitled Soldiers which was criticized for its homoeroticism and usage of dark-skinned Israeli models who are often subject to discrimination for looking "Arab."<ref>http://progressiveislam.org/son_iranian_diaspora_gay_israeli_photograher_adi_nes</ref>
His exhibits have been shown from Tel Aviv to San Diego. He is probably most notable for the series entitled Soldiers which was criticized for its homoeroticism and usage of dark-skinned Israeli models who are often subject to discrimination for looking "Arab."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://progressiveislam.org/son_iranian_diaspora_gay_israeli_photograher_adi_nes |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-01-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203131818/http://www.progressiveislam.org/son_iranian_diaspora_gay_israeli_photograher_adi_nes |archivedate=2008-12-03 |df= }}</ref>


In 2003 he did a feature for ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' Hommes. Nes has given solo exhibitions at [[Wexner Center|the Wexner Center for the Arts]], [[California Palace of the Legion of Honor|Legion of Honor]] in [[San Francisco]], the [[Tel Aviv Museum of Art]], the Museum of Contemporary Art in [[San Diego]], and the [[Melkweg Gallery]] in [[Amsterdam]], among others. His work has also shown in group exhibitions at the [[Hotel de Sully]] in [[Paris]] and the [[Jewish Museum (New York)|Jewish Museum]] in [[New York City|New York]], among many others. He has been reviewed in [[The New York Times]], the [[Financial Times]], and others.<ref>[http://adines.com/content/Curriculum%20Vitae.htm Curriculum Vitae] on Adi Nes' official site.</ref> In 2005 Nes was chosen as an outstanding artist of the prestigious [[Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation]].
In 2003 he did a feature for ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' Hommes. Nes has given solo exhibitions at [[Wexner Center|the Wexner Center for the Arts]], [[California Palace of the Legion of Honor|Legion of Honor]] in [[San Francisco]], the [[Tel Aviv Museum of Art]], the Museum of Contemporary Art in [[San Diego]], and the [[Melkweg Gallery]] in [[Amsterdam]], among others. His work has also shown in group exhibitions at the [[Hotel de Sully]] in [[Paris]] and the [[Jewish Museum (New York)|Jewish Museum]] in [[New York City|New York]], among many others. He has been reviewed in [[The New York Times]], the [[Financial Times]], and others.<ref>[http://adines.com/content/Curriculum%20Vitae.htm Curriculum Vitae] on Adi Nes' official site.</ref> In 2005 Nes was chosen as an outstanding artist of the prestigious [[Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation]].
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Nes' early work has been characterized as subverting the stereotype of the masculine Israeli man by using [[homoeroticism]] and sleeping, vulnerable figures.<ref>Hamlin, Jesse, [http://adines.com/content/SFGateApril22.htm Adi Nes uses classical composition to portray Israeli soldiers], SF Gate, April 22, 2004.</ref> He regularly uses dark-skinned Israeli models.<ref>Somkze, Catherine, [http://adines.com/content/eyemazing.htm Meeting with Adi Nes / Biblical Stories], Eyemazing, February 2006.</ref> The models' poses often evoke the [[Baroque]] period. Nes has said that the inspiration for his photography is partially autobiographical:
Nes' early work has been characterized as subverting the stereotype of the masculine Israeli man by using [[homoeroticism]] and sleeping, vulnerable figures.<ref>Hamlin, Jesse, [http://adines.com/content/SFGateApril22.htm Adi Nes uses classical composition to portray Israeli soldiers], SF Gate, April 22, 2004.</ref> He regularly uses dark-skinned Israeli models.<ref>Somkze, Catherine, [http://adines.com/content/eyemazing.htm Meeting with Adi Nes / Biblical Stories], Eyemazing, February 2006.</ref> The models' poses often evoke the [[Baroque]] period. Nes has said that the inspiration for his photography is partially autobiographical:


{{cquote|My staged photographs are oversized and often recall well-known scenes from Art History and Western Civilization combined with personal experiences based on my life as a gay youth growing up in a small town on the periphery of Israeli society.|30px|30px|Adi Nes<ref>[http://www.israelcentersf.org/culture/2005-2006/adi-nes.html Adi Nes] on the Israel Center in San Francisco.</ref>}}
{{cquote|My staged photographs are oversized and often recall well-known scenes from Art History and Western Civilization combined with personal experiences based on my life as a gay youth growing up in a small town on the periphery of Israeli society.|30px|30px|Adi Nes<ref>[http://www.israelcentersf.org/culture/2005-2006/adi-nes.html Adi Nes] {{wayback|url=http://www.israelcentersf.org/culture/2005-2006/adi-nes.html |date=20071231083947 }} on the Israel Center in San Francisco.</ref>}}


Nes lives and works in [[Tel Aviv]]. His work is currently sold through [[Jack Shainman Gallery]] in New York City. In January 2007, he premiered a new series echoing Biblical stories.<ref>Schalit, Joel, [http://adines.com/content/tikkun2006.htm Portrait of the Artist as Political Philosopher], Tikkun.org, July/August 2006.</ref>
Nes lives and works in [[Tel Aviv]]. His work is currently sold through [[Jack Shainman Gallery]] in New York City. In January 2007, he premiered a new series echoing Biblical stories.<ref>Schalit, Joel, [http://adines.com/content/tikkun2006.htm Portrait of the Artist as Political Philosopher], Tikkun.org, July/August 2006.</ref>
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* [http://adines.com/content/Financial%20Times%20-%20Seeing%20through%20the%20image.htm Financial Times review]
* [http://adines.com/content/Financial%20Times%20-%20Seeing%20through%20the%20image.htm Financial Times review]
* [http://www.praz-delavallade.com/index.php?site=artists&fromlink=artist_id&a_id=13&artistname=adi_nes Adi Nes bio, selected works and exhibitions at PRAZ-DELAVALLADE Gallery]
* [http://www.praz-delavallade.com/index.php?site=artists&fromlink=artist_id&a_id=13&artistname=adi_nes Adi Nes bio, selected works and exhibitions at PRAZ-DELAVALLADE Gallery]
* [http://www.icexcellence.com/artists/adi-nes.html Adi Nes' web page from the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311035530/http://www.icexcellence.com:80/artists/adi-nes.html Adi Nes' web page from the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation website]
* [http://www.bigredandshiny.com/cgi-bin/retrieve.pl?section=article&issue=issue81&article=INTERVIEW_WITH_ADI_2574332 An Interview with Adi Nes by Jess T. Dugan, Big Red & Shiny]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090814190053/http://www.bigredandshiny.com:80/cgi-bin/retrieve.pl?section=article&issue=issue81&article=INTERVIEW_WITH_ADI_2574332 An Interview with Adi Nes by Jess T. Dugan, Big Red & Shiny]


==References==
==References==

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Adi Nes
Born
Kiryat Gat, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Known forphotography
MovementIsraeli art

Adi Nes (born 1966) is an Israeli photographer.

Life and career

Adi Nes was born in Kiryat Gat, the son of Mizrahi Jewish immigrants from Iran.[1]

His exhibits have been shown from Tel Aviv to San Diego. He is probably most notable for the series entitled Soldiers which was criticized for its homoeroticism and usage of dark-skinned Israeli models who are often subject to discrimination for looking "Arab."[2]

In 2003 he did a feature for Vogue Hommes. Nes has given solo exhibitions at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Legion of Honor in San Francisco, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, and the Melkweg Gallery in Amsterdam, among others. His work has also shown in group exhibitions at the Hotel de Sully in Paris and the Jewish Museum in New York, among many others. He has been reviewed in The New York Times, the Financial Times, and others.[3] In 2005 Nes was chosen as an outstanding artist of the prestigious Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation.

Nes' most famous piece recalls Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, * replacing the characters with young male Israeli soldiers. A print sold at auction in Sotheby's for $102,000 in 2005,[4] and another for $264,000 in 2007.[5] The work appeared on the front page of the New York Times in May, 2008.[6]

Nes' early work has been characterized as subverting the stereotype of the masculine Israeli man by using homoeroticism and sleeping, vulnerable figures.[7] He regularly uses dark-skinned Israeli models.[8] The models' poses often evoke the Baroque period. Nes has said that the inspiration for his photography is partially autobiographical:

My staged photographs are oversized and often recall well-known scenes from Art History and Western Civilization combined with personal experiences based on my life as a gay youth growing up in a small town on the periphery of Israeli society.

— Adi Nes[9]

Nes lives and works in Tel Aviv. His work is currently sold through Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City. In January 2007, he premiered a new series echoing Biblical stories.[10]

  • Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 90 / 140 x 140 cm., 1995.
    Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 90 / 140 x 140 cm., 1995.
  • Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 90 / 140 x 140cm., 1996.
    Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 90 / 140 x 140cm., 1996.
  • Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 90 / 140 x 140 cm., 1998.
    Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 90 / 140 x 140 cm., 1998.
  • Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 148 / 185 x 235, 1999.
    Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 148 / 185 x 235, 1999.
  • Untitled, from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
    Untitled, from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
  • Untitled, from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
    Untitled, from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
  • Untitled, from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
    Untitled, from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
  • Untitled, from series "Prisoners", 60 x 82 / 90 x 123 cm., 2003.
    Untitled, from series "Prisoners", 60 x 82 / 90 x 123 cm., 2003.
  • Untitled (Abraham and Isaac), from series "Biblical Stories", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2004.
    Untitled (Abraham and Isaac), from series "Biblical Stories", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2004.
  • Untitled (Joseph), from series "Biblical Stories", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2004.
    Untitled (Joseph), from series "Biblical Stories", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2004.

Education

Awards and Prizes

  • 1993 Ministry of Education Council for Prize for Completion of Work, Ministry of Culture and Education
  • 1993 Sandra Jacobs Scholarship for Documentary in London
  • 1999 The Minister of Education, Culture and Sport Prize, The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
  • 2000 Nathan Gottesdiener Foundation, The Israeli Art Prize, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
  • 2003 The Constantiner Photographer Award for an Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
  • 2005 The Fund for Excellence in Fine Arts
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adi Nes.
  • Adi Nes - Artist page at the Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery Website
  • Adi Nes collection at the Israel Museum. Retrieved February 2012.
  • "Adi Nes". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved February 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  • Art of Adi Nes at Europeana. Retrieved February 2012
  • Monographs, articles, and reviews
  • Nes' Vogue Hommes (Prisoners) series
  • Adi Nes Biblical Stories by Bill Horrigan, Wexner Center for the Arts
  • Monograph from Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego
  • Financial Times review
  • Adi Nes bio, selected works and exhibitions at PRAZ-DELAVALLADE Gallery
  • Adi Nes' web page from the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation website
  • An Interview with Adi Nes by Jess T. Dugan, Big Red & Shiny

References

  1. ^ http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/underpinnings-of-greek-tragedy-in-israel/
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-01-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Curriculum Vitae on Adi Nes' official site.
  4. ^ Sothebys' (Requires free registration) Includes commentary on the piece.
  5. ^ Bloomberg.com
  6. ^ ‘Real Time’ at Israel Museum: Artists Absorb Their Country’s Heritage, and Move On - New York Times
  7. ^ Hamlin, Jesse, Adi Nes uses classical composition to portray Israeli soldiers, SF Gate, April 22, 2004.
  8. ^ Somkze, Catherine, Meeting with Adi Nes / Biblical Stories, Eyemazing, February 2006.
  9. ^ Adi Nes Archived (Date missing) at israelcentersf.org (Error: unknown archive URL) on the Israel Center in San Francisco.
  10. ^ Schalit, Joel, Portrait of the Artist as Political Philosopher, Tikkun.org, July/August 2006.
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