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Zigi Ben-Haim

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Zigi Ben-Haim
Zigi Ben-Haim (2008)
Born1945 (1945)
NationalityAmerican
Known forsculptor painter

Zigi Ben-Haim (born 1945 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an American-Israeli sculptor and painter who lives and works in New York City and Israel.[1]

Current projects

On August 9, 2017, Ben-Haim unveiled his sculpture, Treasure the Green, in SoHo on Broadway. The project was sponsored by the SoHo Broadway Initiative and the New York Department of Transportation's Art Program. The sculpture is considered to be the first sculpture to receive permission to be installed on a bus bulb on Broadway. The sculpture was made to "emphasize the importance of nature in our lives," and stands as a reminder of "the importance of reconnecting with the pure nature of the green." The sculpture uses the symbol of the leaf, which has been a major icon of Ben-Haim's work for the past 30 years. It symbolizes nature and it is a metaphoric way of emphasizing nature and the surrounding environment.

Selected public collections

Splendid Step (2003) next to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)