Mordechai (Motti) Mizrachi ( he, מוטי מזרחי, born 1946) is an Israeli

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artist who creates politically engaged conceptual works that combine sculpture, video, photography, public art and performance. ''Dough'', ''Via Dolorosa'' (1973) and ''Healing'' (1980) marked the emergence of avant-garde Israeli performance and video art. Since the 1980s, he has created numerous site specific public sculptures.

Biography

Disabled since childhood, Motti Mizrachi uses humor and self-irony in his work, with an emphasis on the flaws and pleasures of the human body, while examining the oppression and control of the strong over the weak, both socially and politically. In 1969-1973, he studied at

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design ( he, בצלאל, אקדמיה לאמנות ועיצוב) is a public college of design and art located in Jerusalem. Established in 1906 by Jewish painter and sculptor Boris Schatz, Bezalel is Israel's oldes ...

in Jerusalem. He was represented in the 1980

Biennale de Paris The ''Biennale de Paris'' (English: Paris Biennale) is a noted French art festival. History The 'Biennale de Paris' was launched by Raymond Cogniat in 1959 and set up by André Malraux as he was Minister of Culture to present an overview of young ...

, the 1987 and 1981

São Paulo Art Biennial The São Paulo Art Biennial (Portuguese: ''Bienal de São Paulo'') was founded in 1951 and has been held every two years since. It is the second oldest art biennial in the world after the Venice Biennale (in existence since 1895), which serves as ...

s, the 1988

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, and the 2003 Valencia Biennale. Mizrachi lives in

Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

Teaching

* 1980-1987 Bezalel, Jerusalem * College of Art, School of Art Teachers, Ramat Hasharon * Camera Obscura, Tel Aviv

Awards and recognition

* 1976 - Beatrice S. Kolliner Award for a Young Israeli Artist, Israel Museum, Jerusalem * 1987 - Israeli Artist Award, Tel Aviv Museum and Bank Discount * 1987 -

Sandberg Prize The Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art refers to a prize for art and design awarded at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, with a particular focus on Israeli art. The prize was inaugurated in 1968 with funds from an anonymous New York–based donor. The pr ...

for Israeli Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem * 1987 - Award, America-Israel Cultural Foundation * 1997 - Prize to encourage creativity, Ministry of Education and Culture * 2001 - Dan Sandel and Sandel Family Foundation Sculpture Award, Shoe Sculpture, Tel Aviv Museum of Art * 2002 - Award, Israel Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport

Public Art

File:PikiWiki Israel 19450 quot;Column Screw and Ducksquot; by Motti Mizra.JPG, Pillar, screw and ducks, 1989
Steel, bronze and stainless steel
2 Masaryk Square,

Tel Aviv-Yafo Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

File:Raanana park 048.jpg, The Fall of the Muses, 1991
Bronze
Ra'anana Park File:Opera Mizrachi 001.jpg, The Fall of the Muses, 1991
Bronze
Ra'anana Park File:Opera Mizrachi 005.JPG, Eastern Kiss, 1991
Mixed media
Opera Tower,

File:Angel of peace sculpture in Tel Aviv.JPG, Angel of Peace, 1992
Bronze
Hatikva,

File:Mamtera 004.JPG, Sprinkler, 1996
Holon File:Motti Mizrachi.JPG, Icarus, 2002
Stainless-steel, plexiglass and bronze, height 750 cm

Tel Aviv Museum of Art Tel Aviv Museum of Art ( he, מוזיאון תל אביב לאמנות ''Muzeon Tel Aviv Leomanut'') is an art museum in Tel Aviv, Israel. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and display of modern and contemporary art from Israel and aroun ...

File: Motti Mizrachi Herzel 012.JPG, Herzl meets the Emperor of Germany, 2011
Bronze

Mikve Israel Mikveh Israel ( he, מִקְוֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל, 'Hope of Israel') is a youth village and boarding school in the Tel Aviv District of central Israel, established in 1870. It was the first Jewish agricultural school in what is now Israel ...

File: Mizrachi316-2.jpg, The Eye of the Sun, 2007-2012
Mixed media
Tu District,

Ashdod Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...

References

External links

MottiMizrachi.com
Official website. Retrieved March 2012
Motti Mizrachi
YouTube channel. Retrieved March 2012
Motti Mizrachi
at the Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved March 2012. *
http://www.algemeiner.com/2015/10/02/whats-that-huge-white-bridal-dress-floating-over-the-tower-of-david/.
Retrieved November 2015. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mizrachi, Motti Jewish sculptors Israeli sculptors Multimedia artists Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design alumni Living people 1946 births Sandberg Prize recipients Israeli contemporary artists Israeli installation artists