Born 1947, Transylvania, Romania
Lives and works in Jerusalem
Education
1966
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
1969
Brera Academy, Department of Sculpture, Milan, Italy, Diploma in Fine Art
2003
Professorship — Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem (lectures since 1978)
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Zvi Goldstein: Winds from Jericho, Moderna Museet Malmö, Sweden
2017
Zvi Goldstein: 1978, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
2016
Zvi Goldstein. Distance and Differences, S.M.A.K., Ghent, Belgium
2015
Reconstructed Memories (Lariam B), Daniel Marzona, Berlin, Germany
2011
Haunted by Objects, Weltreisen Im Innern meines Kopfes, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen K20, Düsseldorf, Germany
2010
Haunted by Objects, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1998
To be there, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Germany
To be there, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, Germany
1995
Mala Galerija, Moderna Galerija, Ljublijana, Slovenia
1995
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1994
Special Exhibit, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
Nathan Cummings Building for Twentieth Century Art, Israel
1993
The Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, Canada
1992
De Appel boys’ school, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Konrad Fischer Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
1990
D.A.A.D. Gallery, Berlin, Germany
1989
Kunstraum München, Munich, Germany
1987
International with Monument Gallery, New York, USA
1987
Center Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
1986
Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany
1983
The Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
1982
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1978
Lia Rumma Gallery, Rome, Italy
1976
Cultural Center of Belgrad, Former Yugoslavia
1975
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1974
Galerie Folker Skulima, Berlin, Germany
Schema Gallery, Florence, Italy
Cavellini Gallery, Berscia, Italy
Banco Gallery, Berscia, Italy
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
something new, something old, something desired at Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
2021
Humankind Nature Politics – Joseph Beuys in the Context of the Collection, Museum Haus Lange and Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany
2019
The Collection (1) – Hightlights for a Future, S.M.A.K., Ghent, Belgium
2015
Adventures of the Black Square, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
2013
Zugaben, Freunde der Kunstmuseen Krefeld, Museen Haus Lange / Haus Esters Krefeld, Germany
2011
The Second Strike, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya, Israel
3rd Herzliya Biennial for Contemporary Art, Herzliya, Israel
2010
Haunted by Objects, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
2008
Translocalmotion, 7th Shanghai Biennial, Shanghai, China
2005
EindhovenIstanbul, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2002
Startkapital, K21, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany
2001
Wechselstrom’, Sammlung Hauser und Wirth in der Lokremise, St. Gallen, Switzerland
2000
The Oldest Possible Memory, Sammlung Hauser und Wirth in der Lokremise St. Gallen, Switzerland
1998
24th Biennial of San Paolo, San Paolo, Brazil
1997
Niemandsland, Museum Haus Esters & Haus Lange, Krefeld, Germany
1995
New Orient, Biennial of Istanbul, Turkey
1992
Schwer Punkt Skulptur, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, Germany
1990
The Ready Made Boomerang, The 8th Biennial of Sydney, Australia
Life –Size, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1988
Aperto 88, Venice Biennial, Italy
1987
Documenta VIII, Kassel, Germany
1982
Here and Now, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1980
Borders, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1978
Kulturhaus, Graz, Austria
1974
Contemporanea, Area Aperta, Rome, Italy
Selected Books and Catalogues
2014
Zvi Goldstein – The Limit of my Knowledge, Works 1969-2010, edited by Eva Meyer-Hermann, compiled by Johannes Schmidt, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, published by Distanz Verlag, Berlin, Germany
2012
Art of the 20th century, Cologne, Germany, Taschen
2010
Zvi Goldstein, ROOM 205, Verlag Walther König, Cologne, Germany
2004
Zvi Goldstein, On Paper, Verlag Walther König, Cologne, Germany
2002
Niemandsland Kunst. Flucht in die Wirklichkeit, Julian Heynen, Lindinger+Schmid, Berlin, Germany
2001
WechselStrom, Sammlung Hauser und Wirth, Oktagon Press
The Oldest Possible Memory, Sammlung Hauser und Wirth in der Lokremise St. Gallen, Oktagon
Press
2000
Ein Ort der denkt / A place that thinks, Haus Lange and Haus Esters by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Modern Architecture and Contemporary Art, Krefelder Kunstmuseen, Germany
1999
c/o Haus Lange — Haus Esters, 1984 / 1999, Krefelder Kunstmuseen, Germany
To Be There, Kunsthalle Nürnberg and Krefelder Kunstmuseen, Germany, Oktagon Press
1997
The 20th Century Art Book, London, UK, Phaidon Press Limited
1992
Schwer Punkt Skupltur, Krefeld Kunstmuseen, Krefeld, Germany
1990
Black Hole Constructions, DAAD Gallery, Berlin, Germany
The Ready Made Boomerang, 8th Sydney Biennial, Sydney, Australia
1989
The Glory of Abstraction, Kunstraum München, Munich, Germany
1988
Aperto 88, The Biennial of Venice, Venice, Italy
1987
Documenta VIII, Kassel, Germany
Tiers-Monde et Monde 3 — Modeles Anomaux, George Pompidou Center, Paris, France
1986
Die Sprache des Bauens, Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany
1983
Structure and Super — Structure, The Tel-Aviv Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1982
Here and Now, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1975
L’arte Moderna (L’arte Concettuale), Nuova Edizione, Milan, Italy
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
Selected Magazines, Critiques, and Interviews
2008
Ory Dessau, To Be There, Studio Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Issue 174
2005
Julian Heynen, Art and Life, Studio Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Issue 159
1995
Sara Breitberg — Semel, Zvi Goldstein Speaks, Studio Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Issue 63
Yigal Zalmona, B-Bau Some observations on Vegetable Construct and Olive Model, Studio Art
Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Issue 63
Adam Berg, The Metaphor of the Exotic, Studio Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Issue 63
Neue Bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany, edition 4/5
Sculpture and Philosophy of Modernism (a Reflection on the Reference to Technology in the Work of
Zvi Goldstein), C Magazine, Toronto, Canada, Issue 45
1990
Zvi Goldstein, Future, Kav 10 Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1989
Lilly Wei, The Peripatetic Artist: 14 Statements, Art in America, New York, USA
1988
Achille Bonito Oliva, Flash Art, Milan, Italy, No. 140
David Robbins, Where Are You Going America?, Artscribe International,New York, USA
1987
Nancy Marmer, Documenta 8: The Social Art in America Dimension?, New York, USA
Elanor Heartney, Zvi Goldstein at International with Monument, Art in America, New York, USA
Dalia Manor, Aesthetics and Politics, Prosa Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel No. 97—98
Gregorio Magnani, Flash Art, Milan, Italy, No. 137
Hubel, Documenta 8, Kunstforum Bd. 90, Germany
Awards
2013
The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture, Israel
2002
The LennonOno grant for peace, New York
1999
The Jerusalem price for Arts, Jerusalem, Israel
1990
D.A.A.D Program, Artist in Residence, Berlin, Germany
1988
Prize of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Israel
1987
Aaron Levi Prize of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1985
Laureat of the Mies Van der Rohe Stipendium, Krefeld, Germany
1984
The Sandberg Prize of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
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