Yaacov Agam

Yaacov Agam, 8 + 1 en mouvement (8 + 1 in movement), 1953/1959

One of a series of works Yaacov Agam called “transformable pictures,” 8 + 1 en mouvement consists of a black lacquered wooden plate with twelve holes drilled into the surface in a line down the center. Eight white bars mounted on metal sticks can be removed, inserted, and pivoted in a multitude of ways. Agam attached great importance to the viewer’s act of choosing, believing that it would permit a more spontaneous and intense contact with the work of art than passive observation.

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Yaacov Agam (Israeli, b. 1928), 8 + 1 en mouvement (8 + 1 in motion), 1953/1959. 8 painted wood rods and painted wood panel, 17/100, 27 3/16 x 9 1/8 x 2 13/16 in. (69 x 23 x 7 cm). Published by Edition MAT, Paris. Kunstmuseen Krefeld, Germany. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photo © Kunstmuseen Krefeld–Volker Döhne–ARTOTHEK.