Barzel is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he majored in Natural Science. He earned his post-graduate degree in Art History at the University La Sorbonne in Paris.
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Upon his return to Israel Barzel became a lecturer at the Avni Institute. From 1970 onwards he contributed regularly to the Israeli Newspaper Ha'aretz; in addition he was a lecturer at the University of Haifa on 20th-century art and in 1971 he was a founding Editor of the IsraelI Art Magazine "Painting and Sculpture".
Barzel was appointed Curator at the Venice Biennale for the Israeli Pavilion in 1976 and 1980 where he presented the work of Dani Karavan, Menashe Kadishman, Micha Ullman and Moshe Gershuni. In 1985 he curated the Israeli Pavilion at the São Paulo Art Biennial. In 1977-78, he was Art Consultant to the mayor of Tel Aviv. Other international posts Barzel has been appointed to include being Artistic Director of The European Sculpture City (Unesco), Turku, Finland (1992–95); Artistic Director of the Targetti Art Light Collection, Florence, Italy; Consultant for the Phoenix International Art Collection, Tel Aviv (1985); Consultant of the Leube Foundation, Gartenau, Salzburg (1985)[1][2] Artistic Director of the Mercedes Benz Prize for Contemporary Art, Monte Firidolfi, Italy (1997); Artistic Director of Artostrada (1998); and Curator of the International Project of Environmental Sculpture in Israel (1997–98).
In 1994 Barzel was appointed Director of the Jewish Museum in Berlin. His departure in 1997 followed a controversy about the museum's independence.[3][4][5]
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Barzel authored and edited more than 100 art books, monographs and exhibition catalogues, including:
Menashe Kadishman Dani Karavan Centro D'arte contemporanea Pecci Prato Villa Celle
January 01, 1970
amnon, barzel, hebrew, אמנון, ברזל, born, 1935, aviv, internationally, known, curator, author, contents, education, career, publications, references, external, linkseducation, editbarzel, graduate, hebrew, university, jerusalem, where, majored, natural, scienc. Amnon Barzel Hebrew אמנון ברזל born 1935 in Tel Aviv is an internationally known art curator and author Amnon Barzel Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Publications 4 References 5 External linksEducation editBarzel is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he majored in Natural Science He earned his post graduate degree in Art History at the University La Sorbonne in Paris Career editUpon his return to Israel Barzel became a lecturer at the Avni Institute From 1970 onwards he contributed regularly to the Israeli Newspaper Ha aretz in addition he was a lecturer at the University of Haifa on 20th century art and in 1971 he was a founding Editor of the IsraelI Art Magazine Painting and Sculpture Barzel was appointed Curator at the Venice Biennale for the Israeli Pavilion in 1976 and 1980 where he presented the work of Dani Karavan Menashe Kadishman Micha Ullman and Moshe Gershuni In 1985 he curated the Israeli Pavilion at the Sao Paulo Art Biennial In 1977 78 he was Art Consultant to the mayor of Tel Aviv Other international posts Barzel has been appointed to include being Artistic Director of The European Sculpture City Unesco Turku Finland 1992 95 Artistic Director of the Targetti Art Light Collection Florence Italy Consultant for the Phoenix International Art Collection Tel Aviv 1985 Consultant of the Leube Foundation Gartenau Salzburg 1985 1 2 Artistic Director of the Mercedes Benz Prize for Contemporary Art Monte Firidolfi Italy 1997 Artistic Director of Artostrada 1998 and Curator of the International Project of Environmental Sculpture in Israel 1997 98 Barzel was also the founding director of Centro per l arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci in 1988 He left the museum in 1992 In 1994 Barzel was appointed Director of the Jewish Museum in Berlin His departure in 1997 followed a controversy about the museum s independence 3 4 5 Publications editBarzel authored and edited more than 100 art books monographs and exhibition catalogues including Art in Israel Giancarlo Politi Editore Milan 1987 Two Environments for Peace Il Bisonte Florence 1988 Europe Now Electa Milan and Giunti Florence 1988 Utopia Italian Art Palladion A G Zurich 1993 Arte e Industria Marcos y Marcos Milan 1996 Deutschland Bilder DuMont Cologne 1997 German Art Yale University Press New Heaven 1998 Joseph Beuys Silvana Editoriale Milan 2001 Franco Ionda Motta Editore Milan 2001 Dialoghi Europei d Arte Editoriale Modo Amsterdam 2002 Emblema Colore e Trasparenza Torcular Edizioni d Arte Rome 2005 Viola Re thinking Nature Skira Milan 2005 Re Thinking Nature Franco Viola Mondadori Electa Milan 2005 Israel Hundred years of Art and Life Proedi Editore Milan 2006 Hans Hartung Monography Continents Milan 2007 Arte Ambientale Villa Celle Sculpture Park Gli Ori Pistoia 2008 References edit Washington Post Forward October 21 1994 Jewish Telegraph Agency June 1995 Gettysburg Times June 26 1997 Jewish Repport Aug 21 1997External links editMenashe Kadishman Dani Karavan Centro D arte contemporanea Pecci Prato Villa Celle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amnon Barzel amp oldid 1183936234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
