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Amnon Barzel

Amnon Barzel, writer, museum director.

Background

  • Barzel, Amnon was born on July 5, 1935 in Tel Aviv.

  • Education

    • Student, Hebrew University, Jerusalem; Student, Sorbonne, Paris.

    Career

    • Art consultant City of Tel Aviv, 1975-1976. Curator Biennale of Venice, Italy, 1976-1978, 80, Two Environments, Forte Belvedere, Florence and Castle Prato, Italy, 1978, Sã Paulo Biennale, Brazil, 1985. Founding curator Contemporary Art Meetings, Tel Hai, Israel, 1980-1983, Villa Celle Art Spaces Collection, Giuliano Gori, Prato, Italy, 1981-1982.

      Founding director Center Contemporary Art, Luigi Pecci, since 1986. Director School for Curators, since 1991. Consultant for creation Museum Contemporary Art, Florence, 1989.

      Member curatorial committee International Sculpture Center, Washington, 1990.

    Works

    Personality

    Interests

    Poetry, holy contemporary philosophy.

    Connections

    • Married Shafrira Glikson, 1956; 2 children.
    • spouse: Shafrira Glikson
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    Born July 5, 1935
    Nationality
    • 1975 - 1976
      Art consultant, City of Tel Aviv
    • 1976 - 1978
      curator Biennale of Venice
      Italy
    • 1978
      curator Biennale of Venice
      Italy
    • 1980 - 1983
      founding curator Contemporary Art Meetings
      Israel
    • 1981 - 1982
      founding curator Contemporary Art Meetings
      Prato, Toscana, Italy
    • 1985
      curator Biennale of Venice
      Brazil
    • 1986
      founding director, Center Contemporary Art
    • 1991
      director, School for Curators
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