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Born 1942 Meknes, Morocco. Known for: Conceptual, performance art with landscape themes, abstract painting.
Born 1942, Meknes Morocco. Pinhas Cohen Gan Immigrated to Israel with his family in 1949. In his youth, he studied Sculpture under Aharon Ashkenazi. During his early adult life he lived in Kibbutz... Read full biography
Born 1942, Meknes Morocco. Pinhas Cohen Gan Immigrated to Israel with his family in 1949. In his youth, he studied Sculpture under Aharon Ashkenazi. During his early adult life he lived in Kibbutz Lahavot Habashan. In 1962, he left the Kibbutz and began to study drawing under Marcel Janco and... Read full biography
Born 1942, Meknes Morocco. Pinhas Cohen Gan Immigrated to Israel with his family in 1949. In his youth, he studied Sculpture under Aharon Ashkenazi. During his early adult life he lived in Kibbutz Lahavot Habashan. In 1962, he left the Kibbutz and began to study drawing under Marcel Janco and sculpture under Michael Gross at the Oranim Seminar. In 1967, following a leave of absence five years prior due to financial issues, he re-enrolled for studies at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. In... Read full biography
Born 1942, Meknes Morocco. Pinhas Cohen Gan Immigrated to Israel with his family in 1949. In his youth, he studied Sculpture under Aharon Ashkenazi. During his early adult life he lived in Kibbutz Lahavot Habashan. In 1962, he left the Kibbutz and began to study drawing under Marcel Janco and sculpture under Michael Gross at the Oranim Seminar. In 1967, following a leave of absence five years prior due to financial issues, he re-enrolled for studies at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. In 1968, whilst he was studying in Bezalel, he was injured by an explosive car at the Machne Yehuda market. Over the course of the 1970s, Cohen Gan held exhibitions and projects that where conceptual/performance oriented, which dealt with places within... Read full biography
Born 1942, Meknes Morocco. Pinhas Cohen Gan Immigrated to Israel with his family in 1949. In his youth, he studied Sculpture under Aharon Ashkenazi. During his early adult life he lived in Kibbutz Lahavot Habashan. In 1962, he left the Kibbutz and began to study drawing under Marcel Janco and sculpture under Michael Gross at the Oranim Seminar. In 1967, following a leave of absence five years prior due to financial issues, he re-enrolled for studies at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. In 1968, whilst he was studying in Bezalel, he was injured by an explosive car at the Machne Yehuda market. Over the course of the 1970s, Cohen Gan held exhibitions and projects that where conceptual/performance oriented, which dealt with places within the Israeli landscape, i.e. the Dead Sea and the Israeli territorial borders. In the second half of the 70s, he studied at... Read full biography
Pinchas Cohen-Gan - Artist Info
About Pinchas Cohen-Gan: Keywords
Keywords (15)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Conceptual
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Performance Art, Happenings
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Art School
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Dizengoff Prize, Tel-Aviv Municipality
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Jewish