At 97 Yaacov Agam received the Israel Prize for his pioneering kinetic art, which included the iconic Fire and Water Fountain in Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Square. He must have been waiting for the award, as he passed away only two months later, just after his 98th birthday.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/creativity-is-the-basis-of-judaism-yaacov-agam-father-of-kinetic-art-receives-israel-prize/

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