MARCH 2014
Here
Rishon Lezion, Israel
Ram Katzir’s sculpture from 1999 entitled Here was purchased by the city of Rishon LeZion and placed in front of the new Ron Vardi Center for gifted students.
Architecture by Nofar Architects
DECEMBER 2013
Where thoughts are
Almere, the Netherlands
Permanent installation for La Defense offices Almere, the Netherlands.
Unveiling on 12 December 2013 at 14.00
Commissioned by the The Government Buildings Agency
Architecture by UN Studio / Ben van Berkel, Landscape design in collaboration with Lodewijk Baljon
SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2012
Sculpture Biennale
Shanghai, China
Group exhibition with Subodh Gupta, Wim Delovye, Jaume Plensa etc. Ram Katzir’s granite sculpture is placed in the serene pool of Jing’an International Sculpture park.
Curated by Shanghai Purple Roof Art Gallery.
MAY-JUNE 2012
Sculpture Models Exhibition
Tokyo, Japan
An exhibition of Ram Katzir’s sculpture models will be held in Gakushuin Gallery, Tokyo during April 28 – June 1st, 2012. Katzir will talk about his new works in Gakushuin Woman College on Saturday 28.
Exhibition and lecture organized by Toshio Shimizu Art Office, Tokyo.
APRIL 2012
Public Sculpture competition
Shanghai, China
Ram Katzir has been shortlisted for the final round of a public sculpture competition for LiuJiaZui financial district in Pudong Shanghai. Placed in the former shipyard of Shanghai, this land mark location will include the new Mandarin hotel and it will be highly visible from Puxi.
Architect: Arquitectonica, advisers to RK: UN Studio, Shanghai, Arup., Artistic directors: Art Front Gallery, Tokyo
MARCH 2012
Public Sculpture
Oota Hospital, Gunma, Japan
A permanent installation by Katzir will be installed in the garden and cafeteria of Shin Sogo OOTA Hospital in Gunma prefecture, Japan. The installation will play with the visitor’s perspective and invite patients to explore the garden. The new hospital will open in 2012.
Architect: Nikken Sekei, Artistic directors: TownArt, Tokyo
FEBRUARY 2012
Grow Yokohama
Japan
NOVEMBER 2011 - JENUARY 2012
Sculpture garden
Ella Valley, Israel
During November 2011 to January 2012 Ram Katzir will work as an artist in residence in Vertigo Eco Art Village. Located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the village is a center for art and ecology in Israel’s rural Ella Valley. At its heart is the Vertigo Dance Company, which founded the village in order to foster artistic creation engagedwith the environment. On December 29 Katzir will give a presentation of his work process in Ella Valley.
SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2011
Watch Your Back
Guangzhou 4th Triennial
The fourth Guangzhou Triennial will run during 22 September – 27 November 2011 and include international artists such as Jannis Kounelis, YangYong and Sui Jianguo. Katzir’s interactive installation Watch Your Back invites visitors to have an out of body experience in a mysterious corridor. Watch Your Back was purchased by Guangdong Museum of Art as part of their permanent collection.
Architecture by Diener and Diener, Landscape design in collaboration with Ebers Architecture, Berlin, 3d images by Torus
JULY 2011
BeLonging
China, Beijing
On Art, Public and Spiritual Homelessness. During June and July 2011, Ram Katzir will give a series of lectures in Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, CAFA Museum, Beijing and Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai. Lecture series supported by Mondrian Fonds, the Embassy of the Netherlands, Beijing, The Israeli Embassy, Beijing and the hosting institutes.
JUNE 2011
Public Sculpture competition
Museum for Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany
Ram Katzir has been shortlisted for the final round of a public sculpture design competition for Museum for Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
Architecture by Diener and Diener, Landscape design in collaboration with Ebers Architecture, Berlin, 3d images by Torus
JANUARY - JULY 2011
Projectstudio
China, Beijing
During January to July 2011 Ram Katzir will work as an Artist in Residence at The Institute for Provocation (IFP) in Beijing, China.
Residency offered by the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB)
DECEMBER 2010
Bullet
An endless chain of cause and effect
Public sculpture for the Dutch Ministry of Defense, Kromhout Kazerne, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Defense via Art Olive
Architecture by Meyer en Van Schooten, Landscape architecture by Karres en Brands
NOVEMBER 2010
Grow
Public sculpture for the Dutch Ministry of Defense, Kromhout Kazerne, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Defense via Art Olive
Architecture by Meyer en Van Schooten, Landscape architecture by Karres en Brands
OCTOBER 2010
Ahal
Bronze sculpture for a private collection, Brasschaat, Belgium
Courtesy Twig Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Landscape architecture by Wirtz International
MARCH 2010
Baggage
Holocaust monument in five parts for the city of Leiden, The Netherlands
Unveiling on 17 March at 12.30
Commissioned by the City of Leiden
FEBRUARY 2010
Boa ate Oma
Public sculpture for a new square in Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Unveiling on 6 March at 14.00
Commissioned by Vario MundoArchitecture by DP6, Landscape architecture by Handle with Care
JULY - DECEMBER 2009
A song for home
Site-specific installation for Niigata Water and Land Art Festival, Sakata Lagoon, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Curated by Fram Kitagawa
SEPTEMBER 2009
Eggsistence
Public sculpture in two parts for for a park in Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Unveiling on 12 September at 16.00
Commissioned by CBK Dordrecht
JULY 2009
Ram Katzir – Storm in a Teacup
Solo exhibition in Kyoto Art Center, Japan
Co-produced by The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB) and Tint Post Productions, Johannesburg, South Africa