CURRICULUM VITAE
Biography
Born 1947, Transylvania, Romania. Lives and works in Israel.
1969-1972 Brera Academy, Department of Sculpture, Milan, Italy, Diploma in Fine Art
1966-1969 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2003 Professorship - Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
1981-2002 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Fine Art
1978-1981 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Lecturer in the Department of Fine Art
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 'Haunted by Objects', Israel Museum, Jerusalem
2008 ‘Shanghai Biennale’, Shanghai, China.
2005 ‘EindhovenIstanbul’, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Holand
2002 ‘Startkapital’,K21, Kunstammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf, Germany
2001 ‘Wechselstrom’, Sammlung Hauser und Wirth, in der Lokremise St. Gallen, Switzerland
2000 ‘The Oldest Possible Memory’, Sammlung Hauser und Wirth, in der Lokremise St. Gallen, Switzerland
1998 ‘Biennial of San Paolo’, San Paolo, Brazil.
1997 ‘Niemandsland’, Museum Haus Esters & Haus Lange, Krefeld, Germany
1995 ‘New Orient / Ation 4th’, Biennial of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
1992 ‘Schwer Punkt Skulptur’, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, Germany
1990 ‘The Ready Made Boomerang’, The 8th Biennial of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
1990 ‘Life -Size’, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Nathan Cummings. Building for Twentieth Century Art, Israel, Curator Suzanne Landau
1988 ‘Aperto 88’, The Biennial of Venice, Venice, Italy
1987 ‘Documenta VIII’, Kassel, Germany
1982 ‘Here and Now’, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, Curator Yigal Zalmona
1980 ‘Borders’, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1978 ‘Kulturhaus’, Graz, Austria
1974 ‘Contemporanea’, Area Aperta, Rome, Italy
Selected One-Man Exhibitions
1998 Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, Germany
1998 Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany
1995 Mala Galerija, Moderna Galerija, Ljublijana, Slovenia
1995 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1994 ‘Special Exhibit’, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Nathan Cummings Building for Twentieth Century Art, Israel
1993 The Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, Canada
1992 De Appel, Amsterdam, Holland
1992 Konrad Fischer Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
1990 D.A.A.D. Gallery, Berlin, Germany
1989 Kunstraum München, Munich, Germany
1987 International with Monument Gallery, New York, USA
1987 Center George Pompidou, Paris, France
1986 Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany
1983 The Tel-Aviv Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1982 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1978 Lia Rumma Gallery, Rome, Italy
1976 Cultural Center of Belgrad, Former Yugoslavia
1975 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1974 Galerie Folker Skulima, Berlin, Germany
1974 Schema Gallery, Florence, Italy
1974 Cavellini Gallery, Berscia, Italy
1974 Banco Gallery, Berscia, Italy
Selected Lectures and Symposiums
2009 'Hunted by Objects' The National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.
2005 'The Contemporary Curatorial Act- Epistemic, Political, and Aesthetic Aspects', international conference, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
2005 Zvi Goldstein - ‘On Paper’, Walther Konig Press, Cologne:
Crossings, Hamburg, Germany
Kunstwerein, Frankfurt, Germany
D.A.A.D Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Bezalel Art Department, Jerusalem, Israel
Tola'at Sfarim, Tel Aviv, Israel
Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Holand
1998 Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany
1997 ‘Zionism and Art’, symposium, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem,
Israel (presented by Yigal Zalmona)
1996 Kalisher school of Arts, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1996 Ball State University Muncie Indiana, Department of Fine
Art, Indiana, USA
1995 ‘Mirror Image/ Westernism- Revisited’, symposium, Mimar Sinan
University, Findikli Istanbul, Turkey
1995 Staatliche Akademie Der Bildenden Kunste Karlsruhe, Germany
1995 Museum Moderna, Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1993 The York University, Toronto, Canada
The Artist’s Works
- At the collections of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
- At the collections of The Tel-Aviv Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- At the collections of The Krefelder Kunstmuseen, Krefeld, Germany
- At the collections of George Pompidou Center, Paris, France
- At the collections of Sammlung Hauser und Wirth, in der Lokremise St. Gallen, Switzerland
Selected Books and Catalogues
2010 Zvi Goldstein, Room 205, Walther Koning Press, Cologne, Germany
2004 Zvi Goldstein, On Paper, Walther Koning Press, Cologne, Germany
2002 ‘Niemandsland Kunst Flucht in die Wirklichkeit’, Julian Heynen, Germany, Lindinger+Schmid.
2001 ‘WechselStrom’, Sammlung Hauser und Wirth, Oktagon Press
2000 ‘A Place that Thinks’, Haus Lange and Haus Esters by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Modern Architecture and Contemporary Art, Krefelder Kunstmuseen
2000 ‘The Oldest Possible Memory’, Sammlung Hauser und Wirth in der Lokremise St. Gallen, Oktagon Press
1999 Art of the 20th century, Koln, Germany, Taschen
1999 ‘c/o Haus Lange – Haus Esters’ 1984 / 1999, Krefelder Kunstmuseen, 1999
1998 ‘To Be There’, Kunsthalle Nürnberg and Krefelder Kunstmuseen, Germany Oktagon Press *
1997 ‘Niemandsland’, Museum Haus Esters & Haus Lange, Krefeld, Germany
1996 The 20th Century Art Book, London, UK, Phaidon Press Limited
1995 The Biennial of Istanbul, New Orient / Ation 4th, Istanbul, Turkey
1995 Mala Galerija, Liublijana, Slovenia *
1995 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel *
1992 De Appel, Amsterdam, Holland *
1992 ‘Schwer Punkt Skupltur’, Krefeld Kunstmuseen, Krefeld, Germany
1990 ‘Black Hole Constructions’, D.A.A.D. Gallery, Berlin, Germany *
1990 ‘The Ready Made Boomerang’, 8th Sydney Biennial, Sydney, Australia
1989 ‘The Glory of Abstraction’, Kunstraum München, Munich, Germany *
1988 Aperto 88, The Biennial of Venice, Venice, Italy
1987 Documenta VIII, Kassel, Germany
1987, ‘Tiers-Monde et Monde 3 - Modeles Anomaux’, George Pompidou Center, Paris, France *
1986, Die Sprache des Bauens, Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany *
1983, ‘Structure and Super - Structure’, The Tel-Aviv Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel, (Curator Sara Breitberg - Semel) *
1982, ‘Here and Now’, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (Curator Yigal Zalmona)
1975, L’arte Moderna (L’arte Concettuale), Nuova Edizione, Milan, Italy
1975, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (curator Yona Fischer) *
(*catalogues for solo exhibitions)
Selected Magazines, Critiques, and Interviews
Ory Dessau, 2008, To Be There, Studio Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Issue 174
Julian Heynen, 2005, Art and Life, Studio Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Issue 159
Sara Breitberg - Semel, 1995, Zvi Goldstein Speaks, Studio Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Issue 63
Yigal Zalmona, 1995, B-Bau Some observations on Vegetable Construct and Olive Model, Studio Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Issue 63
Adam Berg, 1995, The Metaphor of the Exotic, Studio Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Issue 63
1995, Neue Bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany, edition 4/5
1995, Sculpture and Philosophy of Modernism (a Reflection on the Reference to Technology in the Work of Zvi Goldstein), C Magazine, Toronto, Canada, Issue 45
Zvi Goldstein, 1990, Future, Kav 10 Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel,
Lilly Wei, 1989, The Peripatetic Artist: 14 Statements, Art in America, New York, USA
Achille Bonito Oliva, 1988, Flash Art, Milan, Italy, No. 140
David Robbins, 1988, Where Are You Going America?, Artscribe International,New York, USA
Nancy Marmer, 1987, Documenta 8: The Social Art in America Dimension?, New York, USA
Elanor Heartney, 1987, Zvi Goldstein at International with Monument, Art in America, New York, USA
Dalia Manor, 1987, Aesthetics and Politics, Prosa Art Magazine, Tel-Aviv, Israel No. 97 - 98
Gregorio Magnani, 1987, Flash Art, Milan, Italy, No. 137
Hubel, 1987, Documenta 8, Kunstforum Bd.90, Germany
Awards
2002 The LennonOno grant for peace, New York
1999 The Jerusalem price for Arts, Jerusalem, Israel
1990 D.A.A.D Program, Artist in Residence, Berlin, Germany
1988 Prize of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Israel
1987 Aaron Levi Prize of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1985 Laureat of the Mies Van der Rohe Stipendium, Krefeld, Germany
1984 The Sandberg Prize of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel