Born in Tel Aviv in 1951 and trained at the Jerusalem Academy of Art and the Architectural Association in London, Ron Arad has always pushed back the boundaries of art and design. Beginning with the co-founding of the One Off design studio in 1981, Ron Arad has since established an unrivalled legacy in architecture and design. Professor of Design Product at London’s prestigious Royal College of Art for over a decade, Ron Arad has won several awards, including the title of Royal Designer for Industry in 2002 and the London Design Week Medal in 2011. In addition to his limited-edition works, Arad collaborates with prestigious brands such as Kartell, Vitra and Alessi. His public art is also recognized worldwide, with major pieces such as the Vortex in Seoul and the Kesher sculpture at Tel Aviv University. Awarded the London Design Week Medal in 2011, he became an Academician of the Royal Academy of Arts in 2013, affirming his status as an exceptional artist, designer and architect.
Can Art Still Be Relevant In These Days
Exploring the eternal duality between the physical and the digital, Ron Arad’s iconic 2014 exhibition ‘In Reverse’ defied convention. Presenting impressive «Pressed Flower»
sculptures of compressed Fiat 500s, he reversed the order of things, transforming the functional into the useless.
Continuing this vision in 2022, Ron Arad launched his ‘Reverse Again’ digital collection, teaming up with Shifting Vision to unveil ‘Slow Outburst’, a digital exploration of car body compression. The series was featured in Wallpaper magazine*, reinforcing its iconic status in the art world.
The question «Can art still be relevant today?» has its origins in this foundation, in which Ron Arad evokes the extreme and tragic upheavals
that took place in Ukraine in the spring of 2022, events that unfortunately continue to this day.
A poignant creation that resonates with the very essence of our times.
Sur demande
