March 7, 2023
Israeli contemporary artist Michal Rovner is the winner of the Israel Prize in the field of plastic arts, Education Minister Yoav Kisch announced. Rovner's art presents a unique and groundbreaking language of photography, video art and architectural installation.
Her piece titled 1st Place is a structure made of the stones of destroyed Palestinian houses, and then constructed by Jews and Palestinians. It was sold in 2006 as the most expensive piece ever sold by an Israeli artist. Rovner is internationally acclaimed and has been exhibited in major museums including the MoMA, the Whitney Museum, and the Louvre.
