Ron Agam

In Winter 2009, a solo exhibition of a new series of photographs by Ron Agam, entitled In Full Bloom, marked the first of Tyler Rollins Fine Art’s collaborations with New York based artists whose works have a global perspective.

Ron Agam was born in Paris in 1958 and was educated in Paris, Rehovot (Israel), and New York. He was drawn to the camera as a child, beginning at age six when he began shooting stills of the works of his father, Israeli artist Yaacov Agam. He is now known primarily for his photography, particularly his portrait work. His photographs have appeared in numerous media outlets around the world, from Time Magazine to MTV. He received great acclaim for his exhibitions in the mid-1990s of a series of photographs taken at the Western Wall and the Ultra-Orthodox conclave of Meah Shearim in Jerusalem. In late 2001, he created a series based on his photographic work at Ground Zero on September 11, which was included in a traveling group exhibition responsible for raising money for the victims of 9/11. On July 14, 2008, Agam was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by the government of France.