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From 1959 to 1961, he studied at the Avni Institute of Art and Design in Tel Aviv under Yehezkel Streichman (1906–1993). From 1966 to 1976, he lived in London, where he studied at Saint Martin"s School of Art in London.
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Benni Efrat
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Benni Efrat immigrated to Palestine in 1947. Benni Efrat was one of the first of Israeli Conceptual artists and influenced others in this direction (eg, Joshua Neustein, Michael Gitlin, Buky Schwartz). In the mid-1970s his displays were accompanied by films, on the back of which the artist had painted.
After settling in New York City in 1976, became involved with conceptual art, producing drawings, prints and photographs that explore energy, space and the perception in sculpture.
Efrat currently lives in Belgium. 1966 America-Israel Cultural Foundation.
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