Poetry Reading: Ronny Someck
Hosted by Yigal Ozeri
Please join us on October 20th for an evening with the eminent poet Ronny Someck that will take place 6 – 8 pm. The reading will start at 7 pm, with an introduction by artist Yigal Ozeri.
In 2021, Ronny Someck and Yigal Ozeri collaborated to produce God’s Candy Bag, which includes 15 poems by Someck, translated into English, with each poem accompanied by a watercolor painting by Yigal Ozeri. Copies of the book will be available for viewing.
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About Ronny Someck
Ronny Someck is considered one of Israel’s most popular poets. For his thirteen collections of poetry, he has twice received the Prime Minister’s Prize (1989, 2000), the ACUM Special Jubilee Prize (1987), the Efrat Prize (1999), the Ahi Prize (1999), the Amichai Prize for Poetry (2005), the "Wine Poetry" Award (Struga, Macedonia, 2005), the Hans Berghuis Poetry Prize (Holland, 2006) and the Arik Einstein Prize (2017). He was also decorated as Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France, 2013), and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Poland, 2012).
Someck participates in many festivals and other poetry events and he often cooperates with musicians and other visual artists. His poetry has been translated into 43 languages and it has been widely published both in Israel and abroad.
About Yigal Ozeri
Yigal Ozeri is a leading hyperrealist painter best known for his large-scale cinematic portraits of distinctive young women in rich prodigious landscapes. With tinges of pre-Raphaelite aesthetics, Ozeri brings an ethereal and uninhibited sensibility to his paintings. His portraits denote art historical foundations in romanticism, while also offering contemporary notions of sensual femininity.
Ozeri’s work has been exhibited extensively around the world in seminal galleries and museums. His works are in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum Of American Art, The Mcnay Art Museum in San Antonio, The Jewish Museum in New York, The New York Public Library, The Tel Aviv Museum Of Art, and The Albertina in Vienna, among others. His most recent retrospective was held at the Flint Institute of Arts.