Boaz Vaadia

For over 15 years, Sponder Gallery has had the privilege of bringing exceptional art into extraordinary places, from The Boca Raton to Waterstone Resort and Marina, and now, the W Fort Lauderdale. Each partnership shares the same concept: to create spaces where world-class art lives alongside world-class experiences. The W Fort Lauderdale offers something unique. It's modern architecture, coastal light, and vibrant energy make it the perfect platform for the blue chip and contemporary works we represent.  We've brought together a mix that reflects our curatorial vision of esteemed estates, established voices, and bold emerging talents. Each work is placed with intention, creating moments of beauty, surprise, and conversation in every corner of the property.  

Visitors to the Edmond J. Safra campus of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem who walk by the Goodman Brain Sciences building will notice a statue by the world-renowned artist, the late Boaz Vaadia. This figure, titled Ahiam 2nd, will make most people stop and stare at this representation of humanity. The pose in Ahiam 2nd is contemplative and serene, creating an overall calm atmosphere, which Vaadia so often stated was an important goal. It is recommended to visit Ahiam 2nd in the middle of a hectic day at the office or the lab. Who knows, maybe his serenity will rub off on his visitors. 

Ahiam 2nd is an iconic sculpture for Boaz Vaadia, and perhaps one of his most seminal. The figure in Ahiam 2nd is in a reclining pose that Vaadia revisited frequently, starting in 1985 when he first began figurative work in the style for which he is internationally known. Vaadia later combined the same figural pose with a boulder, such as exists in Ahiam 2nd, when he moved to his Williamsburg, Brooklyn studio. Ahiam 2nd was completed in 2006.

See SPONDER GALLERY artists's work on view inside this lavish show house in Hudson Valley, NY.

Artists include Steven Alexander, Dan Christensen, Christine Federighi, Donald Martiny, Ben Schonzeit and Boaz Vaadia.

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On View Feburary 9 - November 30, 2019

The Open Museum at Tefen Industrial Parkwill open a comprehensive exhibition of Boaz Vaadia works. The exhibition includes his last
reliefs, made shortly before he died from a terminal disease in February 2017. Vaadia’s journey is one of movement between continents and
cultures. Presenting an exhibition of his sculptures in Israel, at the Open Museum, Tefen Industrial Park, offers something of a closure to this path. Vaadia’s sculptures are exhibited in public places and private collections around the world. Only two of his works are publicly displayed in Israel, Asa & Yehoshafat, installed at Tel Aviv’s Independence Park, and Re’uven, in the sculpture garden at the Open Museum, Tefen. Many of Vaadia’s outdoor sculptures are on permanent view in the United States, including at the entrance to the Time Warner Center in Manhattan, near Washington DC and Chicago Illinois, as well as many international temporary public loans over the years, including in Barclay’s Bank HQ Square in London, and more.

January 11, 2018 - April 29, 2018

2051 S. Flagler Drive
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401

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Visitors: Adult $15, Senior $10, Child/Student: $7

We are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend Boaz Vaadia. For nearly 30 years, we've had the honor and pleasure of exhibiting his incredible sculptures and placing them into over 250 important private and public collections. His warmth, intelligence, sincerity and passion will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him. 

Read his New York Times obituary here.

May 1st, 2016 - September 18th, 2016

Grounds for Sculpture | 80 Sculptors Way | Hamilton, NJ

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