Yaacov Agam is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art. Agam's first solo exhibition was at the Galerie Graven and he exhibited three works at Salon des Réalités Nouvelles. He established himself as one of the leading pioneers of kinetic art at the Le Mouvement exhibition at the Galerie Denise René, alongside such artists as Jesús Rafael Soto, Carlos Cruz-Díez, Pol Bury, Alexander Calder and Jean Tinguely.