Adi Nes

Adi Nes (b. 1966 in Kiryat Gat) is an Israeli photographer best known for his photographs of Israeli boys and IDF soldiers. In 2003 he did a feature for "Vogue" Hommes. Nes has given solo exhibitions at the wexner center for the arts, Legion of Honor in San Francisco, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, and the Melkweg Gallery in Amsterdam, among others. His work has also shown in group exhibitions at the Hotel de Sully in Paris and the Jewish Museum in New York, among many others. He has been reviewed in The New York Times, the Financial Times, and others. [ [http://adines.com/content/Curriculum%20Vitae.htm Curriculum Vitae] on Adi Nes' official site.] In 2005 Nes was chosen as an outstanding artist of the prestigious Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation.

Nes' most famous piece recalls Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, * [replacing the characters with young male Israeli soldiers. A print sold at auction in Sotheby's for $102,000 in 2005, [ [http://www.sothebys.com/ Sothebys'] (Requires free registration) Includes commentary on the piece.] and another for $264,000 in 2007 [ [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aLpPQm5xPAQw&refer=muse Bloomberg.com] ] . The work appeared on the front page of the New York Times in May, 2008. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/arts/design/19real.html?hp ‘Real Time’ at Israel Museum: Artists Absorb Their Country’s Heritage, and Move On - New York Times ] ]

Nes' early work has been characterized as subverting the stereotype of the masculine Israeli man by using homoeroticism and sleeping, vulnerable figures. [ Hamlin, Jesse, [http://adines.com/content/SFGateApril22.htm Adi Nes uses classical composition to portray Israeli soldiers] , SF Gate, April 22, 2004. ] He regularly uses dark-skinned Israeli models. [Somkze, Catherine, [http://adines.com/content/eyemazing.htm Meeting with Adi Nes / Biblical Stories] , Eyemazing, February 2006. ] The models' poses often evoke the Baroque period. Nes has said that the inspiration for his photography is partially autobiographical:

Nes lives and works in Tel Aviv. His work is currently sold through Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City. In January 2007, he premiered a new series echoing Biblical stories. [Schalit, Joel, [http://adines.com/content/tikkun2006.htm Portrait of the Artist as Political Philosopher] , Tikkun.org, July/August 2006. ]

External links

* [http://adines.com/content/formoreinfo.htm Monographs, articles, and reviews]
* [http://www.praz-delavallade.com/index.php?site=artists&fromlink=artists&a_id=13&artistname=adi_nes# Nes' Vogue Hommes (Prisoners) series]
* [http://www.adines.com/content/wexner_center_for_the_arts_brochure.htm Adi Nes Biblical Stories by Bill Horrigan, Wexner Center for the Arts]
* [http://adines.com/content/NesBrochure.pdf Monograph] from Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego
* [http://adines.com/content/Financial%20Times%20-%20Seeing%20through%20the%20image.htm Financial Times review]
* [http://www.praz-delavallade.com/index.php?site=artists&fromlink=artist_id&a_id=13&artistname=adi_nes Adi Nes bio, selected works and exhibitions at PRAZ-DELAVALLADE Gallery]
* [http://www.icexcellence.com/artists/adi-nes.html Adi Nes' web page from the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation website]
* [http://www.bigredandshiny.com/cgi-bin/retrieve.pl?section=article&issue=issue81&article=INTERVIEW_WITH_ADI_2574332 An Interview with Adi Nes by Jess T. Dugan, Big Red & Shiny]

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