Ram Katzir creates sculptures, public artworks, installations, and drawings that explore our connection to place, memory, and one another.
His work often begins with everyday observations and familiar objects, transforming them into moments of quiet reflection. Through a balance of humor and melancholy, intimacy and distance, he invites viewers to look again at the spaces they inhabit and the stories they carry.
Over the past three decades, Katzir has realized more than forty permanent public artworks in collaboration with architects, landscape architects, and urban planners. His works can be found in cities such as Amsterdam, Taipei, Shanghai, Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.
He first gained international recognition in the late 1990s with Your Coloring Book, an installation that juxtaposes children’s imagery with Nazi propaganda. The work traveled to six countries and was later included in Open Ends at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
Educated at The Cooper Union in New York and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Katzir has exhibited internationally in museums, biennials, and public spaces, including the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Jewish Museum, the Kyoto Art Center, the Shanghai Sculpture Biennale, and the Setouchi Triennale. His sculptures are held in public and private collections worldwide.