The Peace Rider

Moti Mizrachi

1986

Sculpture of winged figure on bicycle.
Disabled from childhood polio, Mizrachi creates sculptures that relate to the physical form of his subjects. His work, as in the Peace Rider, expresses his political position and vision for the future. This is one of several sculptures depicting a figure on a bike with the symbolic wings of peace.

Credits

Collection of Israel Discount Bank. Courtesy of the artist.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 10.

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Creator Bio

Moti Mizrachi

b. 1946

The work of Israeli artist Moti Mizrachi has been exhibited at the Israel Museum; the Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf; The Jewish Museum, New York; and the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. In 1980, he represented Israel at the Venice and São Paolo Biennales, and in 2000 at the Poznań and Valencia Biennales. Mizrachi received the Israel Prize of the Ministry of Science and Culture (2002) and the Sandler Prize for Sculpture, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2003).

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