Shooting Targets

Gilad Ophir

1997

Photograph of bullet-riddled truck in desert.
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Gilad Ophir

b. 1957

The work of Israeli photographer Gilad Ophir has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Israel, the United States, and Europe. He has received the Israel Ministry of Science and Culture Award (2002). His photographs are found in the Tate Modern, the Israel Museum, and the Jewish Museum.

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