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The Artist Project: Izhar Patkin

Mar 25, 2015 3 MINUTES

"I don't have to believe in the Shiva, but I cannot ignore what this object was meant to be."

Artist Izhar Patkin reflects on "Shiva as Lord of Dance" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Izhar Patkin, born in Israel in 1955, is a painter and sculptor.

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