The Bruno Art Group, a leading name in the global art market, traces its origins back to 1909 when Marco (Mordechai) Abramovitz opened a gallery in Bucharest. Over more than a century and three generations, the business evolved into an international art powerhouse.
In 1960, Marco’s son Bruno relocated to Israel and established a gallery and framing atelier in Tel Aviv by 1964. This gallery, which moved to Ben Yehuda Street in 1973, remains the group’s central location. Bruno’s youngest son, Mordechai (Motti), grew up immersed in Israel’s vibrant art scene, surrounded by influential artists such as Yaacov Agam, Reuven Rubin, and Marcel Janco.
After finishing his military service in 1995, Motti joined the family business and spearheaded its expansion beyond Israel’s borders. Under his direction, the Bruno Art Group became a notable presence in the U.S. art market, forging partnerships with cruise lines and participating in international art fairs. The group further extended its reach in Asia with the launch of a flagship gallery in Singapore in 2010, subsequently opening locations in India and South Korea.
The Bruno Art Group is recognized for its expertise in the Kinetic, Pop, and Dada movements. It represents prominent Israeli artists such as Yaacov Agam, Marcel Janco, and David Gerstein, along with a prestigious collection of international masters including Salvador Dali, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol.
At the heart of the group’s collection is its long-standing relationship with Yaacov Agam, the founder of the Kinetic Art Movement. Born in 1928 in Rishon Lezion, Agam studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem before pursuing further training in Zurich and settling in Paris in the early 1950s. He is celebrated for pioneering artworks that explore movement, time, and viewer interaction. Agam’s work—from paintings and reliefs to large-scale fountains and architectural facades—is designed to shift and transform as viewers change their perspective and as light conditions evolve.
Agam’s public installations are found worldwide, including the Dizengoff Square Fountain in Tel Aviv and the La Défense Fountain in Paris. His pieces often engage themes rooted in Jewish philosophy, emphasizing constant change and transformation. One notable work, “Star of Love” (1983), employs sculptural surfaces to reveal different images depending on the viewing angle, symbolizing the convergence of man and woman through a reinterpretation of the Star of David.
The Bruno Art Group maintains the largest collection of Agam’s work globally and actively supports the Agam Museum in Rishon Lezion. Over the past decade, it has organized retrospective exhibitions of Agam’s art in the United States, India, and Singapore, underscoring the enduring relevance of kinetic art’s central principle: “being is becoming.”
Most recently, the group presented an exhibition titled “Beyond the Visible” in Singapore earlier this year, pairing Agam, now 97 years old, with emerging kinetic artist Patrick Rubinstein. The display featured around 50 works with prices ranging from approximately 11,700 to over 2.3 million Israeli shekels, illustrating the continued vitality and evolution of the kinetic art movement.