Raffi Lavie (Tel Aviv, 1937 - Tel Aviv, May 7 2007) was an Israeli artist, art educator and music and art critic. His work stands at the meeting-point of graffiti and abstract expressionism; it has been compared to that of Cy Twombly in the United States. He also reviewed of classical music albums for the Israeli weekly Ha'ir. He died of Pancreatic cancer at his home in Tel Aviv on May 7 2007. There was no funeral; his body was donated to the University of Tel Aviv. Wikipedia
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