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Lynne Avadenka
The Distance between Monuments XI
, 2006.
Mixed media; 16 1/2” x 11 3/4”
Education:
M.F.A., B.F.A., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Selected Collections:
Library of Congress, Washington DC;
Jewish Museum, NY; New York Public Library, NY; Museum
of Contemporary Art, Chicago
“
The map is from a 1928 Hebrew language atlas. The two areas
excised from the map are the country of Hungary and the place
for a stamp in legitimate mail. The text is excerpted from the
testimony at Nuremberg after the Second World War.”
Tony Berlant
The Caspian Sea,
1995.
Found tin, meteorite, gold, silver; 4” x 3 1/2”
Education:
M.F.A., M.A., B.A., University of California, Los
Angeles.
Selected Collections:
Museum of Contemporary Art,
Los Angeles; Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; Art In-
stitute of Chicago, IL; Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
“
It is significant that when viewed up close, one sees every-
thing at once, unlike conventionally sized ‘paintings,’ the
eye does not scan from part to part. Of course, the map is
a reduced depiction of a vast territory. The metal object is
a meteorite, a piece of iron that fell from the sky.”
Harriete Estel Berman
And ThereWas Light,
2004.
Seven-panel book with removable spice box, recycled tin contain-
ers and spice tins, vintage steel dollhouses, 10k. gold rivets,
aluminum rivets, stainless steel screws. Entire book: 14 1/4” x
46”
open; Each panel: 14 1/4” x 9”; Spicebox: 4 1/4” x 2 5/8” x
2”
Education:
M.F.A., Tyler School of Art, Temple University,
Philadelphia; B.F.A., Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Selected Collections:
Jewish Museum, NY; Jewish Museum,
Berlin; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
“
And There Was Light
”
is a book that opens to reveal seven
hinged pages. On one side, the pages illustrate the biblical
narrative progressing through the six days of creation to the
seventh and final day of rest. On the other side, each page
illustrates an analogous theme of secular achievements from
enlightenment and logic to the scientific and engineering