Sculptor Ilan Averbuch was born in Tel Aviv and lives in New York. His work has been exhibited widely in the United States, Europe, Israel, India, and Canada. Averbuch’s monumental indoor and outdoor sculptures are often made of common construction materials such as stone, wood, metal, and glass, and have architectural, archaeological, and biblical themes. In 2008, the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York commissioned him to create several large sculptures to celebrate the opening of its new gallery.
Before your shining, full eyes
How good it is to live;
Before their light every limb is taut
Like a eucalyptus after a storm are you:
Tired, strong and still moving in the wind
My head will reach to…
After immigrating to the United States in 1937, Ellen Auerbach continued her work as a children’s photographer. As a guest of the artist Fairfield Porter, she visited Great Spruce Head Island in Maine…
Engraved tridacna (clam) shells like this one from Arad seem to have been used as cosmetic containers in the Near East and Mediterranean worlds in the late seventh and early sixth centuries BCE. This…