Grapes and Other Promises

Ilan Averbuch

1986

Sculpture of iron grape cluster hanging on wooden framework.
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Ilan Averbuch

b. 1953

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.

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