Name/Title
Elana Herzog : ripped, tangled, and frayedEntry/Object ID
N9500.H47.R7 2023Description
Ripping, cutting, tangling, fraying, and stapling are among the many physical acts at the core of Elana Herzog's artistic practice. For over three decades, she has dismantled and reconfigured bed sheets, blankets, carpets, and other domestic textiles, disrupting their potential to provide us with warmth, protection, and comfort. Her mixed-media constructions and installations convey a sense of the ephemeral, teetering between stages of growth and decay. Using discarded textiles sourced from her friends and family as well as from secondhand stores, and acquiring others during her extensive travels, Herzog explores the global migration of culture and technology. Many of these found materials feature floral patterns, which Herzog favors for their stylized representations of nature.Context
This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Elana Herzog: Ripped, Tangled, and Frayed' on view at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, September 29, 2023-February 4, 2024.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Ragna FrodaNotes
Gift of Ragna Froda, March 2025.Lexicon
Search Terms
artist monographs, fiberwork--21st century, installations (art), soft sculpture, women artists--21st centuryLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Kristen Evangelista, Nancy Princenthal, Jenni Sorkin, Eva Diaz, Brenda Coultas, Melanie CohnPublisher
Visual Arts Center of New JerseyDate Published
2023ISBN
9780925915641Notes
Length: 72General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Introduction / Kirsten Evangelista -- Following the Thread / Nancy Princenthal -- Fusing Surface and Experience / Jenni Sorkin -- Punk Chenille / Eva Díaz -- Holding or My Body When I Get Paid / Brenda Coultas -- Exhibition Checklist -- Selected Biography -- Selected Bibliography -- Artist Statement and Acknowledgments -- Director's Acknowledgments / Melanie Cohn.