Totem for Humanity-Tree of life
Fri, Nov 17
|Austrian Culture Forum
I’m honored to share that my site specific installation „Totem for Humanity - Tree of Life" which I’ve created especially for Austrian Culture Forum in New York City, will be on view in the vestibule of this unique building, envisioned by Austrian architect Raimund Abraham, from November 18 to Janu
Time & Location
Nov 17, 2023, 6:00 PM – Jan 14, 2024, 6:00 PM
Austrian Culture Forum, 11 E 52nd St, New York, NY 10022, USA
About the Event
My artworks were for the first time exhibited at this unique building in 2015, in the frame of the exhibition Frederick Kiesler - The Display of the Century. And now, just about 100 meters down from MOMA, where Frederick's Kiesler Totem for All religions is displayed, my Totem for Humanity - Tree of life is selected to highlight each year the celebration of the ending of the old year and beginning of the new year, in a way that resonates with various cultures and religions present in multicultural New York City.
"Totem for Humanity - Tree of Life" (2023), is a multi-part work made of recycled hand-made laces donated specially for this installation from the family heritage of several people as well as from lace found at flea markets around the world. The loops and twists of threads in the lace patterns illustrate that we are all connected and interdependent at…