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of Lamentations and includes
ovals as symbols of overlap-
ping connections.
A mixed media piece about
12 feet across and including
nontraditional letterpress
printmaking and collage, has
text addressing climate change
and connects to her interests
in the “Jerusalem Biennale,”
which showcases the work of
200 international artists work-
ing in groups of individuals as
they react, in various forms of
artistry, to different themes.
“A suite of prints gives my
impressions for ‘
Living Under
Water,’
” says Avadenka, who
spent three weeks in Venice
with four other artists to
create pieces inspired by the
climate-challenged city as well
as related commentary by
Jewish scholars from various
disciplines.
The experience in Italy
was sponsored in part by Beit
Venezia-A Home for Jewish
Culture in preparation for the
Jerusalem Biennale.
“There’
s some kind of
mystery in my work, so when
viewers see it they’
re actively
engaged in responding to
whatever I’
ve created,” says
Avadenka, whose projects are
in the permanent collections
of the Detroit Institute of
Arts, the Jewish Museum in
New York and the Museum
Meermanno in The Hague,
among other prestigious art
centers.
“I did a book years ago
about the Golem, and that’
s
part of the exhibition that is
traveling around the world,”
Avadenka explains. “It’
s about
creating another life force and,
in that way, it’
s kind of an
introduction to the exhibition
about artificial intelligence
now and the ethical issues that
must be dealt with.”
Avadenka will be a speaker
at the Charach Gallery exhi-
bition, where seven Metro
Detroit artists will show
work on paper and challenge
notions of paper obsolescence.
She will offer a series of collag-
es, “Sacred Art: Early Hebrew
Printing,” inspired
by the role of
women in crafting
religious books.
“Printshops
were in homes and
women worked
beside their hus-
bands and fathers
under circumstances
that sometimes
had them taking
charge,” explains
the artist, who will
go into detail at 2
p.m. Sunday, Nov.
17. “The women
set their names in
type, and we can see
this.”
“An artist works
alone, but the
hope is to have
opportunities
to share what’s
created.”
— LYNNE AVADENKA
A journal
page from
The Book of Venice
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