Elana Herzog: Four Projects for Spaces, 1996 to the Present

Abstract

Elana Herzog is a New York artist who uses household textiles and plastics in her sculptural and architectural interventions. Herzog's pieces range from a few inches in size to large-scale installations. In her projects, the accumulation, disintegration, modification, and reconfigurations of found material allow for multilayered readings that encompass formal and philosophical artistic tropes. In this article, I write about four of Elana's works from 1996 to the present. Throughout my analysis, I refer to art historical and textual examples that situate Herzog's work in relation to philosophy, psychology, materiality, painting, and architecture.