Lauren Berkowitz b. 1965

  • Artist (Installation Artist)
Lauren Berkowitz is an installation artist, working mostly on ephemeral and site-specific works that evoke the passage of time and our place within it. Often inspired by the landscape but troubled by its degradation, her works also references the history of contemporary art, in particular American painting and sculpture of the 1960s and 1970s.
Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
Cornucopia
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herbs, spices, beans and pulses

detail view; 5.8 cm radius

 
Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
Demeter's Garden
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indigenous, native and exotic plants, hardwood

detail view; 430 × 170 cm

 
Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
Karakarook's Garden
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Indigenous plants and Dromana toppings

12 × 7 m

 
Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
Shadows and Light
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coal and wood shavings

9 × 3 m

 
Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
Tide
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sand and salt

detail view; 8 × 9 m