MUSEUM ACQUISITION | ELLA LITTWITZ

Acquisition by the ISRAEL MUSEUM OF ART
We're pleased to announce that Ella Littwitz's Edith, 2022, has been acquired by The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, IL). 
 
This diptych is part of Littwitz's exploration of the landscape surrounding the Dead Sea. Lot's wife is a biblical figure from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah - in some writings called Edith - who, according to the Bible (Genesis 19), was turned into a pillar of salt as punishment for looking back to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. A giant pillar of salt on Mount Sodom with the appearance of a figure is traditionally called Lot's wife. The Pillar thus connects the mythological - the religious, and the geographical - the tangible. This work consists of two framed archival pigment prints facing each other. As the two images of Lot's wife are facing each other, thus forcing her to look into her own eyes - one of the images is looking 'backward' – never mind which way - as it is predicated by her identity and story. The other one looks ahead through introspection.
 
This work was shown as part of Littwitz's most recent solo exhibition at Harlan Levey Projects, "The Day the Sky Hung Low". Please find more information here. 
August 13, 2025