Magdalena Abakanowicz
- Introduction
- Marta Magdalena Abakanowicz-Kosmowska (20 June 1930 – 20 April 2017) was a Polish sculptor of Tartar descent and fiber artist. She is notable for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and her outdoor installations. She is widely regarded as one of Poland's most internationally acclaimed artists. She was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland, from 1965 to 1990 and a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles in 1984.
- Wikidata
- Q158080
- Introduction
- Polish sculptor and best known for her groups of headless figures made from resin and fiber (and later metal) often installed in public places. She began as a painter, but produced large scale woven sculpture from dyed sisal in the 1960s. Her public installations can be found in Grant Park, Chicago; at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC; and Warsaw’s Romuald Traugutt Park. The largest collection of her art is in in the collection of the National Museum in Wrocław in Poland. Polish sculptor and best known for her groups of headless figures made from resin and fiber (and later metal) often installed in public places. She began as a painter, but produced large scale woven sculpture from dyed sisal in the 1960s. Her public installations can be found in Grant Park, Chicago; at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC; and Warsaw’s Romuald Traugutt Park. The largest collection of her art is in in the collection of the National Museum in Wrocaw in Poland.
- Nationalities
- Polish, American, Central European, Eastern European
- Gender
- Female
- Roles
- Artist, Weaver, Painter, Sculptor, Textile Artist
- Names
- Magdalena Abakanowicz, Magdalena Abakanowicz Kosmowski
- Ulan
- 500084577
Exhibitions
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Taking a Thread for a Walk
Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2021
MoMA
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Making Space: Women Artists and Postwar Abstraction
Apr 15–Aug 13, 2017
MoMA
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Shaping Modernity 1880–1980
Mar 28, 2012–Sep 8, 2013
MoMA
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Drawings in Black and White: A Selection of Contemporary Works from the Collection
Sep 22, 1994–Feb 7, 1995
MoMA
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Magdalena Abakanowicz: War Games
Apr 18–Jun 20, 1993
MoMA PS1
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Magdalena Abakanowicz has
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