Magdalena Abakanowicz / edited by Ann Coxon and Mary Jane Jacob.
By: Abakanowicz, Magdalena [artist]
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Contributor(s): Coxon, Ann [editor] | Jacob, Mary Jane [editor] | Tate Modern (Gallery) [host institution].
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BookPublisher: London : Tate Publishing, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 207 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849766739 (paperback); 9781849768368.Subject(s): Abakanowicz, Magdalena -- Exhibitions | Soft sculpture -- Exhibitions | Textile fabrics -- Exhibitions | Textile fabrics in art -- Exhibitions | Sculpture, Polish -- Exhibitions | Installations (Art) -- ExhibitionsDDC classification: 709.2 ABA | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 709.2 ABA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00232418 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) was a Polish artist who revolutionised the use of woven forms in art. In the mid 1960s, she transformed the modest material of sisal into monumental hanging sculptures, known as Abakans, which captivated audiences and brought her international fame. In the 1970s she amassed them into vast organic environments, at times threading through reclaimed ship ropes. Imbued with meaning, they were spaces to contemplate, to immerse oneself in, to experience. This book explores the unique nature of these radical works and brings readers into Abakanowicz's imaginal world. Delving into the lesser-known context of the art world from which Abakanowicz emerged, and touching on other aspects of a remarkable sixty-year career, it reveals her impact on environmental sculpture, as well as her deeply personal interests in natural phenomena and global cultures. Showcasing the Abakans in a whole new light, it is a celebration of the mastery and determination of this extraordinary artist.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at Tate Modern, London, 17th November 2022-21st May 2023 ; Fondation Toms Pauli at the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne/Plateforme 10, Lausanne, 23rd June-24th September 2023 ; Henie Onstad Art Centre, Høvikodden, 26th October 2023-25th February 2024.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The artist : the person / Mary Jane Jacob -- Artist's writings -- Knots : Abakanowicz and the Polish art scene in the 1960s / Magdalena Moskalewicz -- Every tangle of thread and rope : Abakanowicz's organic environments / Ann Coxon -- Art as spatial dramaturgy : Polish and Italian povera / Gabi Scardi -- Crafting an art practice : the postwar Polish art scene / Michal Jachula -- Abakany : the essence of time and space / Marta Kowalewska -- Spaces unguarded : Abakanowicz's drawings / Magali Junet -- Return to paradise : concerning Arboreal architecture / Clare Lilley -- Celebrating an artist : Abakanowicz in Wroclaw / Iwona Dorota Bigos -- Organic structures : Abakanowicz in Norway / Caroline Ugelstad -- The liveliness of matter : contemporary dialogues / Dina Akhmadeeva -- A lifetime of experiences : a narrative chronology / Jenny Dally.