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Magdalena Abakanowicz

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish, 1930–2017

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Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. Known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and for outdoor installations, Abakanowicz has been considered among the most influential Polish artists of the postwar era. She worked as a professor of studio art at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland, from 1965 to 1990, and as a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles in 1984.

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Works in Collection

10 works
Birth of Fly

Birth of Fly

Magdalena Abakanowicz

1994–97

Body 81F

Body 81F

Magdalena Abakanowicz

1981

Cecyna Flower

Cecyna Flower

Magdalena Abakanowicz

1999

Design for Jacquard fabric book cover of Tkanina Polska (Polish Fabric)

Design for Jacquard fabric book cover of Tkanina Polska (...

Magdalena Abakanowicz

1952

Jacquard loom punched cards for the fabric book cover of Tkanina Polska (Polish Fabric)

Jacquard loom punched cards for the fabric book cover of ...

Magdalena Abakanowicz

c. 1959

Les Traits (Maquette for Tapisserie 21 brune)

Les Traits (Maquette for Tapisserie 21 brune)

Magdalena Abakanowicz

1963

Pregnant

Pregnant

Magdalena Abakanowicz

1981-82

Tkanina Polska (Polish Fabric)

Tkanina Polska (Polish Fabric)

Magdalena Abakanowicz

1959

Winged Trunk

Winged Trunk

Magdalena Abakanowicz

1989

Yellow Abakan

Yellow Abakan

Magdalena Abakanowicz

1967–1968

Exhibitions

6 exhibitions

Feb 25, 1969 – May 04, 1969

Wall Hangings

12 artists · 2 curators

Dec 01, 1970 – Jan 31, 1971

Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

101 artists · 2 curators

May 17, 1984 – Aug 19, 1984

An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture

165 artists · 1 curator

Apr 11, 1986 – Oct 09, 1986

Contemporary Works from the Collection

51 artists · 1 curator

Dec 24, 1987 – Sep 12, 1988

Contemporary Works from the Collection

53 artists · 1 curator

Jun 24, 1989 – Mar 18, 1990

Contemporary Works from the Collection

28 artists · 1 curator