Magdalena Abakanowicz

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Magdalena Abakanowicz was a pioneer of radical sculpture based on textile and installation in the early 1960s. Her earliest works were monumental hanging textiles, which she named “Abakans,” and which functioned as both objects and spaces. In the 1970s, her work started to become more figurative, as exemplified by the headless and fragmented human forms she created in materials such as bronze, wood, stone, and clay. This phase represents the peak of her artistic output. Abakanowicz's works have been part of many exhibitions and collections around the world, such as the Ludwig Museum, Cologne; Hiroshima City Museum; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; National Museum, Wroclaw; Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington; the Art Institute, Chicago; Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw; and festivals such as the Venice Biennale, São Paulo biennial, Sydney biennial, and others.