Magdalena Abakanowicz
Marta Magdalena Abakanowicz-Kosmowska (June 20, 1930 – April 20, 2017) was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. She was known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium. 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.[1] She was born in Falenty, Poland.
Abakanowicz died on April 20, 2017 in Warsaw at the age of 86.
Magdalena Abakanowicz Media
Nierozpoznani ("The Unrecognised Ones", 2002) at the Cytadela Park in Poznań, Poland (whole installation)
Nasher Sculpture Center, Untitled, 1980–1983. This image is a detail of Untitled, one of the largest sisal weavings Abakanowicz ever made.
Space of Unknown Growth (1997–1998) at the Europos Parkas, Lithuania
University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland, which bears Abakanowicz's name since January 2021
Abakanowicz's tombstone at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland
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References
- ↑ Kitowska-Lysiak, Malgorzata, Magdalena Abakanowicz Archived 2006-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, Visual Arts Profile, Polish Culture, Art History Institute of the Catholic University of Lublin, 2004
Other websites
- Electrical Properties of Textile Fiber
- Magdalena Abakanowicz, artnet
- The Jackboot Has Lifted. Now the Crowds Crush Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, By Rita Reif, The New York Times, June 3, 2001
- (in French) Magdalena Abakanowicz