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
- Abakany Cytadela Poznan.jpg
Nierozpoznani ("The Unrecognised Ones", 2002) at the Cytadela Park in Poznań, Poland (whole installation)
- Nasher Sculpture Center, Untitled, 1980-1983.jpg
Nasher Sculpture Center, Untitled, 1980–1983. This image is a detail of Untitled, one of the largest sisal weavings Abakanowicz ever made.
- Europos parkas 1.jpg
Space of Unknown Growth (1997–1998) at the Europos Parkas, Lithuania
- Uniwersytet Artystyczny w Poznaniu - panoramio.jpg
University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland, which bears Abakanowicz's name since January 2021
- Magdalena Abakanowicz (grób) 01.jpg
Abakanowicz's tombstone at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland
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 Archived 2017-09-14 at the Wayback Machine