Magdalena Abakanowicz

Dates

From 16 Oct 20 to 17 Jan 21

Friday 16 October '20

Sunday 17 January '21

Price

See event description

Where

Binario 1

Magdalena Abakanowicz
Binario 1 | OGR Torino
Curated by Ann Cox & Mary Jane Jacob
Exhibition organised by Tate Modern
in collaboration with OGR Torino and the Toms Pauli Foundation at the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne



In the ‘60s and ‘70s, the Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz worked with woven sisal fibre to create towering hanging pieces that radically expanded the field of sculpture – she called them the Abakans.

Rarely exhibited together, the most significant Abakans will be brought together to occupy the long gallery space of OGR. This exhibition will explore the relationships between the Abakans and a number of other key works, including War Games – wood and iron sculptures incorporating the trunks of felled trees. A selection of early textile pieces and her less-known drawings will also be shown. The exhibition is a organised by Tate Modern in collaboration with the Toms Pauli Foundation at the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne and OGR.