Museumgasten x Abakanowicz (English)
On Sunday, 24 August, the second Museumgasten (Museum Guests) on Magdalena Abakanowicz will take place. For this edition, we have invited co-curator Marta Kowalewska from Warsaw and our own curator Sjouk Hoitsma. We will show and discuss the full documentary made especially for this expo, which includes unique footage from Abakanowicz's private archive. Together, we dive deeper.
What will we talk about?
In the exhibition 'Everything is made of fibre', on the work and life of Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, you will explore an extraordinary person with an impressive oeuvre. Abakanowicz was a strong woman with a powerful visual language that touched many.
During the research for the exhibition, films from the artist's private archive surfaced. Parts of them can be seen in the exhibition. But for Museumgasten, co-curator Marta Kowalewska will host a unique viewing of the full films and provide you with explanations. Together with Sjouk Hoitsma, co-curator and Head of Collections at the TextielMuseum, she will elaborate on the meaning of these images and the exhibition. Marta Kowalewska lives in Warsaw and specialises in Magdalena Abakanowicz's work. She chairs the advisory board of the Marta Magdalena Abakanowicz-Kosmowska and Jan Kosmowski Foundation in Warsaw, which manages the artist's legacy.
Practical information and a tip!
When? Sunday 24 August from 14:30
Where? In our Auditorium on the 2nd floor of the museum (a lift is available)
For whom? This event is open to everyone, and you do not need any special prior knowledge. However, we do strongly recommend you visit the 'Everything is made of fiber' exhibition prior to Museumgasten.
Tickets: €10 (incl. drink afterwards, excl. entrance)
Language: This edition is in English.
Tip: At the end of Museumgasten, we offer the opportunity to stay for a drink in the adjoining foyer. All guests will be present at this and will be happy to talk further.
About the exhibition
Installation art pioneer Magdalena Abakanowicz and her extraordinary oeuvre deserve a grand stage. Step into an impressive universe of monumental textile sculptures that blur the boundaries between art and nature.
Abakanowicz was fascinated by the texture of textiles and the structure of natural fibres. She used this fascination as a basis for her fabrics, but also to represent the human body. She travelled all over the world to set up her exhibitions herself. She placed the sculptures in the middle of the space to create an “environment”, a world of her own. With this spatial concept, she was one of the forerunners of installation art.
