Kitchen Conversations about Magdalena Abakanowicz

2023-02-03

# 35 - in conversation with curator of ‘Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope’ exhibition at Tate Modern in London, Mary Jane Jacob. Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) was an extraordinary Polish artist known among others for her large fiber sculptures called the Abakans. Her use of organic materials broke new ground for art in the 1960s and 70s. Bringing together 26 of these radical works for the first time in the UK, the exhibition at Tate Modern presents a forest of towering sculptures, enabling vis...

# 35 - in conversation with curator of ‘Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope’ exhibition at Tate Modern in London, Mary Jane Jacob.

Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) was an extraordinary Polish artist known among others for her large fiber sculptures called the Abakans. Her use of organic materials broke new ground for art in the 1960s and 70s. Bringing together 26 of these radical works for the first time in the UK, the exhibition at Tate Modern presents a forest of towering sculptures, enabling visitors to explore their ambiguous forms and earthy scents.

References:

Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope at Tate Modern (17 November 2022 – 21 May 2023)

Exhibition Curators: Ann Coxon, Mary Jane Jacob, Dina Akhmadeeva

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation

UAx Platform

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This episode was created for Contemporary LYNX and with support of Polish Cultural Institute London

Podcast thumbnail credits: Abakan Orange 1968, Baroque Dress, Orange Garment, Sisal 360 x 360 x 45, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, p.69

Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora

Mix & master: Jonas Kröper