Magdalena Abakanowicz: The Artist and Her Art The Artist of Abakans The Art of Abakans

A stunning exploration of Magdalena Abakanowicz’s extraordinary and unique body of work

Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930–2017) was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist, most notable for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium. In the 1960s and 1970s, she wove sisal in intense colors to create towering, hanging pieces that radically expanded the field of sculpture and installation art and catapulted the international fiber art movement. Known as Abakans, these “organic environments” carried man...