17 November 2022–21 May 2023
Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope
Tate Modern offers a rare opportunity to explore 26 radical works by late Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, known as Abakans. Made of organic materials such as horsehair, sisal and hemp rope, these monumental soft sculptures broke new ground in the 1960s and 70s.
Exhibition view: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Every Tangle of Thread and Rope, Tate Modern, London (17 November 2022–21 May 2023). © Fundacja Marty Magdaleny Abakanowicz Kosmowskiej i Jana Kosmowskiego, Warsaw. Photo: © Tate, Madeline Buddo.
Magdalena Abakanowicz, born in 1930 in Falenty near Warsaw, Poland, is one of the most important sculptors of the 20 th century. After her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and a brief career as a painter, the artist turned to weaving