Magdalena Abakanowicz (1939 – 2017) was a Polish sculptor and fibre artist, known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and for outdoor installations. She developed a personal artistic language closely linked to the artist’s relationship with nature and her childhood memories inPoland, where she grew up isolated on her aristocratic family’s estate deep in the forest.
Germany invaded Poland at the beginning of World War II. In the same year, the Soviet Union moved in from the east to occupy part of the country. The family was stripped of everything they owned, and the aristocratic family background had to be hidden. Despite difficult living conditions under the communist regime, Abakanowicz was determined to engage on a global scale. Even before 1970, she gained international recognition for her revolutionary installations, and she continued to cross the Iron Curtain more than any other artist, participating in hundreds of exhibitions worldwide.
DATE: Tuesday, January 16 at 11:45 (for 12.00)
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PLACE: Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Sonja Henies vei 31, 1311 Høvikodden
TRANSPORT: Bus 160 (Rykkin) from Nationaltheatret every 30 min. Get off at Høvikodden bus stop. It is a five-minute walk.
By car: take E18 west and follow the signs. Free parking.
LUNCH: There is a cafeteria/restaurant at the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
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