Abakan 27

1967

Magdalena Abakanowicz Polish, 1930 - 2017

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In this early work, the unruly, knotty weaving by Abakanowicz breaks the bounds of traditional tapestry making by departing from the flat-weave format. Similar to the expressionistic use of clay by Voulkos, she creates heavy, aggressively articulated, rough-surfaced, high relief, fiber sculptures. Sisal provides visual and tactile interest and its coarse, stiff quality contributes to the stability of the intuitively conceived fabric structures.

Title Abakan 27

Artwork Date 1967

Artist Magdalena Abakanowicz

Life Dates 1930 - 2017

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Polish

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Sisal and linen

Dimensions Overall: 57 3/8 × 71 3/4 × 5 3/4 inches (145.7 × 182.2 × 14.6 cm)

Classification Textiles

Department Contemporary Art after 1950

Credit Gift of Jack Lenor Larsen

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 80.17

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Jack Lenor Larsen

1980-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

Wall Hangings. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1969, pp. 4 and 18 (ill.).

Constantine, M. and Larsen, J.L. Beyond Craft: The Art Fabric. New York, 1972, p. 85 (color ill.).

Bulletin of the DIA 58, no. 4. 1980, p. 247 (ill.).

Magdelena Abakanowicz. Exh. cat., Museum of Contempory Art, Chicago, Musee d'Art Contemporain, Montreal, Portland Art Museum and Portland Art Center for the Visual Arts, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery of UCLA. November 6, 1982-November 11, 1984, no. 19 (ill.).

Dornberg, J. "One way to create fine art is to take the greatest risks," Smithsonian, vol. 16, no. 1 (April 1985): p. 113, (ill.).

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