Abakanowicz, Magdalena
Overview
Works: | 480 works in 960 publications in 8 languages and 6,650 library holdings |
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Genres: | Exhibition catalogs Criticism, interpretation, etc Biographies Catalogs History Portraits Academic theses |
Roles: | Illustrator, Author, Artist, Contributor, Other, zxx, Interviewee, Author of introduction, Sculptor, Collector |
Classifications: | NB955.P63, 709.2 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Magdalena Abakanowicz
- Magdalena Abakanowicz by Barbara Rose( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz : Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- The figurative sculpture of Magdalena Abakanowicz : bodies, environments, and myths by Joanna Inglot( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz : recent sculpture by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Fate and art : monologue by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz : recent work, October 20-November 25, 1989, Marlborough Gallery, Inc by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz; textile Strukturen und Konstruktionen by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz, about men : sculpture, 1974-1985 by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz : coexistence : 7 October-3 November, 2003 by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz : confessions : sculpture and drawings : October 19-November 19, 2005 by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Abakanowicz : mutants : 15 January - 11 February 1997 by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz : arboreal architecture : Bois de Nanterre--Vertical green : May 7-June 6, 1992, Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz : ninety five figures from the crowd of one thousand ninety five figures ; 28 September-28 October 20 by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz : bronze sculpture by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz : October 5 thorugh December 1990 by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Abakanowicz : wild flowers by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz : la corte del rey Arturo : Palacio de Cristal, Parque del Retiro, Madrid, 13 de marzo-16 de junio de 2008 by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
- 3. Internationale Triennale der Zeichnung : Bildhauerzeichnung : Abakanowicz, Chillida, Serra, Tinguely : Kunsthalle Nürnberg, 11.10.85-16.2.86 : Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz/Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum, Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum, Linz, 20.3.86-11.5.86 by Curt Heigl( Book )
- Magdalena Abakanowicz : a survey, 1987-2009 by Magdalena Abakanowicz( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Monochromes : from Malevich to the present by
Barbara Rose(
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9 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The first comprehensive study of the modern history of monochrome art, Monochromes traces the development of single-color artwork - painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installations - up to the present. With over 160 full-color reproductions, this book examines the fundamental aesthetic issues raised by the monochrome in a historical context."--Jacket
9 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The first comprehensive study of the modern history of monochrome art, Monochromes traces the development of single-color artwork - painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installations - up to the present. With over 160 full-color reproductions, this book examines the fundamental aesthetic issues raised by the monochrome in a historical context."--Jacket
Working process e non solo by
Magdalena Abakanowicz(
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3 editions published in 2002 in Italian and held by 93 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2002 in Italian and held by 93 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Softart : die Kunst des weichen Materials(
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5 editions published in 1980 in German and Germanic and held by 67 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1980 in German and Germanic and held by 67 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Verteidigung der Moderne : Positionen der polnischen Kunst nach 1945 : Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jerzy Beres, Tomasz Ciecierski,
Stanislaw Fijalkowski, Stefan Gierowski, Tadeusz Kantor, Mariusz Kruk, Jaroslaw Modzelewski, Roman Opalka, Marek Sobczyk,
Henryk Stazewski, Leon Tarasewicz by Museum Würth (Künzelsau-Gaisbach)(
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2 editions published in 2000 in German and held by 55 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2000 in German and held by 55 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Magdalena Abakanowicz by
Mariusz Hermansdorfer(
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13 editions published in 1995 in Polish and held by 50 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published in 1995 in Polish and held by 50 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Art contre apartheid = Art against apartheid by
Artistes du monde contre l'apartheid(
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4 editions published in 1983 in English and French and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1983 in English and French and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sculpture(
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3 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 36 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 36 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Magdalena Abakanowicz : recent sculpture(
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 33 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 33 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On paper = Sobre papel(
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2 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 33 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 33 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Wit & whimsy : March 6-31, 2007 by
Marlborough Gallery(
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2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 32 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 32 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Magdalena Abakanowicz, Skulpturen 1967-1989 : 22. Juni bis 20. August 1989, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut
Frankfurt am Main by
Magdalena Abakanowicz(
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7 editions published in 1989 in German and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1989 in German and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Magdalena Abakanowicz by
Mariusz Hermansdorfer(
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4 editions published in 2005 in Polish and German and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 2005 in Polish and German and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Magdalena Abakanowicz; textile Strukturen und Konstruktionen by
Magdalena Abakanowicz(
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9 editions published in 1972 in German and held by 27 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published in 1972 in German and held by 27 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Softart d. Kunst d. weichen Materials(
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1 edition published in 1980 in German and held by 25 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1980 in German and held by 25 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Monochromes : from Malevich to the present by
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía(
Book
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5 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 22 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The first comprehensive study of the modern history of monochrome art, Monochromes traces the development of single-color artwork - painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installations - up to the present. With over 160 full-color reproductions, this book examines the fundamental aesthetic issues raised by the monochrome in a historical context."--Jacket
5 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 22 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The first comprehensive study of the modern history of monochrome art, Monochromes traces the development of single-color artwork - painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installations - up to the present. With over 160 full-color reproductions, this book examines the fundamental aesthetic issues raised by the monochrome in a historical context."--Jacket
Magdalena Abakanowicz : nierozpoznani = unrecognized : Cytadela, Poznań by
Magdalena Abakanowicz(
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4 editions published in 2002 in Polish and English and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 2002 in Polish and English and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Magdalena Abakanowicz by
Barbara Rose(
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5 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 20 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Magdalena Abakanowicz's sculpture is known and loved around the world. She is revered by artists and art critics for her uncompromising, individualistic vision, developed in her native Poland under the hostile eyes of the repressive Communist regime that was in power for most of her adult life. From the horrors of the Warsaw uprising in 1944 to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, she has personally witnessed the worst of humanity's instinct for destructive behavior, and has made art that unflinchingly presents the human condition. Abakanowicz was born to aristocratic parents in 1930 and raised on a country estate east of Warsaw. She came of age against the tumultuous background of World War II and its aftermath. By dint of enormous effort and struggle, she had, by the 1960s, gained the beginning of an international reputation as a sculptor in fibers, a weaver of room-filling environments that were called Abakans. Always alert to the possibilities of using familiar materials in unforeseen ways, she was soon using burlap and resin to make groups of figures that attracted widespread attention and evoked provocative cultural and political associations wherever they were shown. At the Venice biennial of 1980, her ambitious exhibition in the Polish pavilion caused a sensation among critics and the general public alike. Since then, the level and variety of her work has been nothing short of astonishing. In the 1980s, she began to create powerful and monumental sculptures in bronze, stone, wood, and iron. With works such as Katarsis, Incarnations, and Hand-like Trees, she has transformed bronze casting as she once revolutionized the placid world of weaving. Abakanowicz has also executed important public commissions for large, outdoor sculptures in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East; envisioned a revolutionary new form of architecture; created a cycle of sculptures called War Games that is at once heroic and tragic; and produced figures of youthful circus acrobats that express life's hopes
5 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 20 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Magdalena Abakanowicz's sculpture is known and loved around the world. She is revered by artists and art critics for her uncompromising, individualistic vision, developed in her native Poland under the hostile eyes of the repressive Communist regime that was in power for most of her adult life. From the horrors of the Warsaw uprising in 1944 to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, she has personally witnessed the worst of humanity's instinct for destructive behavior, and has made art that unflinchingly presents the human condition. Abakanowicz was born to aristocratic parents in 1930 and raised on a country estate east of Warsaw. She came of age against the tumultuous background of World War II and its aftermath. By dint of enormous effort and struggle, she had, by the 1960s, gained the beginning of an international reputation as a sculptor in fibers, a weaver of room-filling environments that were called Abakans. Always alert to the possibilities of using familiar materials in unforeseen ways, she was soon using burlap and resin to make groups of figures that attracted widespread attention and evoked provocative cultural and political associations wherever they were shown. At the Venice biennial of 1980, her ambitious exhibition in the Polish pavilion caused a sensation among critics and the general public alike. Since then, the level and variety of her work has been nothing short of astonishing. In the 1980s, she began to create powerful and monumental sculptures in bronze, stone, wood, and iron. With works such as Katarsis, Incarnations, and Hand-like Trees, she has transformed bronze casting as she once revolutionized the placid world of weaving. Abakanowicz has also executed important public commissions for large, outdoor sculptures in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East; envisioned a revolutionary new form of architecture; created a cycle of sculptures called War Games that is at once heroic and tragic; and produced figures of youthful circus acrobats that express life's hopes
Rétrospective : [exhibition from June 14th to July 31st, 1979, at the Galerie Alice Pauli, Lausanne] by
Magdalena Abakanowicz(
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2 editions published in 1979 in Undetermined and French and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1979 in Undetermined and French and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Magdalena Abakanowicz : Skulpturen : Ausstellung vom 27. Januar bis 14. April 1990 by
Magdalena Abakanowicz(
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7 editions published in 1990 in German and Undetermined and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1990 in German and Undetermined and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Magdalena Abakanowicz, Inkarnationen : 9. August bis 17. September 1988 by
Magdalena Abakanowicz(
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7 editions published in 1988 in 3 languages and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ausstellungskatalog. - Text dt. u. engl
7 editions published in 1988 in 3 languages and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ausstellungskatalog. - Text dt. u. engl
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- Rose, Barbara Other Author Editor
- Marlborough Gallery Publisher
- Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago, Ill.) Other
- Inglot, Joanna 1963- Author
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Other
- Varas, Valeria Editor
- Rispa, Raúl Other Editor
- Trione, Vincenzo
- Ho, Christopher K. 1974-
- Fabre, Gladys C.
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Abakanowicz, Magdalena Apartheid Apartheid in art Art, American Art, Modern Art, Modern--Exhibitions Art, Polish Artistes du monde contre l'apartheid Artists Artists' preparatory studies Art--Private collections Bronze sculpture, Polish Chillida, Eduardo, Color in art Drawing Drawing, Polish Fiberwork Figurative expressionism Figure sculpture, Polish Gori, Giuliano Italy--Pistoia Marlborough Gallery Men in art Monochrome art Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu Outdoor sculpture Poland Poland--Poznań Poland--Wrocław Public sculpture Race relations Sculptors Sculpture Sculpture, Modern Sculpture, Polish Serra, Richard, Soft sculpture South Africa Themes, motives Tinguely, Jean, Trees in art Women artists
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Alternative Names
Abakanovïç Magdalena
Abakanovicz, Magda 1930-
Abakanovicz, Magdalena 1930-
Abakanovitchi, Magdaréna 1930-2017
Abakanovitchi, Magudarēna
Abakanowicz.
Abakanowicz, A.
Abakanowicz, A., 1930-2017
Abakanowicz-Kosmowska, Magdalena.
Abakanowicz-Kosmowska, Magdalena 1930-
Abakanowicz-Kosmowska, Magdalena, 1930-2017
Abakanowicz, Magdalena
Abakanowicz, Magdalena, 1930-
Abakanowicz, Marta
Abakanowicz, Marta 1930-2017
Kosmowska, Magadalena Abakanowicz- 1930-2017
Kosmowska, Magdalena Abakanowicz-.
Kosmowska, Magdalena Abakanowicz- 1930-
Kosmowska, Magdalena Abakanowicz-, 1930-2017
Kosmowski, Magdalena Abakanowicz
Magdalena Abakanovič
Magdalena Abakanowicz
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