Magdalena Abakanowicz
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Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist renowned for her monumental, often headless human figures and pioneering work in textile-based sculpture.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish artist
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fiber artist ⓘ human ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| artMedium |
bronze
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burlap ⓘ resin ⓘ textile fibers ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
NERFINISHED
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Herder Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-06-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-04-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Abakanowicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
installation art
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sculpture ⓘ textile art ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName | Magdalena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Poznań
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Polish wartime experience
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collective trauma ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Polish ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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fiber art ⓘ |
| name | Magdalena Abakanowicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
monumental headless human figures
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textile-based sculpture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Abakans
NERFINISHED
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Agora NERFINISHED ⓘ Backs NERFINISHED ⓘ Bronze Crowd NERFINISHED ⓘ Crowd series NERFINISHED ⓘ Embryology NERFINISHED ⓘ Walking Figures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
fiber artist
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sculptor ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Falenty, Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Warsaw, Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań ⓘ |
| theme |
body and fragmentation
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crowds and anonymity ⓘ human condition ⓘ |
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