Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. Known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and for outdoor installations, Abakanowicz has been considered among the most influential Polish artists of the postwar era.
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Nierozpoznani ("The Unrecognised Ones", 2002) at the Cytadela Park in Poznań, Poland (whole installation)![Nasher Sculpture Center, Untitled, 1980-1983. This image is a detail of Untitled, one of the largest sisal weavings Abakanowicz ever made.[19]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Nasher_Sculpture_Center%2C_Untitled%2C_1980-1983.jpg/1280px-Nasher_Sculpture_Center%2C_Untitled%2C_1980-1983.jpg)
Nasher Sculpture Center, Untitled, 1980-1983. This image is a detail of Untitled, one of the largest sisal weavings Abakanowicz ever made.[19]
Space of Unknown Growth (1997-1998) at the Europos Parkas, Lithuania
Agora by Magdalena Abakanowicz, in the south end of Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and East Roosevelt Road. The entire installation is about 300 feet (91 m) long.
University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland, which bears Abakanowicz's name since January 2021
Abakanowicz's tombstone at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw, PolandAwards 12
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Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. Known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and for outdoor installations, Abakanowicz has been considered among the most influential Polish artists of the postwar era. She worked as a professor of studio art at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland, from 1965 to 1990, and as a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles in 1984.
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