Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH Niederländische Bücher*Magdalena Abakanowicz. Human Nature

– Internationally renowned sculptor and textile artist- Revolutionised textile art and sculpture in the 1950s and 1960s- Groundbreaking contribution to 20th-century art

– Internationally renowned sculptor and textile artist- Revolutionised textile art and sculpture in the 1950s and 1960s- Groundbreaking contribution to 20th-century art

Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) is known for her iconic installations that explored the relationship between humanity and nature, as well as the strength of the collective versus the individual. Today the power of her art, like predications from the past, are rivetingly real. This publication offers rich intellectual insight into the relevance of this Polish artist to the threatened present-a time in which geopolitical shifts between East and West and predictions of the Club of Rome (1972) and climate scientists are becoming a worldwide reality. And here Abakanowicz’s vision on nature and the human condition is explored in a uniquely inspired way: by engaging seven artists/collaboratives to reflect in deeply personal ways on their art through dialogues with historians, philosophers, and other thinkers. This „counterpoint“ launches discussion around the human condition in a post-humanist time, collective identity, trauma, climate change, unending destruction of the planet, and more. Finally, the uncommon approach of this show and book demonstrates how the elder artist’s art and life is a lens through which not only these artists but we can reconsider our place in the world. Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) is known for her iconic installations that explored the relationship between humanity and nature, as well as the strength of the collective versus the individual. Today the power of her art, like predications from the past, are rivetingly real.

Cover
Halftitle
Titlepage
Contents
Foreword
Counterpoints – JACQUELINE GRANDJEAN
A Dialogue between Anish Kapoor and Jacquelynn Baas
A Dialogue between Kimsooja and Ann Coxon
Diana Thater and Magdalena Abakanowicz in Human Nature – Chernobyl s Reflection
Magdalena and Magdalena: Individual Versus Group in the Work of Marlene Dumas and Magdalena Abakanowicz
A Dialogue between Kader Attia and Joanna Bourke
A Dialogue between Kristina Benjocki & Stijn Verhoeff and Marika Ku micz
A Dialogue between Nicole Beutler and Monika Bakke
Epilogue
Timeline
Biographies
List of Works
Dutch Translations
Imprint