Tate Modern – Amanda Jane Textiles

Magdalena Abakanowicz

This week, I went to an exhibition at Tate Modern of work by Polish textile artist Magdalena Abakanowicz. Actually, the artist herself, who lived from 1930- 2017, did not like to be categorised as a ‘textile artist’. She trained as a tapestry weaver and the exhibition included some of her early work which is highlyContinueContinue reading “Magdalena Abakanowicz”

Anni Albers, weaver

I recently saw an exhibition at Tate Modern, in London (organised by Tate Modern and Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf), of the work of Anni Albers (1899-1994). Anni was an innovative and influential weaver who was born in Germany and trained at the Bauhaus Art School. You can see a photograph of Anni Albers here: https://nmwa.org/art/artists/anni-albers/ Many ofContinueContinue reading “Anni Albers, weaver”