Exhibitions

Magdalena Abakanowicz: Reality of Dreams

September 26-December 14, 2008
Alsdorf Gallery

Magdalena Abakanowicz, Flock (12 Standing Figures)
From the Ragazzi, 1990, burlap and resin. © Magdalena Abakanowicz, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New
York, NY.

Magdalena Abakanowicz is one of the most potent voices in the art world today. Her original creations, based primarily on human and animal forms, express a spiritual and philosophical quest. Growing up in Poland during World War II and Communist rule, Abakanowicz overcame traumatic events, personal challenges, and political oppression through dogged resourcefulness. Her art is informed by these experiences, and the theme of individuality within an anonymous multitude is repeated in her sculpture and drawings, expressing both vitality and mortality at the same time. This exhibition will include the sculpture installation Flock and selected drawings made over some twenty-five years. 

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Read of review of this exhibition in Newcity and a story in the Daily Northwestern.

Visit Magdalena Abakanowicz's website for more information about the artist.

Related Events

• Tours. Free guided tours of this exhibition and Drawn from Memory: Holocaust and History in the Art of Samuel Bak take place Sundays at 2 pm through November 30. Tous of the Magdalena Abakanowicz exhibition only will take place Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm from December 6 through December 14.
  

Magdalena Abakanowicz: Reality of Dreams is organized by the Block Museum of Art with the cooperation of Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York. Support for the exhibition is provided by the Alsdorf Endowment; Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; and Myers Foundations.