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 in the 20th century, Abakanowicz overcame traumatic events in European history, 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.  It has been organized by the Block Museum of Art with the cooperation of Marlborough Gallery, New York.

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Free guided tours of this exhibition and Drawn from Memory: Holocaust and History in the Art of Samuel Bak will take place Sundays at 2 pm from September 28 to November 30. Tours of the Magdalena Abakanowicz exhibition only will take place Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm from December 6 through 14.