A work by the Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz is on show at Tate Liverpool as part of the international Biennial there.
Entitled ‘Embryology’, the piece was first presented at the Venice Biennale in 1980. In its brochure Tate Liverpool writes: ‘This sculptural installation comprises hundreds of hand-sewn objects of varying sizes that are loosely stacked and scattered around the gallery to create an environment that evokes the natural landscape. […] The textile sack-like skin and spilled interior stuffing also suggest ideas of trade and storage, particularly in the context of Tate Liverpool which is housed in a converted warehouse.’
Magdalena Abakanowicz, who turned 80 earlier this year, has had over one hundred individual exhibitions and her works are in the collections of 120 museums and private galleries, including the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the National Gallery of Art in Washington. She won the Gold Medal at the Sao Paulo Art Biennale in 1965. (mk/jb)