Alina Szapocznikow
dal 6/2/2014 al 30/5/2014
Segnalato da
6/2/2014
Alina Szapocznikow
Museum of Modern Art, Tel Aviv
Body Traces. The artist expanded the definition of sculpture in a deconstructive process
Jewish sculptor and proto-feminist Alina Szapocznikow (1926, Kalisz-1973, Paris) was one of Poland's outstanding post-WWII artists. Within two decades, she exchanged the language of classical sculpture with an idiosyncratic lexicon of new shapes, unusual materials, processes and themes that held a dialogue with the contemporary art scene and her own biography. Szapocznikow expanded the definition of sculpture in a deconstructive process of trial and error, while casting parts of her own body directly: an indexical imprint that testifies to the body's deterioration. Exhibition curated by Ahuva Israel. (Image: Leg, 1962 Courtesy The Estate of Alina Szapocznikow / Piotr Stanislawski / Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris C ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Fabrice Gousset)