Upcoming Exhibitions
Magdalena Abakanowicz: Next is our skin
Richard Gray Gallery | New York
April 29-June 26, 2026GRAY is pleased to announce Next is our skin, an exhibition of work by the trailblazing Polish sculptor and fiber artist Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017). With a selection of work spanning four decades, from the 1960s to the 1990s, this exhibition examines the evolution of her practice and her continuous inquiry into the human condition.
From the earliest works in fiber such as Szara, an abstract weaving from 1965 whose natural sisal and horse hair protrude from the surface as if to animate the work, to the more disquieting figurative works in burlap and bronze from the 1980s and ’90s, Abakanowicz’s art represents the human struggle to maintain individuality against political and social oppression.
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Helsinki Art Museum | Helsinki, Finland
May 6, 2026–August 30, 2026
The Polish icon of sculpture, Magdalena Abakanowicz, will make her large-scale debut in Finland as her organic textile sculptures fill HAM’s grand arched halls in all their height and breadth. Renowned as a pioneer in creating fibre-based sculptures and installations, Abakanowicz’s impressive “Abakans” will dominate the exhibition space with a striking presence.
Magdalena Abakanowicz emerged as a pioneer in creating organic, fibre-based sculptures and installations in the 1960s and 1970s. HAM’s grand arched halls will be filled with the artist’s iconic textile sculptures, “Abakans”, as well as impressive jute sculptures.
Terminal Piece
Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (mumok) | Vienna, Austria
June 20, 2026-February 7, 2027
Terminal Piece is an inaugural exhibition and a vision for the future, marking the start of a new chapter for the mumok. It also proposes a new way of considering the museum, its collection and, the experience of both in their entirety and complexity. Conceived as an exhibition in several acts, Terminal Piece takes a straightforward yet decisive curatorial approach, bringing together works from the collection alongside new productions and external loans. One specific artwork is taken as a starting point to consider the museum as a whole: the first acquisition made under the directorship of Fatima Hellberg. The choice of work entails an engagement with notions of viewership, prompting reflection on which side of the work we occupy and demanding our participation.
Terminal Piece will be accompanied by an extensive event program and a publication co-edited with Camilla Wills of Divided Publishing, which will include an existing text by Kate Millett and new writing by Ariana Reines, and other authors.