Exhibition exploring engagement with modern art in a personal way through clothing and home furnishing.
This captivating exhibition arrives in Aberdeen following an international tour. Tracing the history of 20th-century art in textiles, it explores how people were once able to engage with modern art in a personal and intimate way through their clothing and home furnishings.
Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol showcases examples of key European and American art movements including Fauvism, Cubism, Constructivism, Abstraction, Surrealism and Pop Art, as well as the work of leading fashion designers and manufacturers.
Highlights include work by Georges Braque, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalí, Sonia Delaunay, Raoul Dufy, Barbara Hepworth, Fernand Léger, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, Ben Nicholson and Andy Warhol. The Aberdeen exhibition also features a selection of work by contemporary artists Zandra Rhodes, Damien Hirst and Valentino and Howard Hodgkin.
Exhibition organised by the Fashion and Textile Museum, London.
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Schoolhill, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB10 1FQ
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Tuesday closed.
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Aberdeen Art Gallery is proud to be a joint winner of Art Fund Museum of the Year 2020. Aberdeen Art Gallery is home to one of the finest collections in the UK. Between 2015 and 2019 the Gallery underwent a once-in-a-lifetime redevelopment supported by Aberdeen City Council and the National lottery Heritage Fund and led by Hoskins Architects. With more treasures on display and vastly improved visitor facilities Aberdeen Art Gallery, which includes the Cowdray Hall concert venue and the Remembrance Hall, is a must-see on any visit to the city.
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