This captivating exhibition arrives in Aberdeen following an international tour. Tracing the history of 20th century art in textiles, 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 George 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.
"The Rooster Fuller Fabrics 1955 made after the work "Le Coq 29-03-1938" by Pablo Picasso (detail).
Pablo Picasso © Succession Picasso/DACS, London 2024
