LIVING ABSTRACTION \n \nSophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) was one of the artists
most versatile modern artists, creating deeply innovative works in
many disciplines. This exhibition traces the trajectory of his
career: professor of applied arts, participant in the Dada movement and
manufacturer of textiles and objects, to designer of murals,
stained glass, furniture, interiors and buildings, through
painter-sculptor, magazine editor and pioneer of abstraction
geometric. For Taeuber-Arp, abstraction was always linked to a reality
daily life in which the objects had to be used and handled, the
spaces had to be moved and artworks had to be looked at and
experienced. Their creations respond to their time and place of
achievement, in accordance with the ambition expressed by Taeuber-Arp to create
"living things" in "a new style that suits us". His movement
fluid between genres, disciplines and creative roles makes it
particularly relevant for contemporary artists, while its
work proposes a more open and inclusive way of thinking about the history of
modern art. \n \nSophie Taeuber-Arp: Living Abstraction is the first
exhibition in the United States for nearly 40 years to trace the entirety of the
the artist's multifaceted career. It features some 400 works,
including textiles, applied arts, puppets, drawings
interior and architecture, furniture, paintings and sculptures in
relief, works on paper, photographs and a selection of prints.
The exhibition aims to deepen our understanding of abstraction
Taeuber-Arp's own and to explore the different ways in which his work has
challenged the boundaries separating fine art from craft and design.
