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SUMMARY:Kreative Talk | Marta Kowalewska: Textile Art
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DESCRIPTION:28th June 28, 12-2pm, art’otel London Hoxton
How did 1960s Polish textile artists redefine craft into contemporary art
and influence a generation of artists? Join Marta Kowalewska, Chief Curator
of the Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź (CMWŁ), as she shares her
story behind curating some of the most revolutionary Polish artists,
featuring Magdalena Abakanowicz and Barbara Levittoux-Świderska. Learn how
fibre, weaving, and fabric became powerful tools for immersive sculpture,
avante-garde installation, and materially driven abstraction that launched
textiles into international museums and galleries.
Biography
Marta Kowalewska is an art historian and critic, and Chief Curator at the
Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź (CMWŁ), Poland. She curated the
16th, 17th, and 18th International Triennial of Textiles in Łódź, as
well as exhibitions including Magdalena Abakanowicz. Everything is made of
fiber (2025), Wojciech Sadley. Sacrum Profanum. Contemporary Discourse
(2025), Antoni Starczewski. Moulding the Ideas (2024), and Metamorphism.
Magdalena Abakanowicz (2017-18).
Kowalewska has published over 70 articles, essays, professional interviews,
exhibition catalogues, and contributed to both Polish and international
institutions in Zacheta Warsaw, TATE Modern, Muzeum Susch/Hatje Cantz, and
Musée Bourdelle. She co-authored From Tapestry to Fiber Art: The Lausanne
Biennials 1962-1995 (2017) and has edited several books including Textile
Textures. Multithreaded narratives (2024), Antoni Starczewski. The Idea of
Linear Notation (2022), Magdalena Abakanowicz. Metamorphism (2018), and
Splendour of Textiles (2013). She is a board member of the European Textile
Network, chairs the Supervisory Board of the Marta Magdalena
Abakanowicz-Kosmowska and Jan Kosmowski Foundation, a member of AICA,
co-founded Textile Culture Net project, and served on several international
juries for textile art.
The afternoon will feature:
· Exclusive talk with Marta Kowalewska including a question and answer
session
· Informal networking reception to meet the creatives in the gallery after
the talk
Audience: creatives and general public interested in Avante Garde Polish
Textile Artists, Textile Art, Magadalena Abakanovic, Barbara
Levittoux-Świderska, fashion + textile, and design.
Organized by: Artificial Kreativity Tickets: 
Tickets: Buy tickets – Kreative Talk | Marta Kowalewska – art'otel
London Hoxton
(This is a ticketed event only and tickets will not be available to
purchase at the door)
About Kreative Talks
Kreative Talks, produced by Artificial Kreativity, is a curated speaker
series dedicated to sharing the stories behind the creatives shaping the
world. Artificial Kreativity launched this initiative in 2025 with the aim
of bringing exposure to the creative professions. Previous speakers
included Peter Murray OBE, STUFISH, fashion show producer John Walford, and
East London mural artist Otto Schade. Learn more about our Kreative Talk
series and upcoming speakers here: Kreative Talks
In partnership with art'otel London Hoxton | Polish Cultural Institute in
London | Richard Saltoun Gallery | RIBA London | Evelyn Glennie
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