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Videotour Sheila Hicks

MAK Dialogues: Video SHEILA HICKS

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Audiotour SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River

Sheila Hicks, Incomprehensible Yellow Space, 2020
Courtesy of the artist and galerie frank elbaz.
Photo: Claire Dorn
© VG Bild-Kunst
 

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
La Sentinelle de Safran, 2018
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
Apprentissages de la Victoire, 2008–2016
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
from left to right: Apprentissages de la Victoire, 2008–2016, Slow but Safe Passage, 2019 und La Sentinelle de Safran, 2018
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
in the front: La Caze, 2017
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
in the front: Menhir, 1998-2004
MAK Exhibition Hall
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 
 

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 
 

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
Monumental, 2018–2020
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
Racines de la Culture, 2018
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
in the front: Perruque Aubergine, 1984/85
MAK Exhibition Hall
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 
 

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
in the front: La Caze, 2017
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
in the front: La Caze, 2017
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
La Sentinelle de Safran, 2018
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

Portrait of Sheila Hicks, 2018
Musée Carnavalet, Paris 
Photo: Cristobal Zanartu
© VG Bild-Kunst
 

SHEILA HICKS

Thread, Trees, River

Wed, 09.12.2020–Sun, 18.04.2021

MAK – Museum of Applied Arts

Exhibition

SHEILA HICKS

Thread, Trees, River

Wed, 09.12.2020–Sun, 18.04.2021

MAK – Museum of Applied Arts

Sheila Hicks (* 1934) is one of the most important international artists active today, and the MAK is the first institution in Austria to dedicate a solo exhibition to her work. Especially for the exhibition, she has developed extensive sculptures and new works and also includes an inspirational object from the MAK Textiles and Carpets Collection.
 
The textiles and installations of the American artist, who has been living in Paris since the mid-1960s, elude traditional ideas of textile art and techniques of knotting and weaving. In the development and perception of the objects, the sculptural, the tactile, fine color nuances up to vibrating luminosity, and nature play an essential role as the starting point and poetry of the textile. Her visionary practice between visual and applied art is determined by the processes and parameters of studio production. 

Hicks studied at Yale University under Josef Albers (1888–1976), various weaving techniques were taught to her personally by the textile artist Anni Albers (1899–1994). Through Josef and Anni Albers, she immersed herself in the ideas of Bauhaus and Modernism. In addition, she has been inspired by Raoul d’Harcourt’s book Les textiles anciens du Pérou et leurs techniques [Textiles of Ancient Peru and Their Techniques] (1934) to explore the subject of cultural appropriation and to turn from painting to textile as a medium.

At the end of the 1950s, a Fulbright grant enabled her to spend time in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. In Mexico she developed a close connection to the architect Luis Barragán (1902–1988). To this day, Hicks sees the textile as an intrinsic element of architecture and a metaphor for measuring space—comparable to the practice-oriented approach of architect and theoretician Gottfried Semper (1803–1879), who explored the context between nature, textile, architecture, and space.
 
 

VIDEO TOUR

MAK curator Bärbel Vischer provides insights into the impressive exhibition. Fabrics, installations, and expansive sculptures in subtle shades of color to vibrant luminosity are featured in the Video Tour.
 

AUDIOGUIDE

Tour through the exhibition SHEILA HICKS. Thread, Trees, River read by Louise Prack | Headphones can be bought at the MAK ticket desk for € 1 | soundcloud.com/makwien
 

MAK DIALOGUES

Curator Bärbel Vischer in conversation with artist Sheila Hicks (in English)
 

PUBLICATION

The exhibition is accompanied by the catalog SHEILA HICKS. Thread, Trees, River, edited by Christoph Thun-Hohenstein and Bärbel Vischer. With contributions by Christoph Thun-Hohenstein and Bärbel Vischer as well as an interview by Itai Margula with the artist. German/English, 72 pages with numerous color illustrations. MAK, Vienna/arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021. Available at the MAK Design Shop and online at MAKdesignshop.at for € 45,30.

VIRTUAL 3D TOUR

To shorten the waiting time until the MAK reopens, the exhibition SHEILA HICKS. Yarn, Trees, River can now be visited virtually.
 



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MAK - Museum für angewandte Kunst · SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
<BODY><div>Sheila Hicks, Incomprehensible Yellow Space, 2020</div><div>Courtesy of the artist and galerie frank elbaz.</div><div>Photo: Claire Dorn</div><div>© VG Bild-Kunst</div><div> </div></BODY>
Sheila Hicks, Incomprehensible Yellow Space, 2020
Courtesy of the artist and galerie frank elbaz.
Photo: Claire Dorn
© VG Bild-Kunst
 
<BODY><div><div><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>La Sentinelle de Safran, 2018</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div></div></div><br /></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
La Sentinelle de Safran, 2018
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer

<BODY><div><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>Apprentissages de la Victoire, 2008–2016</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div></div><br /></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
Apprentissages de la Victoire, 2008–2016
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer

<BODY><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>from left to right: Apprentissages de la Victoire, 2008–2016, Slow but Safe Passage, 2019 und La Sentinelle de Safran, 2018</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div><div> </div></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
from left to right: Apprentissages de la Victoire, 2008–2016, Slow but Safe Passage, 2019 und La Sentinelle de Safran, 2018
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 
<BODY><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>in the front: La Caze, 2017</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div><div> </div></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
in the front: La Caze, 2017
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 
<BODY><div><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div><div> </div></div><br /></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

<BODY><div><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>in the front: Menhir, 1998-2004</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div><div> </div></div><div> </div></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
in the front: Menhir, 1998-2004
MAK Exhibition Hall
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 
 
<BODY><div><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div><div> </div></div><div> </div></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 
 
<BODY><div><div><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>Monumental, 2018–2020</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div></div></div><br /></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
Monumental, 2018–2020
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer

<BODY><div><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>Racines de la Culture, 2018</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div><div> </div></div><br /></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
Racines de la Culture, 2018
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

<BODY><div><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>in the front: Perruque Aubergine, 1984/85</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div><div> </div></div><div> </div></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
in the front: Perruque Aubergine, 1984/85
MAK Exhibition Hall
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 
 
<BODY><div><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>in the front: La Caze, 2017</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div><div> </div></div><br /></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
in the front: La Caze, 2017
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

<BODY><div><div><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>in the front: La Caze, 2017</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div><div> </div></div></div><br /></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
in the front: La Caze, 2017
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

<BODY><div><div>MAK Exhibition View, 2020</div><div>SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River</div><div>MAK Exhibition Hall</div><div>La Sentinelle de Safran, 2018</div><div>© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020</div><div>Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer</div><div> </div></div><br /></BODY>
MAK Exhibition View, 2020
SHEILA HICKS: Thread, Trees, River
MAK Exhibition Hall
La Sentinelle de Safran, 2018
© Bildrecht, Vienna 2020
Photo: MAK/Georg Mayer
 

<BODY><div>Portrait of Sheila Hicks, 2018</div><div>Musée Carnavalet, Paris </div><div>Photo: Cristobal Zanartu</div><div>© VG Bild-Kunst</div><div> </div></BODY>
Portrait of Sheila Hicks, 2018
Musée Carnavalet, Paris 
Photo: Cristobal Zanartu
© VG Bild-Kunst
 

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