Exhibition from 24.3 to 19.5.2016 at the Musée cantonale des Beaux Arts, Lausanne. On show will be a part of the textile collection belonging to the Canton Vaud of which Lausanne is the capital. Prepared for the exhibition are works by Jean Lurçat, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jagoda Buić, Olga de Amaral, Elsi Giauque and Hideo Tanaka.These innovative and bold artists have all contributed to the reputation of the International Tapestry Biennial of Lausanne, organised from 1962 to 1993 at the rooms of the Musée des Beaux Arts in the Palais de la Rumine. The exhibition will show about 30 works, partly in large format, following the evolution of the medium from the 60s to the years 2000, from classic mural tapestry to textile sculpture, from decoration to installation. This exhibition will mark the beginning of a cooperation between the Fondation Toms Pauli and the Musée des Beaux Arts in the future building of the Lausanne pôle muséal
The comimg year the international textile art community can meet again in Lausanne, its former textile art capital!
