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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Knotting the Space: Aurèlia Muñoz Donation

Dec 3, 2019 – Apr 1, 2020
Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc, s/n, 08038 Barcelona, Spain

The late textile artist Aurèlia Muñoz created large, almost airborne tapestries out of macramé, an art of knots. She also made room-sized sculptural installations—earthy, a bit mythic in their scale—at a time when textile art had yet to gain stature. In a display that is a tribute to Muñoz’s boldness, her family has donated an array of works—including drawings and paintings—that connect Muñoz’s later works to her early ideas. —E.C.

Aurèlia Muñoz in her studio, Barcelona, 1974. Photo: Pau Barceló.