Tapisseries Nomades

Curated by the Fondation Toms Pauli for the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Tapisseries

nomades retraces the textile art’s evolution from the 1960s to the 2000s: from classical wall tapestry to

textile sculpture and from decoration to installation. The exhibition is made up exclusively of works from

the foundation’s 20th century collection.

On display are thirty works, some very large and many recently acquired, representing an all but

unknown facet of the foundation’s collection. They illustrate the innovations of such pioneers of the

tapestry revival as Jean Lurçat, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jagoda Buić, Olga de Amaral, Elsi Giauque

and Machiko Agano.