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A groundbreaking study of a remarkable artist, described by the New York Times as 'a figure ahead of her time'. The significance of Hannah Ryggen (1894-1970) as one of the most important figures in the history of Scandinavian art has only recently been recognized internationally. Beloved and renowned for her original contributions to modernist tapestry, Ryggen made radical political statements against Fascism and Nazism before and during the Second World War. Using primary sources, Ryggen expert Marit Paasche brings us a much fuller knowledge of the artist, weaving her life and work into a story that illuminates not only the artist herself, but also 20th-century art history in general. Hannah Ryggen's visually spellbinding tapestries, made on a homemade handloom in her small farm on the remote Norwegian coast, depict a wealth of subjects: Mussolini's Abyssinian campaign, her husband's internment in a Nazi camp in occupied Norway, the post-war growth of nuclear power, and media coverage of the Vietnam War. At once hard-hitting and humorous, her works combine personal candour, social and political engagement and visual majesty. Paasche explores both the artist's bold subject matter and particular balance of abstraction and figuration within the context of her life and beliefs. Including a comprehensive selection of works, this book provides an enthralling account of a remarkable, and unjustly overlooked, artist.

Ryggen , Hannah --- Art, Modern --- Textile crafts --- Ryggen, Hannah, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Textile artists --- Tapestry --- 746.07 --- Textielkunst ; tapijten ; 20ste eeuw ; Hannah Ryggen --- trefwoord --- Vrouwelijke kunstenaars ; 20ste eeuw --- Kunst en feminisme --- Kunst en politiek --- Kunst en maatschappij --- Ryggen, Hannah (Hannah Jönsson) 1894-1970 (°Malmö, Zweden). Leefde in Noorwegen --- Artists --- Fiber sculpture --- Tapestries --- Decorative arts --- Interior decoration --- Needlework --- Textile fabrics --- Wall hangings --- Affichistes (Group of artists) --- Fluxus (Group of artists) --- Modernism (Art) --- Schule der Neuen Prächtigkeit (Group of artists) --- Zero (Group of artists) --- History --- Textielkunst ; textielkunstenaars --- Jönsson, Hannah,