Category Magdalena Abakanowicz – Manus (Hand-like Trees Series)

Located behind the Communications Building in south campus, Manus by Magdalena Abakanowicz sends out a discrete but powerful message to its viewers about how they are all connected to nature. At first glance, it may seem like a strange sculpture… Continue Reading →

Magdalena Abakanowicz, MANUS, 1994.  Bronze with beeswax. 15′ h. Magdalena Abakanowicz is a sculptor whose work  plays with the relationship between society and nature. Abakanowicz grew up in Poland during the war, under Soviet domination. She studied art in a conservative… Continue Reading →