Maria Adlercreutz. With the world in the fabric

The exhibition is the first retrospective of the artist Maria Adlercreutz (1936–2014), an innovator of Swedish textile art during post-war times. With great dedication she captured the Zeitgeist of the early 1970s. Woven textiles about global solidarity and close studies of nature are presented along with images reflecting the history of working women.

Maria Adlercreuz has a strong personal link to The Thiel Gallery, where she grew up in the director´s flat. The artist Akke Kumlien, Adlercreutz’s father, was the director of the museum in the 1940s. Later she had her home and studio in Blockhusudden, nearby the museum. Maria Adlercreutz combines art and design with a international perspective. Her work has great relevance for our time, where the labour of the hand is once again highly appreciated.