Hannah Ryggen, verden i veven, weaving the world

Hannah Ryggen. Weaving the world will be the first large scale presentation of the artist available in English. It will include works from her entire oeuvre, with an emphasis on tapestries from the 1930s pertaining to her political and social engagement. During the past few years the tapestries of Hannah Ryggen have been widely acclaimed. In 2012 six of her principal tapestries from the 1930s were exhibited at dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel where they received much attention. Ryggen’s tapestries appear as visual reactions to global political issues as well as small scale trials and incidents. Her approach can be associated with modern history painting in the tradition of Goya and Manet. The works are furthermore characterized by a genuine craftsmanship and a desire to communicate directly with the viewer.