Magdalena Abakanowicz is one of the most frequently shown and most highly regarded Polish artists in the world. Her works can be found in the United States, France, Japan and many other places. Her most important works exhibited in the open air undoubtedly include the famous Chicago "Agora", about which we write in a separate text. Many of her works are also exhibited in museums (for catalogues of her Polish works, including a sculpture by Magdalena Abakanowicz, see the texts dedicated to individual museums ). The artist, initially known for her monumental 'abacanas', over time increasingly placed her sculptures in public space. Her works of solitary figures, faceless crowds, organic and hybrid forms have found a permanent place in the landscape of many cities around the world. They are characterised by a unique ability to penetrate the boundaries between matter and emotion, individuality and collectivity, nature and civilisation. In the open spaces of America, Asia and Europe, Abakanowicz's works become not only an element of the landscape, but also a starting point for reflection on the human being, his or her condition, relationship with nature and others. They are places of intense presence - at once unsettling and contemplative, where form and emptiness, weight and porosity of material create disturbing narratives.

"Figura Rompa" in Biarritz
Bd du Général de Gaulle, Biarritz, France

The sculpture 'Figura Rompa' by Magdalena Abakanowicz, made in 1997 in bronze, is located in Biarritz. It belongs to the 'HAND-LIKE TREES' series.

Creation time: 1997, unveiling: 2000

"Bronze Crowd" at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas
2001 Flora St, Dallas, United States

The sculpture 'Bronze Crowd' by Magdalena Abakanowicz is located at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas. The sculpture, or rather a group of them, consists of 36 bronze headless figures.

Time of creation: 1990

'Outdoor Aquarium' in Philadelphia
717 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, USA

The sculpture 'Aquarium in the Open Air' by Magdalena Abakanowicz is located in Philadelphia. It is formed by thirty fish cut out of sheet metal and placed on poles in front of the Dockside Residences.

Time of creation: 2003

"Stone Space" in Hamilton Township
80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, United States

The sculpture 'Space of Stone' by Magdalena Abakanowicz is located in the Ground for Sculpture park in Hamilton Township. Made in 2002, it consists of 22 granite boulders.

Time of creation: 2002

"Space of Becalmed Beings" at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
1-1 Hijiyamakoen, Hiroshima, Japan

The sculpture 'Space of Becalmed Beings' by Magdalena Abakanowicz is at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. It consists of forty figures from the series 'Backs', made in bronze between 1992 and 1993.

Time of creation: 1992-1993

"Negev" at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem
Derech Ruppin 11, Jerusalem, Israel

The sculpture 'Negev' by Magdalena Abakanowicz is in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. It was made in 1987 from limestone.

Time of creation: 1987
More information: Negev

"Birds of Knowledge of Good and Evil" in front of the Woman's Club of Wisconsin in Milwaukee
813 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, United States

The sculpture 'Birds of the Knowledge of Good and Evil' by Magdalena Abakanowicz is located in front of the Woman's Club of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. It consists of six birds made of aluminium, placed on pillars of varying lengths.

Creation time: 2001

"Caminando" at Hess Persson Estates in Napa
4411 Redwood Rd, Napa, USA

Magdalena Abakanowicz's sculpture 'Caminando' is located at Hess Persson Estates in Napa, California. It consists of twenty headless figures made of bronze.

Time of creation: 1999

"Sarcophagi in Glass Houses" at the Storm King Art Center in New Windsor
1 Museum Rd, New Windsor, United States

The sculpture 'Sarcophagi in Glass Houses' by Magdalena Abakanowicz is located at the Storm King Art Center in New Windsor. It was made in 1989. It consists of four glass houses-rooms in which wooden forms-sarcophagi-have been placed.

Time of creation: 1989
More information: Sarcophagi in Glass Houses

"Manus Ultimus" in Paris
Jardin des Tuileries, Paris

"Manus Ultimus" is a sculpture by Magdalena Abakanowicz, from the series "Hand Trees". Made of bronze, the work of the world-famous Polish sculptor, whose Latin title means 'the last hand', may be associated with a vertically erected human forearm or the hollowed out or rotten in the middle trunk of a tree without branches. The sculpture, created in 1997, was acquired by the French state and set up in the Tuileries Gardens in 2020.

Creation time: 1997
More information: Manus Ultimus
Compilation of information: Paweł Drabarczyk vel Grabarczyk

"Dragon Space" in Seoul
424 Olympic-ro, Seoul, South Korea

Magdalena Abakanowicz's sculpture 'Dragon Space' is located in the Olympic Park in Seoul. Made of bronze in 1988, it consists of ten pieces that schematically and metaphorically represent animal heads. The sculptures have a shape resembling a right-angled triangle, with the lower perpendicular forming the base. Their surface is rough and all the pieces form a compact group and face the same direction. Each is 220 cm high and 450 cm long.

Creation time: 1988
More information: Dragon Space

"Space of Unknown Development" in the Park of Europe in Joneikiškės

The sculpture 'Space of Unknown Development' by Magdalena Abakanowicz is located in the Park of Europe in Joneikiškės. It was made in 1998. The group of sculptures consists of 22 large, rounded forms made of concrete.