Aurèlia Muñoz

The exhibition Aurèlia Muñoz. Beings plots an all-encompassing route through the work of an artist who is pivotal to an understanding of contemporary textile art. Involved in movements such as Nouvelle Tapisserie and the Escuela Catalana del Tapiz (the Catalan Tapestry School), Aurèlia Muñoz (Barcelona, 1926–2011) transcended the spheres of fabric, fibre and craft, her work drawing on a combination of ancestral techniques and contemporary resources to focus on the impact of post-industrial crises in land, water and aerial ecosystems, which emerged as large motifs in her oeuvre. 

In this instance, her early collages and assemblages, with Surrealist and gothic influences, and large-scale pictorial embroidery pieces lead into an unseen ensemble of macramé structures from the collections of institutions in Spain, Europe and the USA. Her emblematic kite-sculptures and her final installations, produced with handmade paper, are also central to the show, as is a vast selection of maquettes and drawings displayed for the first time.  

The exhibition, with a title referring to one of Muñoz’s core concepts — entes (beings) — spans the fifty or more years of her multifaceted practice, crafting an unprecedented view that seeks to open fresh perspectives on her unique legacy.  

The exhibition will also be on view at Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) from 5 November 2026 to 29 March 2027.