Vera Szekely

After training as a graphic designer in Hungary, the plastic artist Vera Szekely (1919-1994), a member of the Szekely-Borderie ceramicist collective, tackled work in clay, metal, wood and glass to reach her artistic fulfillment in textiles. From this point on, Vera Szekely acknowledged "swimming and dancing in space to leave a trace in it" with her ephemeral installations of bent felt, her stretched canvas structures and "braced sails" that would be exhibited throughout the world, notably at the Biennale internationale de la tapisserie, Lausanne (1981) the Musee national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou (1982), the Musee d'art moderne de la ville de Paris (1985), the Lunds Konsthall, Sweden (1988).

Text in English and French.

About the Authors

Daniel Leger, a consultant in postwar decorative arts, is the author of Vera Szekely: Traces (2016).

Mathieu Buard is a teacher at the Ecole Duperre, an exhibition curator and artistic adviser for the Cite internationale de la tapisserie in Aubusson.