Press Kit from 17 July 2026

**Sofie Dawo, Untitled, 1963, wool, cord, linen, wool weft in linen warp, knotted** Photo: Jochum Rodgers, Berlin

Kunstgewerbemuseum | Sofie Dawo. Textile Experiments | 17.7.2026 – 17.1.2027

17.07.2026

Sofie Dawo (1926–2010) was an exceptional artist. Her unconventional artistic strategy involved enhancing fabric by destroying it. Through this radical treatment, the manufacturing process was inscribed into the object itself, and the unpredictable "emerging surprises" (Dawo) were deliberately factored in. Dawo’s textile experiments are devoid of any function or practical application, resisting a precise classification as either art or craft: they stand alone.

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Sofie Dawo, Ohne Titel (Wandbehang), 1963, Wolle, Kordel, Leinen, Wollschuss in Leinenkette, geknotet, H 250 cm, B 95 cm
Foto: Jochum Rodgers, Berlin

Sofie Dawo, Ohne Titel (Wandbehang), 1965, Baumwolle u. Wolle gewebt, Metallgestänge, H 250 cm, B 140 cm
Foto: Jochum Rodgers, Berlin

Sofie Dawo, Ohne Titel, 1960, Baumwolle, Wolle; Kette: braune Baumwolle, Schuss: schwarze und braune Wolle, H 115 cm, B 162 cm
Foto: Jochum Rodgers, Berlin

Sofie Dawo, Ohne Titel (Wandbehang), 1977, Kette: Baumwoll-Cordonnet weiß; Schuss: Smyrnawolle rostrot, am Hochwebstuhl gewebt, eingeknotete Fäden, H 226 cm, B 96 cm
Foto: Jochum Rodgers, Berlin

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Sofie Dawo. Textile Experiments
17.07.2026 to 17.01.2027

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