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ISABELLA DUCROT: THE ART OF FABRIC BETWEEN RESEARCH AND POETIC MEDITATION
| by Maria Rosaria Roseo | Isabella Ducrot, born in Naples and residing in Rome for many years, has developed a unique artistic path based on her passion for ancient fabrics. Through numerous journeys from Russia to the Far East, she has collected fine textiles that have become the core of her research and artistic production. Ducrot’s works have been exhibited in major institutions, including the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, the Archaeological Museum of Naples, the Venice Biennale, and prestigious international venues such as Berlin, Paris, and New York. A central element of her work is the concept of repetition, often represented by the round shape —…
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WEAVING IS HUMAN
The Museo delle Civiltà presents “WEAVING IS HUMAN. Isabella Ducrot… and the textile collections of the Museum of Civilizations” running through 16thFebruary 2025 at Palazzo delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari (Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 8, Rome). The exhibition provides an overview ofthe languages and cultures of weaving through an unprecedented dialogue between a selection of textile works from the museum’s historical collections – some rarely or never exhibited before – and works by the artist Isabella Ducrot (Naples, 1931), who draws her inspiration and humanist essence from textiles. The artist was invited by the Museo delle Civiltà to explore, in partnership with the institution’s curators, the heritage of clothes, accessories, ceremonial…
