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A selection of textiles donated to the MAK from the estate of Berta Rudofsky (1905–1988) provide an opportunity to trace her life with the architect, designer, and cultural theorist Bernard Rudofsky. The latter curated the first fashion exhibition at the New York MoMA in 1944, was successful as a cultural and fashion theorist, and active as a textile, sandal, and fashion designer. Berta herself also sometimes transformed her husband’s textile ideas into reality. The exhibition focuses, among other things, on parallels and differences between Berta’s personal wardrobe and Bernard’s designs and theories.
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Lara Steinhäußer, Curator, MAK Textiles and Carpets Collection
4.10.2023—26.11.2023
MAK Forum
© MAK/Branislav Djordjevic
© MAK/Branislav Djordjevic und Gio Ponti Archives/Salvatore Licitra
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Self-sewn dress owned by Berta Rudofsky, after 1960 © MAK/Branislav Djordjevic
Gio Ponti for JSA, textile pattern Balletto Alla Scala on cotton, ca. 1950 © MAK/Branislav Djordjevic und Gio Ponti Archives/Salvatore Licitra
Textile with mirror embroidery owned by the Rudofskys (possibly a toran fragment), prob. Gujarat (India), first half 20th c. © MAK/Branislav Djordjevic
Light turquoise men’s vest with tambour embroidery owned by the Rudofskys, ca. 1800, reworked into a costume in the 20th c. © MAK/Branislav Djordjevic
Ladies’ blouse made of black Chantilly lace over beige silk lining owned by Berta Rudofsky, ca. 1940 © MAK/Branislav Djordjevic
Dress owned by Berta Rudofsky, sewn from a synthetic textile by Apsco Fabrics, prob. 1960s © MAK/Branislav Djordjevic
MAK Exhibition View, 2023 FOCUS ON COLLECTING 10: Textile Objects from the Berta and Bernard Rudofsky Collection © MAK/Georg Mayer
MAK Exhibition View, 2023 FOCUS ON COLLECTING 10: Textile Objects from the Berta and Bernard Rudofsky Collection © MAK/Georg Mayer
MAK Exhibition View, 2023 FOCUS ON COLLECTING 10: Textile Objects from the Berta and Bernard Rudofsky Collection © MAK/Georg Mayer
MAK Ausstellungsansicht, 2023 SAMMELN IM FOKUS 10: Textile Objekte aus dem Besitz von Berta und Bernard Rudofsky © MAK/Georg Mayer
MAK Exhibition View, 2023 FOCUS ON COLLECTING 10: Textile Objects from the Berta and Bernard Rudofsky Collection © MAK/Georg Mayer
