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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Join The Textile Museum in celebrating the splendor of turn-of-the-century Vienna, Austria, in “Textiles of Klimt’s Vienna,” on view August 3–January 6. Experience the vibrant art and social scene of Vienna at the dawn of the Twentieth Century (1897–1932), led by painter Gustav Klimt and other artists, through the display of original material and photographs.

Focusing on the era’s Secession movement Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop), this exhibition examines the artistic values and aesthetic development of the period through textiles. The Textile Museum creates an intimate, focused exhibition that highlights the period’s dramatic transformation of European art as artists began to rebel against traditionally accepted styles and media, and to create new forms of art for a new era.

“As the foremost institution dedicated to textiles in the Western Hemisphere, we are pleased to present this exhibition highlighting the creative activity of the Secession movement and the Wiener Werkstätte,” said Daniel Walker, director of The Textile Museum and curator of “Textiles of Klimt’s Vienna.”

The Secession movement challenged the prevailing conservative tendencies of the Vienna Art Academy’s exhibitions and encouraged a heightened sensitivity to and appreciation for culture and arts in everyday life. The line between fine and applied arts became blurred, and the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk (total artwork) was introduced. The Wiener Werkstätte was established to design and produce a full range of objects and furnishing to create a unified, harmonious ensemble. Textiles are one the most resonant and revealing aspects of artistic creativity of this era and a key element in the realization of Gesamtkunstwerk.

“Textiles of Klimt’s Vienna” includes 58 textiles and related objects, including fabric samples, a sample book, fabric covered books and boxes created by artists Josef Hoffman, Dagobert Peche, Maria Likarz-Strauss and others. The definitive text on the subject, Angela Volker’s Textiles of the Wiener Werkstätte 1910–1923, serves as an accompaniment to the exhibition.

The exhibition will be presented in four sections. Three of the four sections highlight the work of individual artists of the Secession and the Wiener Werkstätte, including Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956), Dagobert Peche (1893–1923) and Maria Likarz-Strauss (1893–1956).

Completing the fourth section of the exhibition is a survey of the full range of textile designs that followed. Using works from various artists, including Koloman Moser, Carl Otto Czeschka, Eduard Wimmer-Wisgrill — the first head of the Wiener Werkstätte’s fashion department — Mathilde Flogl and Felice Rix-Ueno, among others, this section will emphasize the variety of textiles and their stylistic evolution over time.

The Textile Museum is at 2320 S Street, NW. For information, 202-667-0441 or www.textilemuseum.org.