Olga de Amaral: Weaving the Infinite

Olga de Amaral: Weaving the Infinite is open now at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, running from September 10, 2026, through January 31, 2027. It's a major look at the Colombian artist's career, co-organized with the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. The show brings together 86 works, and it's being billed as the most wide-ranging investigation of her art to date.

Amaral (b. 1932) is one of the most groundbreaking figures in fiber art. She studied architectural drafting in Bogotá and weaving at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, and when she returned to Colombia in 1955, she started developing experimental woven forms that blur the lines between weaving, sculpture, and painting. For five decades, her practice has been defined by material exploration, technical innovation, and an architectural scale.

What makes this particular exhibition stand out is the range. It traces her evolution from the early weavings of the 1950s to the monumental textiles of the 2000s, and it's the first time her commercial work is shown alongside her fine art. You'll see monumental fiber pieces, furnishings and clothing from her design studio, Telas Amaral, and textiles and ceramics from her personal collection. It's also the first presentation to include fabric and samples from Telas Amaral alongside works on paper and the ceramics she collected.

If you're in St. Louis, you've got plenty of time to catch it—it runs through January 31, 2027, at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation.