Tufting with Jia Write (2 days)
Information and registration at create.angewandte-kunst@stadt-frankfurt.de or 069/212 38522.
Workshop fee: 96 EUR
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ExhibitionWool. Silk. Resistance.
7 February – 14 June 2026
With the exhibition Wool. Silk. Resistance., the Museum Angewandte Kunst is dedicating itself exclusively to rugs, carpets, and tapestries for the first time in 45 years. This comes at a time when interest in handmade textiles of all kinds is experiencing a resurgence, reflected in a striking number of international exhibitions.
Rather than approaching rugs, carpets, and tapestries from a stylistic or art-historical perspective, the exhibition presents them within a trajectory that exists outside established Western approaches to textile studies. The title introduces a series of questions: Can resistance be articulated through textile materials? And if so, in what ways do rugs, carpets, and tapestries express an “aesthetics of textile resistance”? The exhibition centers on the perspectives of international artists working in the first quarter of the twenty-first century, who engage with different dimensions of resistance through rugs, carpets, and tapestries understood as open and evolving art forms.
Producing art within sociopolitical contexts entails positioning oneself in relation to specific social realities. This also requires a clear stance toward the concept of resistance – a relational term – that defines against whom or what resistance is directed. In this exhibition, resistance is initially understood as an experience of difference that, through subjectivity, gives rise to a wide range of aesthetic and artistic forms of expression as well as a broad range of themes. Within the artistic and emancipatory reconfiguration of rugs, carpets, and tapestries, the exhibition addresses political opposition, resilience, and material or structural endurance in individual ways. Acts of resistance may be directed against perceived illegitimate systems of power, traditionalism, discrimination, racism, trauma, or environmental destruction.
The exhibition features selected works by the following artists:
Faig Ahmed, Diedrick Brackens, Johannah Herr, Jan Kath, Alexandra Kehayoglou, William Kentridge, Baseera Khan, Noelle Mason, Otobong Nkanga, Tobias Rehberger, Erin M. Riley, Tsherin Sherpa, Rose Stach, Nasan Tur and Jeroen van den Bogaert.
Curator: Dr Katharina Weiler
About the production of the rugs, carpets and tapestries in the exhibition
The 37 artist carpets on display in the exhibition Wool. Silk. Resistance. were created in different ways, namely:
- as the artists’ own productions (Diedrick Brackens, Johannah Herr, Alexandra Kehayoglou, Erin M. Riley),
- as collaborations between the artists and manufacturers in artisanal production (Faig Ahmed, Jan Kath, William Kentridge, Baseera Khan, Noelle Mason, Tobias Rehberger, Tsherin Sherpa) or machine production (Otobong Nkanga, Jeroen van den Bogaert), and
- as found material that was subsequently artistically processed (Rose Stach, Nasan Tur).
The various production methods and their meanings are therefore not only relevant to the respective art concepts, but also form their fundamental prerequisite and substance.
The (transcultural) negotiation processes involved in the creation of the artist-designed carpets in the exhibition, which were produced in collaboration between the artists and manufacturers using traditional craft techniques, reveal the sometimes profound relationships between the artists and communities of knitters or weavers. Thus, the works also embody an awareness of social standards in textile production. For example, the carpets were manufactured with consideration for transparent supply chains and appropriate remuneration (understood here as a relationship-dependent variable worldwide) for the artisans involved—even those works that do not have formal certification.
Exhibition catalog
The exhibition is accompanied by the publication of the catalog Wool. Silk. Resistance.
Edited by Katharina Weiler and Matthias Wagner K.
With contributions by Caroline Achaintre, Eva Linhart, Teresa Minn, Leon Lukas Plum, Sofia Simeth, Matthias Wagner K and Katharina Weiler.
Published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König.
Design: Bureau Sandra Doeller
German / English
188 pages
Hardcover
24 × 32 cm
38 EUR
You can purchase the catalog at the ticket office of the Museum Angewandte Kunst.
Accompanying program
Public guided tours
Included in the admission fee. No prior registration required. For additional dates, please refer to the events calendar on our website.
Sat, 7 February, 3 pm
War Rugs From America
With artist Johannah Herr, curator Dr Katharina Weiler and junior curator Leon Lukas Plum (EN)
Wed, 25 February, 6.30 pm
Ornament und Widerstand
With curator Dr Katharina Weiler and art historian Dr Eva Linhart (DE)
Wed, 11 March, 6.30 pm
With junior curators Sofia Simeth and Leon Lukas Plum (DE)
Wed, 18 March, 6.30 pm
Teppiche und neue Kunstkonzepte zwischen freier und angewandter Kunst
With art historian Dr Eva Linhart (DE)
Wed, 25 March, 6 pm
With junior curators Sofia Simeth and Leon Lukas Plum (DE)
Sun, 12 April, 11 am and 3 pm
With junior curators Sofia Simeth and Leon Lukas Plum (DE)
Wed, 22 April, 6.30 pm
With curator Dr Katharina Weiler (DE)
Wed, 29 April, 6.30 pm
With junior curators Sofia Simeth and Leon Lukas Plum (DE)
Sun, 17 May, 3 pm
Wolle, Werte, Widerstände: zeitgenössische Teppiche zwischen Kunstmarkt und Weltpolitik
With art historian Francesco Colli (DE)
Sun, 24 May, 3 pm
With curator Dr Katharina Weiler (DE)
Haptic tour for blind people, people with visual impairment and sighted people
With Lilian Korner, blind art historian and inclusion activist, and art educator Linda Gottwald.
Included in exhibition ticket. Information and registration at create.angewandte-kunst@stadt-frankfurt.de or 069/212 38522.
If necessary, we can assist you with planning your journey and pick you up at the “Schweizer Platz” station. Please make arrangements during registration.
Dates
Wed, 18 February, 6–7.30 pm
Sun, 12 April, 1.30–3 pm
Wed, 13 May, 6–7.30 pm
Events
Wed, 25 March, 7 pm
Book launch
With the authors and graphic designer Sandra Doeller.
No prior registration required.
Sun, 12 April, 11 am–4 pm
Topic day as part of the European Days of Arts and Crafts
Workshops and guided tours for children aged 4 and older, families and adults. Including junior curator tours; haptic tour for blind people, people with visual impairment and sighted people; textile workshop with the Stitch by Stitch tailoring studio.
Included in exhibition ticket, prior registration only required for haptic tour.
Wed, 15 April, 7 pm
Spoken word performance
With Dalibor Marković (DE)
5 EUR, no prior registration required.
Sat, 25 April, from 7 pm
Night of the Museums 2026
Short tours and walk-in workshop.
Included in the Night of the Museums ticket, no prior registration required.
Wed, 6 May, 7 pm
„Wir weben, wir weben!“ Wie Weben zum Inbegriff des politischen Widerstands wurde
Lecture by Professor Christopher Daase, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt (DE)
5 EUR, no prior registration required.
Workshops for adults
Sat, 7 March , 2–5 pm
Knotting with Sanchir Kath, Jan Kath Design GmbH
Information and registration at create.angewandte-kunst@stadt-frankfurt.de or 069/212 38522.
Workshop fee: 24 EUR
FULLY BOOKED
Sat, 18 and Sun, 19 April, 10 am to 3 pm each day
Tufting with Jia Write (2 days)
Information and registration at create.angewandte-kunst@stadt-frankfurt.de or 069/212 38522.
Workshop fee: 96 EUR
FULLY BOOKED
LOOMCYCLE a mobile loom for communal weaving, a symbolic act of participation and engagement
How do we imagine museums in the future? What happens when people don’t go to the museum, but the museum comes to the people instead—with a mobile loom that symbolizes connection, communal creativity, and participation?
From February to May 2026, raumlaborberlin’s LOOMCYCLE will travel through Frankfurt’s neighborhoods. It will stop at places and events where people come together and new connections are formed. In community centers, marketplaces, and neighborhood festivals, we invite local actors and partner institutions to participate—to weave, engage in conversation, and experience design as a collaborative, democratic process.
LOOMCYCLE at the museum
- Sat, 14 February, 3–6pm
Kick-off with initiator and artist Francesco Apuzzo, raumlaborberlin - Sun, 15 February, 11am–2pm
Kick-off with initiator and artist Francesco Apuzzo, raumlaborberlin - Sun, 1 March, 11.30am–2.30pm
- Sun, 15 March, 11.30am–2.30pm
- Sun, 29 March, 11.30am–2.30pm
- Wed, 8 April, 5.30–6.30pm
- Sun, 12 April, 11am–4pm
Topic day as part of the European Days of Arts and Crafts with workshops and guided tours for children aged 4 and older, families and adults - Sat, 25 April, 7–10pm
Night of the Museums - Sun, 3 May, 11.30am–2.30pm
- Sun, 17 May, from 2 pm on
Closing event with a community picnic on and around the woven carpet
LOOMCYCLE on tour
- Thu, 26 February, 3–6pm: Fliegendes Künstler:innenzimmer, Gravensteinerplatz, Preungesheim
- Thu, 5 March, 3–6pm: Fliegendes Künstler:innenzimmer, Gravensteinerplatz, Preungesheim
- Tue, 17 March, 4–7pm: Klima-Werkstatt, Ginnheimer Kirchplatz, Ginnheim
- Sat, 21 March, 10–12am: Rollendes Buchcafé, Gustavsburgstraße
- Fri, 24 April, 3–6pm: Quartiersmanagement Ginnheim, Platenstraße 80
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Tufting with Jia Write (2 days)
Information and registration at create.angewandte-kunst@stadt-frankfurt.de or 069/212 38522.
Workshop fee: 96 EUR
FULLY BOOKED -
Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German. -
With the curator Katharina Weiler.
Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German. -
What happens when people don’t go to the museum, but the museum comes to the people instead—with a mobile loom that symbolizes connection, communal creativity, and participation?
From February to May 2026, raumlaborberlin’s LOOMCYCLE will travel through Frankfurt’s neighborhoods. It will stop at places and events where people come together and new connections are formed. In community centers, marketplaces, and neighborhood festivals, we invite local actors and partner institutions to participate—to weave, engage in conversation, and experience design as a collaborative, democratic process.
Without registration. Free entry.
Location: Nachbarschaftsbüro Ginnheim, Platenstraße 80 -
What happens when people don’t go to the museum, but the museum comes to the people instead—with a mobile loom that symbolizes connection, communal creativity, and participation?
From February to May 2026, raumlaborberlin’s LOOMCYCLE will travel through Frankfurt’s neighborhoods. It will stop at places and events where people come together and new connections are formed. In community centers, marketplaces, and neighborhood festivals, we invite local actors and partner institutions to participate—to weave, engage in conversation, and experience design as a collaborative, democratic process.
Without registration. Free entry.
Location: Museum Angewandte Kunst -
Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German. -
With junior curators Sofia Simeth and Leon Lukas Plum.
Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German. -
What happens when people don’t go to the museum, but the museum comes to the people instead—with a mobile loom that symbolizes connection, communal creativity, and participation?
From February to May 2026, raumlaborberlin’s LOOMCYCLE will travel through Frankfurt’s neighborhoods. It will stop at places and events where people come together and new connections are formed. In community centers, marketplaces, and neighborhood festivals, we invite local actors and partner institutions to participate—to weave, engage in conversation, and experience design as a collaborative, democratic process.
Without registration. Free entry.
Location: Lebenshilfe Gut Hausen Frankfurt -
What happens when people don’t go to the museum, but the museum comes to the people instead—with a mobile loom that symbolizes connection, communal creativity, and participation?
From February to May 2026, raumlaborberlin’s LOOMCYCLE will travel through Frankfurt’s neighborhoods. It will stop at places and events where people come together and new connections are formed. In community centers, marketplaces, and neighborhood festivals, we invite local actors and partner institutions to participate—to weave, engage in conversation, and experience design as a collaborative, democratic process.
Without registration. Free entry.
Location: Museum Angewandte Kunst -
Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German. -
What happens when people don’t go to the museum, but the museum comes to the people instead—with a mobile loom that symbolizes connection, communal creativity, and participation?
From February to May 2026, raumlaborberlin’s LOOMCYCLE will travel through Frankfurt’s neighborhoods. It will stop at places and events where people come together and new connections are formed. In community centers, marketplaces, and neighborhood festivals, we invite local actors and partner institutions to participate—to weave, engage in conversation, and experience design as a collaborative, democratic process.
Without registration. Free entry.
Location: Gustavsburgplatz -
Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German. -
Lecture by Professor Christopher Daase, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, as part of the exhibition Wool. Silk. Resistance.
5 EUR, no prior registration required.The event will be held in German.
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Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German. -
With Lilian Korner, blind art historian and inclusion activist, and art educator Linda Gottwald.
Included in the admission price. Information and registration at create.angewandte-kunst@stadt-frankfurt.de or 069 212 38522.
If necessary, we can assist you with planning your journey and pick you up at the “Schweizer Platz” station. Please make arrangements during registration.
The tour will be held in German.
-
What happens when people don’t go to the museum, but the museum comes to the people instead—with a mobile loom that symbolizes connection, communal creativity, and participation?
From February to May 2026, raumlaborberlin’s LOOMCYCLE will travel through Frankfurt’s neighborhoods. It will stop at places and events where people come together and new connections are formed. In community centers, marketplaces, and neighborhood festivals, we invite local actors and partner institutions to participate—to weave, engage in conversation, and experience design as a collaborative, democratic process.
Closing event with a community picnic on and around the woven carpet.
Without registration. Free entry.
Location: Museum Angewandte Kunst -
Guided tour on the topic Wolle, Werte, Widerstände: zeitgenössische Teppiche zwischen Kunstmarkt und Weltpolitik with art historian Francesco Colli.
Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German. -
Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German. -
With the curator Katharina Weiler.
Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German. -
Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German. -
Without registration. Included in the admission price.
The tour will be held in German.