The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Untitled
1988
Location: 224A Contemporary Corridor
Description
After spending formative time as a teacher in Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo where the use of handmade rope was a central part of everyday life, Grossen devoted her artistic career to working almost exclusively in rope, exploring its materiality and response to gravity. Untitled is a smaller version of the monumental scale that she sometimes works in, hanging floor-to-ceiling roped forms in large spaces. Grossen’s knotted ropes emphasize both the delicate ply and natural strength of the twisted linen thread. Somewhat biomorphic (abstracted yet resembling shapes found in nature), the six nearly identical forms mimic the appearance of dolls or a line of dancers awaiting their cue.- Cleveland Museum of Art. Small Works in Fiber: The Mildred Constantine Collection. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993. p. 23
- Contemporary Textile Rotation - October 2025. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 10, 2025-April 28, 2026).Small Works in Fiber: The Collection of Mildred Constantine. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-March 28, 1993).
- {{cite web|title=Untitled|url=false|author=Françoise Grossen|year=1988|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.181