© 2020 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publisher. Published by arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart, in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Produced by the Publications Department of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Edited by Megan Smith Proofread by Heather Brand Indexed by Kay Banning Designed by Silke Nalbach Reprography by Repromayer, Reutlingen Printed by Schleunungdruck, Marktheidenfeld Front cover illustration: Lienzo F (Canvas F) (detail), 2016, linen, gesso, and acrylic, 79×37½ inches (201×95 cm). Frontispiece: Olga de Amaral, Lienzo ceremonial 5 (Ceremonial Cloth 5) (detail), 1989, linen, acrylic, and gold leaf, 67×35½ inches (170×90 cm). Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available on the Internet at www.dnb.de . ISBN 978-3-89790-596-2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Walker, Anna (Art museum curator). Square words and gold landscapes. | Mott, Laura. Alchemist’s experiments. | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, organizer, host institution. | Cranbrook Art Museum. Title: Olga de Amaral : to weave a rock / Anna Walker, Laura Mott. Description: Stuttgart : Arnoldsche Art Publishers ; [Houston] : in association with The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Traces the career of Colombian artist Olga de Amaral (born 1932). Drawing on techniques like plaiting and wrapping and materials such as horsehair and gold leaf, Amaral’s transformative woven sculptures result from a lifetime of experimentation. This book provides new scholarship by contextualizing Amaral’s work within contemporary and fiber arts”—Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2020005756 | ISBN 9783897905962 (hardcover) Subjects: LCSH: Amaral, Olga de—Exhibitions. | Fiberwork—Colombia—Exhibitions. Classification: LCC N6679.A46 A4 2020 | DDC 700.92—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020005756 This book accompanies the exhibition Olga de Amaral: To Weave a Rock , presented at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 25–September 19, 2021; the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, October 21, 2021–February 27, 2022; Cranbrook Art Museum, May 28, 2022–August 13, 2022; and the Textile Museum, Washington, DC, September 10, 2022–December 2022. This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Cranbrook Art Museum.