One, Sheila Hicks, an American artist renowned for her work on colour and material, has established yarn as an open and bold visual language. The other, Monique Lévi-Strauss, an art historian, has dedicated her life to the study of textile practices in the non-Western world.

Their friendship has led to a rich dialogue between old collections and current works. The exhibition frames some twenty pieces preserved at the museum in response to around thirty creations by Sheila Hicks. Inspired by ancient Andean weaving, her work offers a reinterpretation of the gestures that transform textile material: knotting, weaving, braiding, coiling, tying. Through this correlation, a history of the textile develops which spans eras, cultures and continents.

At the entrance to the Collections area, a monumental installation by Sheila Hicks will welcome visitors and provide an immediate impression of this dialogue between heritage and creation.