Monica Seiceanu

Monica Seiceanu is a PhD candidate at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, affiliated with the HiCSA Research Laboratory (Cultural and Social History of Art). With a Master's degree in Contemporary Art History from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, she is specializing in 20th century textile art, particularly in the new tapestry during the Cold War. Her Master’s theses, entitled “The Emergence of Three-Dimensional Textile Works in Europe in the Second Half of the 1960s: Contributions of Magdalena Abakanowicz and Jagoda Buić” and “The Reception of Lenore Tawney’s “Woven Forms” and the Place of Textiles in New York Art in the Second Half of the 20th Century” are available for consultation at the HiCSA Documentation Center at the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art. In addition to academic research, she is an art critic and also developing an independent curatorial practice.