Marokkanische Teppiche und die Kunst der Moderne

This publication examines the aesthetic and conceptual relationship between Moroccan carpet traditions and the development of modern art

in the twentieth century. It situates North African textile production within broader discussions on abstraction, material culture, and cross-cultural artistic exchange, showing how non-Western textile forms influenced modernist visual language.

By combining ethnographic research with art-historical analysis, the volume explores weaving practices, symbolism, colour systems, and the social contexts of Moroccan carpets while also tracing their reception in European modernism. The juxtaposition of traditional textiles with modern artworks highlights parallels in abstraction, surface organisation, and material sensibility, contributing to a critical reassessment of modernism’s global sources.