Dominique Hurth
fine arts

The artist Dominique Hurth works with installations, sculptures, and editions. She studied at Saint Martin’s School of Art in London and at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The history of specific images or places often serves as a point of departure for her work.

Hurth’s pieces have been exhibited internationally and are part of various prominent collections. She has received several awards and scholarships, including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2016-2017), the Prize of the Berliner Senat at the ISCP, New York (2014), and Villa Serpentera, Olevano – Akademie der Künste Berlin (2024). Her latest book, titled Stutters, was published in July 2021 by Printed Matter in New York City. Additionally, she was a recipient of the Berlin Artist Research Program (2022-2023), where she focused on the history of textile materials in the uniforms of female guards in concentration camps.

In Kyoto, Hurth will explore the region’s longstanding traditions in textiles, weaving, and dyeing, as well as the role of women in the textile industry. She will also trace the development of feminist press and journalism, beginning with the magazine Seito (1911-1916). Through her exploration of weaving traditions and the materiality of textiles, she aims to critically engage with specific policies of emancipation and women’s organizations, both within and beyond the workplace.