Martha Jungwirth's abstractions step onto the Akris runway
Martha Jungwirth's abstractions feature in Akris's Spring 2026 collection, ARTnews reported on 6 October 2026.
Abstraction here means painting that moves away from recognisable objects. On clothing, that becomes print, colour and surface. The news puts a long-practising painter into a fashion season.
Jungwirth is listed among the artists of gallery Thaddaeus Ropac. The gallery says she has forged a singular approach to abstraction over the past six decades. It describes that approach as grounded in the body and closely observed perceptions.
The ARTnews report arrived two days after Akris presented a separate Spring 2027 ready-to-wear collection. Ready-to-wear means factory-made clothes sold in standard sizes, rather than made to measure for one client. Vogue covered that 4 October 2026 show in its runway pages.
WWD reviewed the Spring 2027 outing under the headline 'A Painterly Approach'. The review described clean lines, an audacious use of colour, and a matchy-matchy approach to dressing. Matchy-matchy is fashion shorthand for top and bottom worn in the same print or colour.
One look stood out in the Vogue coverage. It was a strapless gown built from hundreds of little rectangular strips of silk. Small parts. Big effect.
Akris's own website describes Spring 2027 as a collaboration between Albert Kriemler and Martha Jungwirth. That page carries no publication date, so it sits as background to the dated show coverage.
What makes this stand out for general readers is simple. You do not need gallery knowledge to follow it. If you can spot a bold print across a room, you can follow how a painting becomes a dress.
