Exhibitions
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22.05 – 16.08.2020
Andrzej KrauzeThe Flying LessonThe exhibition brings together all original drawings created during Andrzej Krauze's thirty years of cooperation with the British daily The Guardian.
Zachęta | plac Małachowskiego 3 -
15.05 – 02.08.2020
Ahmed Cherkaoui in Warsaw
Cherkaoui is recognized as one of the most prominent representatives of Moroccan contemporary art. The Warsaw period heralded the artist’s later experiments.
Zachęta | plac Małachowskiego 3 -
15.05 – 14.06.2020
VideotapesEarly video art (1965-1976)
The exhibition situates video in a time when it was not yet in the mainstream of artistic circulation and functioned primarily as an experiment.
Zachęta | plac Małachowskiego 3 -
12.05 – 30.08.2020
Paulina PankiewiczBeing Paul Cézanne
Paulina Pankiewicz's conceptual project refers to an iconic work of art — views of Mont Sainte-
Victoire painted by Cézanne.
ZPR | Gałczyńskiego 3
On-line Events
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02.06 – 05.06.2020
Family on-line workshops(in Polish)
How to find creative inspiration in everyday life? Can an artist change himself into a work of art? These and other questions will be answered by children during family workshops.
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05.06 (PT) 17:00
Friday at FiveThematic tour (in Polish)
Daniel Kotowski has prepared for you a guided tour of Ahmed Cherkaoui in Warsaw in Polish Sign Language.
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On-line Magazine
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#7: Dominika JanickaInterview
The new issue of the magazine is devoted to architecture. We begin with an interview with Dominika Janicka, curator of the Fair Building exhibition presented at the Polish Pavilion at the 15th Architecture Biennale in Venice.
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Oskar Hansen, Bohdan UrbanowiczArchive
Hansen's Open Form and Linear Continuous System, as well as an analysis of the "visual contamination" and a critique of Urbanowicz's urban monoculture – a Venetian presentation at CBWA in 1977.
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Grzeszykowska/Smaga. YMCACollection
A historic building in which Tyrmand wrote The Man With White Eyes, through the gaze of Aneta Grzeszykowska and Jan Smaga.
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Spatial Planning and OrganisationFilm from the collection
In the scenery of a skeleton frame of an unfinished hotel, four women dressed as maids play the expected roles...
No. 7/2020 -
Amplifying NatureBook
Can a building be as dynamic as the climate? This and other questions are answered in the publication accompanying the exhibition in the Polish Pavilion at the 2018 Architecture Biennale.
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Discussion: Architecture and powerAudio (in Polish)
A panel accompanying the Impossible Figures exhibition (2014) showed the connections between architecture and power, both in a historical and contemporary context.
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Tango on 16 square metresPhotos
An enormous wall unit and Rybczyński's Oscar winning film, in other words, a look at small apartments – past and present.
No. 7/2020 -
The Rise and Fall of AirVideo documentation
Zachęta's building as a sound-absorbing sculpture? The Warsaw edition of the project by Katarzyna Krakowiak, presented in 2012 at Venice Biennale.
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#6: Fun Is an Essential Element of ExistenceInterview
In the sixth issue of the magazine – just before the Children's Day – we recall exhibitions not only for children. To start with, here is an interview with a psychologist Ula Malko.
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Nikifor, Ociepka, Stolorz, Wróbel, KudłaExhibitions archive
First extensive exhibition of naïve art at the CBWA took place in 1958. Gabriela Świtek writes about the show and its reception.
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Marta Deskur. This Is Klara And This Is Me, PicoCollection
The theme of children appears in many of Deskur's works. The artist's nephews are the protagonists of the presented series.
No. 6/2020 -
Contemporary Art for All ChildrenBook (in Polish)
The first exhibition prepared for and by children took place at Zachęta in 2003. Here is the catalog accompanying this exhibition!
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Anna Niesterowicz. GierekFilm from the collection
The found footage showing the propaganda scene of the artist as a little girl meeting Edward Gierek. It is a bittersweet evaluation of the artist's memories and an analysis of how two spaces — private and public — interweave.
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Contemporary Polish illustration for childrenDiscussion (in Polish)
What should a good illustrated children's book look like? Our panelists tried to answer this question.
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How to watch exhibitions with children?(in Polish)
Karolina Vyšata presents a handful of ideas for how to watch art together with your children.
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The Devil’s Power, Bad dreamsVideo
The films by Olaf and Konstanty Brzeski were presented at the exhibition Two Arts Are Better than One. See how to stimulate children's creativity.
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Interactive PlaygroundPhotos
In 2009, together with the WRO Art Center, we invited children to an exhibition/playground. Did they have fun in the interactive installations? See for yourself!
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On-line Magazine #5: John LurieInterview
The theme of this issue is the relationship between art and music. We start with an interview with John Lurie – an excellent American musician who, in 2015, we also got to know as a painter.
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American Graphic ArtExhibitions archive
"For the first time we have the opportunity to get more closely acquainted with drawings, prints and watercolours from the U.S" — wrote an art critique in 1958. Read Petra Skorypsky's research paper.
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Krzysztof Zarębski. GuitarCollection
By combining and modifying objects the artist created a completely new item — a visual idea of things.
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Katarzyna Kozyra. CheerleaderFilm from the collection
The artist takes on a role of a pop star by performing Gwen Stefani’s hit song. The music video comes from the series In Art Dreams Come True.
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The Artists. 1st editionAlbum
The first edition of The Artists festival took place in 2013 and presented music projects of 11 visual artists. Here is the album, recorded during the concert.
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Invasion of SoundExhibition poster
The first exhibition at Zachęta dedicated to music and visual arts took place in 2009. See the poster and read about this international show.
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Brasil: Arte / MúsicaFolder
Dangerous liaisons between visual arts and music were exposed by Brazilian artists at the ZPR. Enjoy the exhibition folder.
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Musical ImagesStanisław Dróżdż
Dróżdż's painting from the Zachęta collection inspired middle school students to create their musical interpretations of this work. Listen to the Musical Image and get inspired yourself!
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On-line Magazine #4: Rafał BujnowskiInterview
New issue of the magazine, and a new topic – time. In 2016, during the exhibition 2066, Maria Brewińska asked Rafał Bujnowski, among other things, about midlife crisis, maturity and, of course, painting.
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Italian Contemporary ArtArchive
100 Works from Futurism to the Present Day Depicting the Italian Contribution to European Avant-garde in the 20th Century – CBWA, year 1968.
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Włodzimierz Pawlak. Journal No. 2Collection
How to you depict passage of time? Pawlak presents it on a canvas with the help of clippings, past mementos and pictograms.
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Jacek Malinowski. The StainFilm from the collection
Three episodes, connected by the theme of disaster and inspired by Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds.
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Łysa Góra Experiment — 50 Years LaterCuratorial walk-through (in Polish)
Ceramic architectural decorations from the 60s, and contemporary artists. Listen to the exhibition’s curator – Anna Wiszniewska.
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In Search of Lost TimeAudio description (in Polish)
For a ten-year-old, what is “looking for lost time”? Listen to audio description of the work by Tymon Rogalski and his parents.
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Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More — Time TestFolder
How does time and change of space affect an artwork? We recall Konrad Smoleński’s project and the accompanying folder.
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On-line Magazine #3: Anna JermolaewaInterview
The third edition of Zachęta Online magazine will focus on travel – in all its forms. Here is an interview with Anna Jermolaewa – a reminder of the 2015 exhibition Good times, Bad times.
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Exhibition of works by Soviet artistsArchive
The first comprehensive showcase of Soviet socialist realism took place at Zachęta in 1951. About its ideological dimension, among others, writes dr hab. Iwona Luba.
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Romani Alphabet BoardCollection
Romani Alphabet Boards are a series of graphics by Dorota Podlaska, with which the artist introduces a culture, which is close to us.
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Łukasz Jastrubczak. Need For SpeedFilm from the collection
Record of the artist's journey through America in a visual form, filled with pop-cultural symbols that are readable by audiences around the world.
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Romano kherPublication (in Polish)
Romano kher means Romani home. We recommend a publication edited by Monika Weychert Waluszko devoted to Roma art, aesthetics and experience.
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Death of a TravellerMeeting with Anna Wieczorkiewicz and Anna Horolets (in Polish)
Is the distinction between travellers and tourists still valid in the 21st century? Here is a recording of a discussion on the topic, accompanying The Travellers exhibition.
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Hiwa K: Highly Unlikely but not ImpossibleGuide in Polish Sign Language
Speaking of travel, it is difficult to avoid the most current topic – refugees. Also available for hearing people.
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On-line Magazine #2: Zbigniew WarpechowskiInterview
In the second issue of our magazine, we focus on performance. And we start with a conversation between Dominik Kuryłek and Zbigniew Warpechowski – the godfather of performance art in Poland.
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Stanisław Ignacy WitkiewiczExhibitions archive
Paintings and drawings by Witkacy, at an exhibition arranged by Tadeusz Kantor himself. We are going back in time to 1967.
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When Many Years Ago I Came to Wrocław for the First TimeCollection
Ewa Zarzycka – performer, conceptual artist, author of spoken performances. Here are her drawings from our collections.
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Chief Judge. FuriesFilm from the Zachęta collection
Aleksandra Kubiak and Karolina Wiktor as mythical goddesses of revenge. Video performance and an ironic pun based on the duo’s name.
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Bogna Burska. NestFragment of the performance (in Polish)
Inauguration of the Plac Małachowskiego 3 project, with a surprise artistic performance.
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Natalia Bażowska. LairVideo documentation
The starting point for the exhibition at ZPR was a video performance Luna – an intimate record of the artist establishing a relationship with a wild she-wolf.
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We Like it Very Much. Contemporary. Art. QuestionsBook (in Polish)
One of the chapters in our guide to contemporary art for teenagers is dedicated to Warpechowski’s Plating.
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On-line Magazine #1: Peter LandInterview
I’ve always been interested in slapstick comedy. In particular the early silent era short film comedies. What I really like about them is the simplicity – says the Danish artist, whose exhibition we presented in 2013.
No. 1/2020 -
Exhibition of Danish Contemporary ArtExhibitions Archive
Prof. Andrzej Pieńkos writes about the exhibition of young Danish artists, presented at Zachęta in 1968.
No. 1/2020 -
Cezary Bodzianowski. Giro d'ItaliaCollection
Duchamp and a bicycle badge – in other words, appropriation art carried out by one of the most pawky Polish artists.
No. 1/2020 -
Azorro. FamilyFilm from the Zachęta collection
A typical Polish family in an unusual situation. Art education of the society showed through the absurd humor of Azorro group.
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Mother Earth Sister MoonPhotos from the project
Joanna Malinowska & Christian Tomaszewski inspired by the Soviet space program.
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Antonisz: Technology for Me Is a Form of ArtExhibition poster
Do you remember this extraordinary exhibition of Julian Antoniszczak? Accompanying poster was designed by Jakub de Barbaro.
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Liliana Porter. SituationsVideo guide in Polish Sign Language
In the works of Liliana Porter, characters from different places, epochs and levels of reality and inventions meet and enter into dialogue. Daniel Kotowski will guide you through the exhibition curated by Magda Kardasz.
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