Janusz Bałdyga
Belongings

Zachęta / workshop room (entrance through the main hall)
video presentation

When Janusz Bałdyga was presenting his first performance on 7th December 1981, he had no idea that in a few days General Jaruzelski will impose martial law. In this way, GENERŁ CENTER became a prophetic event. The young artist, just at the beginning of his artistic path, has offered an excellent diagnosis of the relations between authoritarian power and society. Bałdyga's action was observed by a small group of people, fortunately the film documentation of the event has survived, though it only captures its spirit to some extent. On the fortieth anniversary of the event, the artist reconstructed the performance in the studio of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. After watching the recording, it became clear that although the reconstruction repeated the scenario from the past, it turned out to be something completely new, independent and, most importantly, acutely up-to-date. It was given a new title, State of Possession, which is a quote from the author's text explaining the situations arranged by the artist. The final result is a four-channel looped projection quite different from the original linear narration, which intensifies the strength of the work.

Upcoming events
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  • 16.07 (Wed) 18:00
    Se(a)ns sztuki
    (in Polish)
    Zachęta – National Gallery of ArtZachęta
  • 17.07 (Thu) 12:15
    Thursday guided tours of current exhibitions
    (in Polish)
    Zachęta – National Gallery of ArtZachęta
  • 18.07 (Fri) 12:15
    Giorgio Morandi
    Guided tour in English with curator Lorenzo Balbi
    Zachęta – National Gallery of ArtZachęta
  • 18.07 (Fri) 12:30
    Tworzymy błękitne zielniki
    Warsztaty z cyjanotypii dla dzieci wieku 7-13 lat
    Zachęta – National Gallery of ArtZachęta
  • 18.07 (Fri) 17:30
    Plant collages. Open cyanotype workshop for adults
    (in Polish)
    Zachęta / workshop room (entrance through the main hall)Zachęta / workshop room (entrance through the main hall)
  • 18.07 (Fri) 18:00
    Zachęta Project RoomZPR
  • 19.07 (Sat) 12:15
    Watch the exhibition together! Guided tour in plain Polish
    Zachęta – National Gallery of ArtZachęta
  • 19.07 (Sat) 14:15
    Saturday ArtWalk
    Guided tour in English
    Zachęta – National Gallery of ArtZachęta
  • 19.07 (Sat) 16:00
    Екскурсія українською мовою
    (in Ukrainian)
    Захента — Національна галерея мистецтв.Захента — Національна галерея мистецтв.
  • 20.07 (Sun) 12:00
    Food / Memories. Perservation
    Zachęta – National Gallery of ArtZachęta
  • 20.07 (Sun) 12:15
    Sunday guided tour
    (in Polish)
    Zachęta – National Gallery of ArtZachęta
  • 20.07 (Sun) 20:00
    Sonic Horizon: struktura współbrzmienia // Hanna svirska
    Plac Małachowskiego (infront of Zachętą gallery)Plac Małachowskiego