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05.12.2016 – 01.01.2017 Collections

Zachęta – National Gallery of Art

artists: Tymek Borowski, Vesna Bukovec, Wojtek Doroszuk, Edward Dwurnik, Wojciech Gilewicz, Ryszard Grzyb, Elżbieta Jabłońska, Anna Jermolaewa, Nikita Kadan, Tigran Khachatryan, Cezary Koczwarski, Paweł Kowalewski, Edward Krasiński, Luxus (Ewa Giepielewska, Bożena Grzyb-Jarodzka, Małgorzata Plata, Yola Ponton, Paweł Jarodzki, Stanisław Sielicki, Piotr Gusta, Artur Gołacki, Jerzy Kosałka, Zbigniew Libera), Marcin Maciejowski, Magisters (Hubert Czerepok, Zbigniew Rogalski), Jarosław Modzelewski, Witek Orski, Włodzimierz Pawlak, Karol Radziszewski, R.E.P. (Kseniya Gnylytska, Nikita Kadan, Zhanna Kadyrova, Olesia Khomenko, Volodymyr Kuznetsov, Lada Nakonechna), Adam Rzepecki, Anna Senkara, Iza Tarasewicz, Andrzej Tobis, Ryszard Woźniak, Julita Wójcik, Monika Zawadzki
curators: Monika Szewczyk, Hanna Wróblewska, Robert Rumas
cooperation: Małgorzata Bogdańska, Maria Świerżewska
coorganizer: Galeria Arsenał in Białystok

This year’s show is dedicated mainly to our sponsors: those who supported our collection through crowdfunding or in other ways. This years’ acquisitions (i.a. films by Anna Jermolaewa and Wojciech Gilewicz, Karol Radziszewski’s works, sculptures by Iza Tarasewicz and Monika Zawadzki, as well as Adam Rzepecki’s and Andzej Tobis’ photos, art book by LUXUS group, or a series of films by Anna Senkara and Cezary Koczwarski) is presented in the context of other classical works from our collection — a group of  Edward Dwurnik’s works and of the Egit Foundation’s deposit, which has been in our charge for many years, focusing on the art from the 1980s, i.a. one of the most interesting debuts of that period — the formation of painters Gruppa.

The exhibition showcases Edward Krasiński’s work (created almost 20 years ago for the artist’s solo exhibition at Zachęta), which refers to the first collection of the Society for Encouragement of Fine Arts and its iconic work The Battle of Grunwald.

We also invited one of the most interesting regional collections to participate in our exhibition: the Arsenał Gallery from Białystok. Both collections have a lot in common — in a sense they are a reflection of the history and programme of the institution. Both include works which can not be simply labelled as traditional media, among them there are also immaterial works — ideas. Both are very mobile and often used for educational purposes. Zachęta’s collection due to its history (despite the Gallery’s international programme) is focused mainly on Polish art. The collection from Białystok however, includes a strong representation of East and Central European art, which is the result of Arsenał’s programme and its lively cooperation with Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia or Moldova and makes the collection unique among other regional ones.

Works on exhibition

  • Zdjęcie pracy Portrait no. 65 Grażyna
    Portrait no. 65 GrażynaEdward Dwurnik1979
  • Zdjęcie pracy Portrait no. 66 Franciszek Wiśniewski
    Portrait no. 66 Franciszek WiśniewskiEdward Dwurnik1979
  • Zdjęcie pracy Portrait no. 64 Aleksander Rysiński
    Portrait no. 64 Aleksander RysińskiEdward Dwurnik1979
  • Zdjęcie pracy Portrait no. 71 Dwurnik Family
    Portrait no. 71 Dwurnik FamilyEdward Dwurnik1979
  • Zdjęcie pracy Wojciech Gilewicz, Rockaway, 2015, HD video, 17'43", ed. 3/3 + 2 AP
    Wojciech Gilewicz, Rockaway, 2015, HD video, 17'43", ed. 3/3 + 2 AP
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    Wojciech Gilewicz, Rockaway, 2015, HD video, 17'43", ed. 3/3 + 2 AP
  • Zdjęcie pracy Anna Jermolaewa, Aleksandra Wysokińska/20 Jahre danach, 2009, HD video, 41', ed. 2/5 + 2 e.a.
    Anna Jermolaewa, Aleksandra Wysokińska/20 Jahre danach, 2009, HD video, 41', ed. 2/5 + 2 e.a.
  • Zdjęcie pracy 1960s
    1960sRyszard Grzyb1988
  • Zdjęcie pracy Luxus, LUXUS Magazine. On diseases, 2013, hand-made magazine, 23 pages + cover, 32 × 40 cm, ed. 20/30 + 1
    Luxus, LUXUS Magazine. On diseases, 2013, hand-made magazine, 23 pages + cover, 32 × 40 cm, ed. 20/30 + 1
  • Zdjęcie pracy Devotion to Traditional Values
    Devotion to Traditional ValuesJarosław Modzelewski1986
  • Zdjęcie pracy Karol Radziszewski, Scotch Pink (To Pee in a Bun), 2009/2015, photograph on MDF, 100 × 130 × 3 cm, ed. 2 + 1AP
    Karol Radziszewski, Scotch Pink (To Pee in a Bun), 2009/2015, photograph on MDF, 100 × 130 × 3 cm, ed. 2 + 1AP
  • Zdjęcie pracy Karol Radziszewski, Scotch Pink, 2007/2015, photograph on MDF, 228 × 84 × 3 cm, unique object
    Karol Radziszewski, Scotch Pink, 2007/2015, photograph on MDF, 228 × 84 × 3 cm, unique object
  • Zdjęcie pracy Adam Rzepecki, What goes around comes around, 1983, photograph, ed. 2/2 (vintage print), 18 × 13 cm
    Adam Rzepecki, What goes around comes around, 1983, photograph, ed. 2/2 (vintage print), 18 × 13 cm
  • Zdjęcie pracy Adam Rzepecki, At your place I don’t have to pretend to be an artist, ca. 1982, photograph (vintage print), 21 × 26.5 cm
    Adam Rzepecki, At your place I don’t have to pretend to be an artist, ca. 1982, photograph (vintage print), 21 × 26.5 cm
  • Zdjęcie pracy Adam Rzepecki, From now on I pretend to be an artist (9.9.81), 1981, photograph (vintage print), 21.8 × 29.2 cm
    Adam Rzepecki, From now on I pretend to be an artist (9.9.81), 1981, photograph (vintage print), 21.8 × 29.2 cm
  • Zdjęcie pracy Anna Senkara, Cezary Koczwarski, Transfer, 2013, 7 videos, 9'24", 4'56", 4'04", 7'33", 2'49", 7'26", 7'09", ed. 1/3
    Anna Senkara, Cezary Koczwarski, Transfer, 2013, 7 videos, 9'24", 4'56", 4'04", 7'33", 2'49", 7'26", 7'09", ed. 1/3
  • Zdjęcie pracy Anna Senkara, Cezary Koczwarski, Transfer, 2013, 7 videos, 9'24", 4'56", 4'04", 7'33", 2'49", 7'26", 7'09", ed. 1/3
    Anna Senkara, Cezary Koczwarski, Transfer, 2013, 7 videos, 9'24", 4'56", 4'04", 7'33", 2'49", 7'26", 7'09", ed. 1/3
  • Zdjęcie pracy Anna Senkara, Cezary Koczwarski, Transfer, 2013, 7 videos, 9'24", 4'56", 4'04", 7'33", 2'49", 7'26", 7'09", ed. 1/3
    Anna Senkara, Cezary Koczwarski, Transfer, 2013, 7 videos, 9'24", 4'56", 4'04", 7'33", 2'49", 7'26", 7'09", ed. 1/3
  • Zdjęcie pracy Iza Tarasewicz, Braid, 2010, natural fibre, plastic, 25 × 30 × 80 cm
    Iza Tarasewicz, Braid, 2010, natural fibre, plastic, 25 × 30 × 80 cm
  • Zdjęcie pracy Andrzej Tobis, from the A–Z series (Educational Show-cases), 2007–2011, 11 mounted photographs (colour photograph, lambda print 200 dpi, satin laminated, 4 mm PCV), 4 × (40 × 55 × 5 cm), 7 × (55 × 40 × 5 cm)
    Andrzej Tobis, from the A–Z series (Educational Show-cases), 2007–2011, 11 mounted photographs (colour photograph, lambda print 200 dpi, satin laminated, 4 mm PCV), 4 × (40 × 55 × 5 cm), 7 × (55 × 40 × 5 cm)
  • Zdjęcie pracy Andrzej Tobis, from the A–Z series (Educational Show-cases), 2007–2011, 11 mounted photographs (colour photograph, lambda print 200 dpi, satin laminated, 4 mm PCV), 4 × (40 × 55 × 5 cm), 7 × (55 × 40 × 5 cm)
    Andrzej Tobis, from the A–Z series (Educational Show-cases), 2007–2011, 11 mounted photographs (colour photograph, lambda print 200 dpi, satin laminated, 4 mm PCV), 4 × (40 × 55 × 5 cm), 7 × (55 × 40 × 5 cm)
  • Zdjęcie pracy Andrzej Tobis, from the A–Z series (Educational Show-cases), 2007–2011, 11 mounted photographs (colour photograph, lambda print 200 dpi, satin laminated, 4 mm PCV), 4 × (40 × 55 × 5 cm), 7 × (55 × 40 × 5 cm)
    Andrzej Tobis, from the A–Z series (Educational Show-cases), 2007–2011, 11 mounted photographs (colour photograph, lambda print 200 dpi, satin laminated, 4 mm PCV), 4 × (40 × 55 × 5 cm), 7 × (55 × 40 × 5 cm)
  • Zdjęcie pracy Monika Zawadzki, Self-portrait 1, 2 (Diptych), 2014, epoxy resin, acrylic paint, 53 × 28 × 28 cm, 18 × 18 × 4.5 cm, ed. 1/2
    Monika Zawadzki, Self-portrait 1, 2 (Diptych), 2014, epoxy resin, acrylic paint, 53 × 28 × 28 cm, 18 × 18 × 4.5 cm, ed. 1/2
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  • Zdjęcie pracy Adolf Hitler
    Adolf HitlerWłodzimierz Pawlak1986
  • Zdjęcie pracy Adam and Eve Braun
    Adam and Eve BraunMarek Sobczyk1987
  • Zdjęcie pracy The Description of the Pilgrimage and Journey of Pious Seaside Dwelling Monks
    The Description of the Pilgrimage and Journey of Pious Seaside Dwelling MonksMarek Sobczyk1985
  • Zdjęcie pracy HĂślderlin in Napoleon's Uniform
    HĂślderlin in Napoleon's UniformJarosław Modzelewski1985

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See the English version of Tymek Borowski's work

About the new additions to the Zachęta collection
Wojciech Gilewicz, Rockaway, 2015, wideo/video

Rockaway is a neighbourhood in New York, where the artists’s mother lives. Gilewicz accompanies her with a camera while she’s cleaning her house partially destroyed by the hurricane Sandy, a house where the artist also has his studio. The work has a biographical and personal character. It is an example of works presenting the life and work of contemporary artists — here of an independent artist living in New York.

Anna Jermolaewa, Aleksandra Wysokińska/20 Jahre danach, 2009, wideo / video

The film was presented during the artist’s solo exhibition at Zachęta, in 2015. It tells about the unique attitude of the protagonist, a Polish woman from Kraków, who didn’t know Jermolaewa, yet helped her escape from beyond the Iron Curtain. The artist, who was one of the founders of the first Russian oppositional party, had to leave the USSR for political reasons. After many years, Anna Jermolaewa decided to find the woman and film the meeting as a kind of tribute to her for her unselfish help.

Luxus, Magazyn LUXUS. O chorobach / LUXUS Magazine. On diseases, 2013

The works by Luxus were presented during the The Wild West. A History of Wrocław’s Avant-garde exhibition, co-organised with the Wrocław Contemporary Museum (2015). The legendary group from Wrocław began their activities in the 1980s, protesting against the grey everyday life under the communist regime. They began to publish a semi-legal magazine, where they presented their works. As the curators of the 2013 show stated, ‘They lived quickly, loved ardently, and are still in good shape.’

Karol Radziszewski, Scotch Pink, 2009/2015, fotografia na płycie MDF / photograph on MDF

Karol Radziszewski’s work refers directly to the Installation by Edward Krasiński, from the collection of Zachęta (Krasiński referred to the pre-war history of the gallery; the installation is composed of 11 black and white reproductions of works belonging to the first collection of Zachęta, now at the National Museum in Warsaw, i.a. The Battle of Grunwald, tied with the blue tape typical for the artist). Radziszewski made a travesty of the work by the Polish conceptual classic and used his own colour of tape.

Adam Rzepecki - zdjęcia / photographs

A photographer, performer and art historian, since 1979, he has been a member of the famous Łódź Kaliska group, since 1990, of the Stacja Pi.Stacja group. The purchased photos create a series of works with a common narrative. The photos are autobiographical, they tackle the question of the artist’s identity and in a humorous way, typical for Rzepecki, refer to art history and the issues of appropriation art. His photos were presented during the Cannibalism? On Appropriation in Art exhibition (2015).

Anna Senkara, Cezary Koczwarski, Transfer, 2013, 7 filmów wideo / 7 videos

The project consists of seven films — seven meetings with significant Polish artists: Jacek Adamas, Michał Dudek, Jacek Malinowski, Katarzyna Kozyra, Monika Mamzeta, Jacek Markiewicz, and Małgorzata Niedzielko. They were presented at Zachęta during the Freelancer exhibition (2013). Anna Senkara and Cezary Koczwarski visited the artists in their homes and studios making unconventional interviews with them.

Iza Tarasewicz, Warkocz / Braid, 2010

A work by the winner of the competition for young artists Views, organised by Zachęta and Deutsche Bank since 2003. This is how it was described in the catalogue to the Clinamen exhibition: ‘The Braid fitting a human head is something between a helmet, a wig and a ritual headpiece. They all refer to the method of building identity through putting subsequent layers which are supposed to protect from chaos or organise it.’

Andrzej Tobis, z cyklu A–Z (Gabloty edukacyjne) / from the A–Z series (Educational Show-cases), 2007–2011, 11 fotografii oprawionych / 11 mounted photographs

The works by Andrzej Tobis were presented at the Doubly Regained Territories: Bogdan Łopieński, Andrzej Tobis, Krzysztof Żwirblis exhibition at Zachęta, in 2012. This unique series has been realised by the artist since 2006, and it consists of remakes of illustrations to entries from the Polish-German dictionary published in 1954. The original illustrations are replaced by photos which the artist takes in Upper Silesia where he lives and works. They’re a kind of comment to the relations and contrasts between languages (Polish and German) and times (communist Poland and today).

Monika Zawadzki, Autoportret 1, 2 (Dyptyk) / Self-portrait 1, 2 (Diptych), 2014

The sculpture was produced specially for the artist’s exhibition Cattle, held at the Zachęta gallery in 2014. Zawadzki is an author of simple, minimalist sculptures, she also creates paintings and videos. One of the main themes of her art is the idea of creating identity, expressed through universal shapes.

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    The Collection That Wasn’t Meant to Be
    Zofia Dubowska interviews Maria Krawczyk (previously Domurat) and Barbara Dąbrowska
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Collections
05.12.2016 – 01.01.2017

Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
pl. Małachowskiego 3, 00-916 Warsaw
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Godziny otwarcia:
Tuesday – Sunday 12–8 p.m.
Thursday – free entry
ticket office is open until 7.30 p.m.

Production of the film accompanying the exhibition "Collections":