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Events

Opening of the exhibition “Words Reflect on Themselves” / Stefan Gierowski Foundation in Warsaw

“You’d have to see it!”—this phrase ends the discussion and leaves the realms of visuality and literalness forever apart. Yet experience teaches us that not everything needs to be seen in order to be described. It also shows that the story of an object is often far more engaging than its mere appearance. Ekphrasis was devised to bring together these ambiguities. It …

Finissage / The Failure of Reason exhibition

On the last day of Paweł Kowalewski’s exhibition “The Failure of Reason”, we invite you to a meeting with the artist and guided tour. During the finissage, a documentary film by Agata Milewska “Genius Without a Head, or an Artist Can Do Anything” about the work of Paweł Kowalewski will be presented. In addition to …

Charity auction: Friends in support POLIN Museum. Charity auction for the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland

Friends in support POLIN Museum. Charity auction for the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland The number 18 has a special meaning in Jewish philanthropy. It symbolizes life and luck – traditionally, donations on the occasion of important events are made in amounts of 18 or multiples of 18. This is the number …

BOOK PREMIERE / ‘Art is everything’

‘Art is everything’ Pawel Kowalewski, Aleksander Hudzik LUNA HOUSE Paweł Kowalewski, one of the most recognisable Polish artists, in his book Sztuka to jest wszystko (Art is Everything) tells not only about his artistic and life choices, but also reflects on the condition of Polish art, and on what it means to be an artist …

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EXHIBITION / Paweł Kowalewski / Failure of Reason / Mazovian Centre for Contemporary Art “Elektrownia”

Kowalewski’s exhibition The Failure of Reason encompasses artworks created within the last seven years. It includes not only paintings but also sculptures, installations and works made with the use of photography. Kowalewski’s work is extremely diverse in terms of genres – it includes painting on canvas and paper, photography, sculpture, NFT, installations and ready-mades. Characteristic …

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STÄRKE UND SCHÖNHEIT. STRENGTH AND BEAUTY / Polish Institute in Berlin

Disappearing portraits of Jewish women on view at the Polish Institute in Berlin at the exhibition by Paweł Kowalewski. A new exhibition of works from the “Strength and Beauty” series opens on July 9. In 2015, Paweł Kowalewski created a series of disappearing paintings. “Strength and Beauty. “A very subjective history of Polish mothers” are large-format portraits of …

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Food in Art / MOCAK THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN KRAKOW

Food in Art is the 11th exhibition in MOCAK’s flagship series Civilisation in Art, in which we confront important areas of life with the reflections of artists. We have previously looked at themes such as history, sport, economics, crime, gender, medicine, motherland, art, nature and politics. Food in this context has an exceptional position, since it is crucial …

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“Totalitarianism Simulator” at the Museum of Photography in Kraków

Since 13 December, the Museum of Photography in Krakow has been showing Paweł Kowalewski’s work “Totalitarianism Simulator”, an immersive art installation that allows viewers to confront the experience of living under totalitarian regimes. The work is presented on level -1, and its presentation began with a meeting with the artist. – In the face of …

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Exhibition “Materializing. Contemporary Art and the Shoah in Poland” at NS-Dokumentationszentrum in Munich

The German museum is opening an exhibition titled “Materializing. Contemporary Art and the Shoah in Poland,” which will tell the story of how contemporary Polish artists are addressing the Holocaust. Among the works on display will be six “vanishing” portraits of women of Jewish descent by Paweł Kowalewski. The works presented at the …

The premiere of the “Gruppa” monography

May 20, 2023 marked the premiere of the book “Gruppa,” the first monograph describing the history and achievements of one of the most important Polish art formations of the 1980s. The premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on Pańska Street was accompanied by a panel discussion with the participation of artists, the book’s editor …

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