ein Unterarm, der von zwei Händen festgehalten wird
© courtesy of the artist and Phillida Reid Gallery

Change to come

Engagement in Polish art

Art is always a mirror of the times, a reflection of the present, and a response to social issues. This is illustrated by the exhibition “Change to come”. The show features artists who live and work in Poland and focuses on their desire for social, political, and artistic change.

  • DATES 07/11/2024—16/03/2025

Historische künstlerische Positionen

Criticism and “engagement” have been one of the key phenomenon in Polish art in recent decades. In view of the dynamic global upheavals, however, the exhibition does not limit itself to Poland, but raises fundamental questions about the relationship between art and society. In doing so, it emphasises the role of the artist as a witness to contemporary challenges and as an active agent of change.

In the exhibition, a dialogue is created between historical works of art and contemporary ones. The historical section presents key figures in Polish art of the twentieth century, their strategies and artistic practices, starting with the doctrine of socialist realism in the 1940s and 1950s, through the so-called “Small Stabilization” period in the 1960s and 1970s, down to the 1980s and the introduction of martial law. After the country regained its independence in the 1990s, “critical art” emerged.

ein Unterarm, der von zwei Händen festgehalten wird
© courtesy of the artist and Phillida Reid Gallery
Joanna Piotrowska, Untitled (Self-Defence), 2014 Silbergelatine-Druck

Den historischen Werken

The historical works are juxtaposed with contemporary pieces created by artists of the middle and young generations who are responding to current crises and tensions. These items are characterised by the concept of “engagement”, which seems to permeate all aspects of life. Artists from Ukraine and Belarus are now an integral part of the Polish art scene.

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Participating artists

Participating artists

Marian Bogusz, Wojciech Bruszewski, Rafał Bujnowski, Crisis Kiosk (Yulia Krivich, Marta Romankiv, Weronika Zalewska), Oskar Dawicki, Maria Jarema, Renata Rara Kamińska, Daniel Kotowski, Jarosław Kozłowski, Katarzyna Kozyra, Bogdan Łopieński, Marcin Maciejowski, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, Teresa Murak, Włodzimierz Pawlak, Dominika Olszowy, Joanna Piotrowska, Agnieszka Polska, Katarzyna Przezwańska, Przybyszki (Travelers from the Future), Józef Robakowski, Wilhelm Sasnal, Ala Savashevich, Mikołaj Sobczak, Marek Sobczyk, Julita Wójcik, Andrzej Wróblewski, Jerzy Jurry Zieliński, Paweł Żukowski

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