On 20 April 2024, the opening of the exhibition Andrzej Wróblewski. In the First Person will take place during the Venice International Art Biennale as part of the Collateral Events. This exhibition has been organised by the Starak Family Foundation, whose founders, Anna and Jerzy Starak, own the largest private collection of the artist’s works.
The exhibition ‘In the First Person’ tells the story of art in times of captivity, of being on the leash and hobbled by orders. It’s a dialogue with contemporaries on the price and consequences of one’s choices. It’s a young artist’s postmortem cry forcourage, intransigence and social responsibility, Ania Muszyńska, curator of the exhibition, emphasises.
The exhibition will feature more than 70 works by the artist, from the collections of the national museums in Warsaw, Lublin and Wrocław, as well as private collections.
Barbara Majewska (1933-2024), art historian and critic, author of Przegląd Kulturalny (Cultural Review), director of the Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw in 1990-93, has passed away.
From the very beginning of our research into the work of Andrzej Wróblewski, she was extremely helpful and supported us with every project. We were extremely fortunate to record her recollections of the artist and their joint trip to Yugoslavia in 1956 while preparing the exhibition Andrzej Wróblewski. Waiting Room.
The Byzantine Nostalgia exhibition presents works by nearly 50 artists from Poland and Ukraine, including three works by Andrzej Wróblewski, Tadeusz Kantor, pieces by Jerzy Nowosielski, Dmytro Hrek and Zinaida Kubar.
photo: Daniel Czarnocki
The exhibition, according to curator ViktoriI BurlaIi, reflects the search for common roots in Polish and Ukrainian art. At the same time, it is a tribute to the work of Jerzy Nowosielski. The exhibition focuses on the richness of the cultural and artistic heritage of both nations, presenting a wide selection of works from painting, printmaking and sculpture.
The exhibition features more than 70 works from both museum and private collections.
On 6 December, the Royal Academy of Arts in London hosted an international conference organised by the International Catalogue Raisonné Association which as a member we were honoured to attend.
The On Paper conference addressed the issue of the relationship between works of art made on paper or with paper and their classification in catalogues raisonné. Lectures and discussions, which included Annette Wickham, curator of the works on paper department at the Royal Academy of Arts, Yuval Etgar, independent author and art historian, director of research at Luxembourg + Co, and Adam Granelagh, curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC and author of the catalogue raisonné of works on paper by Mark Rothko, explored topics such as the characteristics of collections of works on paper, the specifics of their storage, methodologies for cataloguing them and the search for lost works and working with artists’ foundations that work to develop the artistic legacy of, for example, Louise Bourgeois.
The Andrzej Wróblewski Foundation’s participation in the event was made possible thanks to the support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
The annual conference of CIMAM – the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art – was held from 9 to 11 November at the largest and most important meeting of curators and directors of institutions presenting contemporary art. This year, members of the organisation, special guests and representatives of art institutions met in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The conference was hosted by the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires and Director Victoria Northoorn.
The three-day event fostered discussions about the social and educational mission of contemporary art museums and the active role museums can play in building an inclusive 21st century society. In addition to the agenda, an important highlight of this year’s edition were visits to the studios of artists, curators and visits to the cultural spaces of Buenos Aires according to the thematic paths and interests of the participants.
As the Andrzej Wróblewski Foundation, we visited, among others, the home and archive of Leon Ferrari (1920-2013) and the Foundation founded by the artist’s family, the archive of the liberation movements, the Narcisa Hirsch exhibition at the Kirchner Cultural Center and contemporary art exhibitions such as the Edgardo Gimenez retrospective at the Museo MALBA.
The Andrzej Wróblewski Foundation’s participation in the event was made possible thanks to the support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
The Centre for Contemporary Art in Toruń hosted the premiere of the Serenissima East project, which brings together artists from the Baltic countries.
At the Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu, one can admire works by Andrzej Wróblewski, Tomasz Ciecierski or Jan Dobkowski, as well as artists from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, including Jonas Gasiūnas, Kaido Ole, Andris Vitolins or Kestutis Zapkus.
As part of the exhibition, the international curatorial team, led by Krzysztof Stanislawski, reaches back into the history of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which provides an excellent starting point for discussing contemporary events and the future.
Exhibition open from October 20 to December 31, 2023 Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu in Toruń Wały Generała Władysława Sikorskiego 13, Toruń https://csw.torun.pl/
The exhibition ‘Wróblewski and After… Art of Direct Realism’ at the National Museum in Lublin is coming to an end.
On August 26 at 5PM, as part of the closing events, you are invited to a discussion led by exhibition curator Marcin Lachowski with the participation of researchers of Andrzej Wróblewski’s work: Anna Król, Andy Rottenberg, Hanna Wróblewska, Magdalena Ziółkowska and Wojciech Grzybała.
The exhibition titled “Vilnius, Vilnius, Vilne 1918-1948: One City – Many Stories” shows Vilnius during an exceptionally complicated historical period.
The seven-part narrative of the exhibition shows how artists of the then multicultural Vilnius perceived their city. The display presents works by Vilnius artists stored in Polish and Lithuanian cultural heritage institutions. In addition to the well-known and oft-presented works of the classics of Vilnius art, including Ferdynand Ruszczyc, Jan Bułhak, Ludomir Sleńdzinski, Bronisław Jamontt, Michał Rouba, Jerzy Hoppen, one can also see paintings and prints by the younger generation of artists, which included Hanna Milewska, Józef Horyd and Hadassa Gurewicz-Grodzka.
The depiction of Vilnius has been expanded to include a Lithuanian chapter, consisting of landscapes and portraits by Vladas Drėma, Antanas Gudaitis, Juozas Mikėnas, Algirdas Petrulis and Adomas Varnas.
The narrative culminates with works born of nostalgia for lost Vilnius, including prints and paintings by Andrzej Wroblewski.
On May 17, 2023, the opening of the exhibition ‘The Tatras. Wróblewski, Karłowicz, Wyczółkowski’ at the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology took place.
Together with director Katarzyna Nowak and the curatorial team consisting of Dr Anna Król, Dr Magdalena Ziółkowska and Wojciech Grzybała, we would like to express our deepest thanks to all the guests for their presence.
From left: Magdalena Ziółkowska, Anna Król, Marta Wróblewska and Wojciech Grzybała
