TWO PAINTINGS BY WRÓBLEWSKI AT THE EXHIBITION IN BRUSSEL
28.11.2016
At the exhibition Facing the Future: Art in Europe 1945-68 in BOZAR / Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels (24.06 – 25.09.2016) were presented two oil paintings by Andrzej Wroblewski: Execution Against the Wall (Execution IV), 1949; Child with Dead Mother, 1949.
Facing the Future: Art in Europe 1945-68 sheds light on about 180 works created between 1945 and 1968 by artists from Europe and the former Soviet Union, including Fernand Léger, Vladimir Tatlin, Gerhard Richter and Pablo Picasso among others. Notwithstanding the tensions between Eastern and Western Europe in the years following the Second World War, artists on both sides of the Iron Curtain experimented in similar ways: from media art to action painting, conceptual art and sound art.
Curators: Dr. Eckhart Gillen and Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Peter Weibel
24.06 – 25.09.2016
BOZAR/Centre for Fine Arts
www.bozar.be
Rue Ravensteinstraat 23
1000 Brussel
The exhibition is part of the international project Trauma & Revival
The East-West cultural narrative of Europe has always been nurtured by mutual fascination, various exchanges but also misunderstandings throughout the Cold War and continuing through the present day. Artists were and still are at the forefront of efforts to change perceptions between the two sides, connect people and introduce new ways of thinking and understanding one another.
Trauma & Revival offers an ambitious journey that showcases and reflects upon the ties between the East and the West during the Cold War and today. Between 2015 and 2018, six partners will engage one another in the interest of international cooperation, bringing together artists, intellectuals and citizens from across the continent. Trauma & Revival offers a stimulating platform to revisit a shared history, change today’s perceptions and imagine new forms of cultural dialogue. It echoes the current context in Europe. Through exhibitions, artist residencies, video programmes, workshops, conferences, roundtables, and a digital timeline, this project will raise meaningful questions about our current relationships in order to move towards a common future.
Next stations of the exhibition:
22.10.2016-29.01.2017 – Zentrum für Kunst und Medien (ZKM), Karlsruhe
07.03-28.05.2017 – Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Based on information from the organizer.