Andrzej Wróblewski, “Illustration to Różewicz [Ilustration to the poem ‘The Plains’ by Różewicz”; undated; ink, paper; private collection.

In the multilayered narrative of the exhibition “A Poet Departs. Tadeusz Różewicz” at the Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature (24 November 2016 – 30 June 2017) we turn to poetry, drama, prose, and personal notes by Tadeusz Różewicz himself. Our protagonist is neither a lyrical subject nor an abstract “I”, but rather a specific individual in the course of his life and contacts with others.
It is difficult to sum up the Poet who permanently transformed the face of Polish poetry and playwriting, and is considered one of the most brilliant writers of our time. The exhibition is the story of an artist who, faced with the dramatic dilemmas of the contemporary world – a crisis of values, the spiritual decomposition of culture into a waste heap, the cacophony of information overload – points out the snares and searches for some means of rescue. It is art that became his means of survival, that helped him search for meaning, that helped him reconstruct the ethical and metaphysical dimensions in the world depicted in his poems. The works of outstanding artists shown in the exhibition (e.g. Jerzy Nowosielski, Jerzy Tchórzewski, Andrzej Wróblewski) are essential testimony to the deep personal relationships of a Poet who shunned the “traps” of the literary circles.
Curators: Małgorzata Wichowska, Małgorzata Górzyńska

“This is an exhibition Tadeusz Różewicz would surely have visited before its launch; then he would visit it several weeks later. As was his way, he would certainly not be present at the opening.”
Jacek Łukasiewicz

More information

24.11.2016 – 30.06.2017
Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature
www.muzeumliteratury.pl
Rynek Starego Miasta 20
00-272 Warszawa

Based on information from the organizer.