On 21 June 2024, in the courtyard of the historic Brukenthal National Museum in Sibiu, the opening ceremony of the exhibition Tatras. Wróblewski, Karłowicz, Wyczółkowski. The exhibition, which was displayed last year at the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology in Krakow, made a new appearance at the Museum in Sibiu, this time inaugurating the first ever Poland-Romania Cultural Season 2024-2025, which aims to develop and strengthen cultural cooperation between the two countries.
WThe event was opened by the anthems of Poland and Romania played by the orchestra. The first speech was given by Alexandru Chituță, director of the Brukenthal National Museum – the institution hosting the exhibition.
The opening of the exhibition Tatras. Wróblewski, Karłowicz, Wyczółkowski on 21 June 2024. Speech by the Minister Hanna Wróblewska.
This was followed by a speech by Hanna Wróblewska, Minister of Culture and National Heritage in Poland, who pointed out the double significance of the event. She emphasised the wide and varied nature of the events organised as part of the Season – music, theatre, exhibitions, film and literature, and the fact that they will take place not only in the capitals but many Polish and Romanian cities. “I hope that this programme will contribute to the strengthening of mutual relations and the friendship that for a long time has united our countries,” the Minister said, “However, it is important that any strategic partnership of this kind is filled with content. It seems to me that this season gives us such hope. We have managed to involve the most important cultural institutions in both countries, so we hope that this cooperation will not end with the Season but will continue.”
Further speeches were given by Raluci Turcan, Minister of Culture and National Heritage in Romania, and Liviu Jijckman, President of the Romanian Cultural Institute. Olga Wysocka, director of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, emphasised the role of art in building intercultural ties: “I believe that art is the finest bridge between our cultures. That is why during the Cultural Season we will present to you the most outstanding works of Polish artists of the 20th and 21st centuries”. In the end, the floor was taken by the co-founders of the Andrzej Wróblewski Foundation and the curators Wojciech Grzybała and Magdalena Ziółkowska, who explained the idea of the exhibition to the guests. The entire event was translated into Romanian, Polish and English.
After the official part, the guests made their way to the exhibition space, where a curator’s guided tour took place. The exhibition, presenting the works of three artists who had a major impact on Polish culture and art in the 19th and 20th centuries: Andrzej Wróblewski, Mieczysław Karłowicz and Leon Wyczółkowski, will run until September 1, 2024. It is curated by Professor Anna Król, Dr Magdalena Ziółkowska and Wojciech Grzybała. The event has been organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Andrzej Wróblewski Foundation, the Brukenthal National Museum and the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology in Krakow, in collaboration with the Romanian Ministry of Culture and the Polish Institute in Bucharest.
In the photo: Wojciech Grzybała, Magdalena Ziółkowska and Anna Król and Raluci Turcan.In the photo: Alexandru Chituță, Magdalena Ziółkowska, Wojciech Grzybała, Hanna Wróblewska, Raluci Turcan, Anna Król, Liviu Jijckman, Olga Wysocka, Paweł Soloch, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Romania.Curatorial tour of the exhibition Tatry. Wróblewski, Karłowicz, Wyczółkowski. In the photo: Anna Król, Hanna Wróblewska and Wojciech Grzybała.
On June 21, 2024, the Brukenthal National Museum in Sibiu (Romania) will hold the opening of the exhibition entitled The Tatras. Wróblewski, Karłowicz, Wyczółkowski. The exhibition, which was hosted last year at the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology in Krakow, will make a new appearance at the museum in Sibiu. At the same time, its inauguration will mark the launch of the first ever Poland-Romania Cultural Season 2024-2025, which aims to develop and strengthen cultural cooperation between the two countries.
Among the works on display are a series of inks by Andrzej Wróblewski with views of the Tatra Mountains (from 1952-53) and the artist’s geometric abstractions from 1948, prints of mountain landscapes by Mieczysław Karłowicz, and prints by Leon Wyczółkowski inspired by Japanese aesthetics, including unique trial prints from his 1906 portfolio of Eight Aquatints. The works come from nine private collections, the National Museum in Kraków and the Dr Tytus Chałubiński Tatra Museum in Zakopane. Mieczysław Karłowicz’s photographs will be on display courtesy of the PTTK Central Centre for Mountain Tourism in Krakow.
The exhibition is organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Andrzej Wróblewski Foundation, the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology in Krakow, in cooperation with the Brukenthal National Museum, the Romanian Ministry of Culture and the Polish Institute in Bucharest.
Exhibition open from June 22 to September 1, 2024 Curators: Anna Król, Magdalena Ziółkowska, Wojciech Grzybała Brukenthal National Museum Piata Mare 4-5 550163 Sibiu www.brukenthalmuseum.ro
The Colours of Life exhibition is a presentation of seventy works by nine Polish painters of the 20th and 21st centuries. Among the artists whose works are on display are Jan Lebenstein, Andrzej Wróblewski, Franciszek Starowieyski, Henryk Cześnik, Kiejstut Bereźnicki, Edward Dwurnik, Tadeusz Pfeiffer, Ewa Skaper and Zbigniew Urbalewicz. All the works come from the art collection of Maria and Marek Pilecki, who have been collecting paintings, prints, sculptures and drawings for the past 40 years.
photo: Mateusz Wolski | KCK
According to the deputy director of the Kielce Cultural Centre, Artur Wijata, the exhibition offers a unique opportunity to discover the common denominator of the works of outstanding artists and to take a deeper dive into the world of Polish contemporary art. The exhibition is curated by Zbigniew Buski.
On 20 April 2024, the opening of the exhibition Andrzej Wróblewski. (1927–1957). In the First Person will take place during the Venice International Art Biennale as part of the official 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, mainly from the collection of Anna and Jerzy Starak and the collections of the national museums in Warsaw, Lublin and Wrocław, as well as other private collections.
Exhibition open from April 20 to November 24, 2024. Procuratie Vecchie Curator: Ania Muszyńska; cruatorial team: Magda Marczak-Cerońska, Kama Kieremkampt Procuratie Vecchie St Mark’s Square, San Marco 139-153/A, Venice https://starakfoundation.org/en/spectra/news/c/1/36,0
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.
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
On May 17, 2023 the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology will open an extraordinary exhibition, presenting works by three artists: Andrzej Wróblewski, Mieczysław Karłowicz, and Leon Wyczółkowski. This is the first show to bring the work of these three outstanding artists together.
The Tatras: Wróblewski, Karłowicz, Wyczółkowski exhibition will display a series of inks by Andrzej Wróblewski with views of the Tatra Mountains, his geometrical abstractions from 1948, original prints of Mieczysław Karłowicz’s mountain landscape photographs, carefully stored in the PTTK Mountain Tourism Center in Krakow, and paintings, pastels, and prints by Leon Wyczółkowski from the 1900s, inspired by a Japanese aesthetic. The works are linked by the artists’ remarkable ability to translate their feeling for the mountains into a visual language. The exhibition will run until November 5, 2023.
