Natalia LL's "Konsumkunst" (1972-1975), photo courtest of the Freies Museum
The exhibition presents a series of works compiled by Marika Kuzmicz, which concentrates on Polish conceptual photography of the '60s and '70s. The works were created at a time when the idea was a work of art had significant importance and experiencing the limitations of the medium of art led to a new understanding about the medium itself
The idea or captured in a photograph concept about reflecting the medium itself forms the basis of the selected pieces in the exhibition. Reflections on conceptual art in Poland were undertaken by a group of gallery owners, artists belonging to their environment and those working independently.
The analysis is based on the idea of the medium, of how and why the photograph, its entry into the conceptual discourse has taken, what is its goal and the questions it poses. These questions have led to numerous tests on the limits of the medium to explore its possibilities and its susceptibility for manipulation.
The attempt at a comprehensive presentation of this phenomenon may contribute to the analysis of the field of Polish art concept beyond its historical divisions, weighing the contributions of Polish conceptual photographers in an entirely fresh context.
Participating artists: Kazimierz Bendkowski, Wojciech Bruszewski, Zbigniew Dłubak, Andrzej Dluzniewski, Henryk Gajewski, Zdzisław Jurkiewicz, Andrzej Jórczak, Andrzej Lachowicz, Jerzy Lewczyński, Tomasz Konart, Eustachy Kossakowski, Jarosław Kozłowski, Anna Kutera, Romuald Kutera, Paweł Kwiek, Ireneusz Ir Kulik, Kulik Brygida-Wróbel, Jolanta Marcolla, Antoni Mikołajczyk, Jerzy Olek, Roman Opalka, Ewa Partum, Andrzej Paruzel, Ireneusz Pierzgalski, Jadwiga Przybylak, Józef Robakowski, Rytka Zygmunt, Andrzej Różycki, Zdzislaw Sosnowski, Leszek Szurkowski, Jan Świdziński, Zygmunt Targowski, Zbigniew Warpechowski, Ryszard Wasko, Weychert Piotr, Krzysztof Wojciechowski.
The exhibition takes place on the 9th of September through to the 1st of October 2011.
Organisers: Freies Museum Berlin, Marika Kuzmicz.
Freies Museum Berlin
Potsdamer Strabe 91
Source: Freies Museum