“Without a doubt, we have the biggest collection of Roman Polański film posters in the world. For 5 years we have collected over 500 different posters from more than 30 countries. In Poland alone over 30 different posters were released”.
– says Krystyna Zamysłowska, co-curator of the exhibition.
She also added that 5 years ago “Roman Polański. Actor. Director”, an exhibition first presented in Poland, also gained worldwide recognition.
“Since the movie posters were only a part of that exhibition we decided that we have to look for more of these all around the world, and gather and exhibit them. We hope that this exhibition, first presented in Kraków, then in Gdynia and Łódź, will also become popular worldwide. We have already received queries from our international partners, but the details are still being arranged”.
– says Zamysłowska.
According to the authors of the exhibition, the most interesting examples of poster art are large format works from Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Israel, Australia, the USA, Mexico, and France painted by fine artists or designed by the best art agencies, including such world-renowned names as Rene Ferracci, Jean Michel Folon, Clement Hurel, Bernard Bernhard, Peter Strausfeld. Some photographic posters, including the work of Polański’s long-time associate Guy Ferrandis, are to be presented as well.
The exhibition will present examples of the Polish School of Posters, such as Jan Lenica’s well-known interpretations of Knife in Water, Repulsion and Cul-de-sac, and the works of Andrzej Dąbrowski, Leszek Hołdanowicz, Rosław Szaybo, Wiesław Wałkuski, Andrzej Klimowski, and Andrzej Pągowski.