Spoken Exhibitions Poster
Eminent critics and curators present a vibrant showcase of the most happening phenomena in Polish art, architecture design and sound art
"Spoken Exhibitions" are a virtual tour through a wide range of genres and media led by the youngest generation of artists and critics from Poland. The first stop on the project's European Tour is Brussels, with an evening hosted by the Wiels Centre.
Grzegorz Piątek and Jarosław Trybuś (Golden Lion for best national participation at Venice Biennale 2008) Sebastian Cichocki (chief curator at Warsaw's Museum of Modern Art, curator of the Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2011) and Michał Libera (historian, critic and theorist of music) present an overview of the current art scene in Poland, with references to the groundbreaking currents in the Polish culture and art of the second half of the 20th century, in a radio play format that engages listeners in a debate on the state of Polish art.
The Wiels Centre is Wiels is an international laboratory for the creation and the diffusion of contemporary art. Its activities are focused on visual arts, with forays into other disciplines in order to promote a broader dialogue on the developments and the most recent debates of the art world.
Date: August 28, 2011
Location: Wiels Center, Brussels
Organisers: Bęc Zmiana Foundation, Wiels Centre
For more information on the project, see: "Spoken Exhibitions" - Virtual Tour of the Polish Art Scene
Project cofinanced by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.
Source: Bęc Zmiana Foundation, Adam Mickiewicz Institute