After the lectures workshops continued in less formal atmosphere. Apparently this evening there were openings of two shows by Xavery Wolski and Hubert Gromny. Both of the artists worked on several projects as a duo however last months they have been working separately on their diploma exhibitions that happened in Art Agenda Nova and SM Dębniki. Here are so exhibition views from both of the events.
Photographies from Xavery's exhibition Pact / Walk (Pakt / Spacer) in Nova.
Xavery is defending his graduation piece.
Photographies from Hubert's exhibition Surplus / Nadmiar in SM Dębniki.
Hubert is giving guided tour through his exhibition.
Even though both Hubert and Xavery have made a lot of pieces as an artistic duo this evening I could scope massive distinction in the way they have approach their diploma shows. In Xavery's exhibition we could follow the film alike structure depicted in film storyboard. Main part of the presentation was engaged by a model of house that was resembling Alfred Hitchcock's Psychosis residence. Hubert however focused more on the social context of how contemporary art being presented. In very skillful way he had created a net of connections, examining how art is perceived from pop-culture perspective and what kind of cliches are commonly use in recognition of art .
The last weekend in Krakow was an intense time of discussions, lectures, openings and workshops that were a part of Catch-up Revolution project. Hosting several guests from Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia we have managed to touch most important issues connected with the main subject of the workshops - last decade of 20th century. The key word was Catch-up Revolution and led us to further conclusion about how our generation perceive Nineties.
Building map of contexts based on terms used in history and cultural studies we have been trying to develop some new approach toward the time after transformation in former eastern bloc. The workshops started with two lectures. One provided by duo Aneta Rostkowska and Kuba Woynarowski was concerning a curatorial concept of Gonzo Curating that is based on thorough differences in how we perceive act of curating through story telling.
To get more information about Gonzo Curating please find this link http://gonzocurating.blogspot.cz/ and follow https://www.facebook.com/cswzamekwawelski/?fref=ts.
The second lecture was run by Janek Trzupek who make it possible for our foreign guests to capture some knowledge about Znaki Czasu collection that is focused on art from the Vysehrad region after 1989.
To find more about collection please follow this link http://www.fundacjamuzeum.pl/
To be continued...
The time has come to announce curatorial workshops to came up to life as one of outcomes of my scholarship project. Find below (polish only) schedule of the workshops that will be part taking in Arteteka (Rajska 12, Krakow) weekend 23rd - 25th of October 2015.
In his art works Kuba Woynarowski follows stories that have never been told. Conspiracy theories, alternative paths of art history and mysterious plots from the modernism antecedents. The most capacious symbol of it – black square – will serve as a key for an upcoming exhibition in Kostka Gallery
/ MeetFactory. Inspired by first sci-fi novel – Somnium by Johannes
Kepler – the exhibition will bring together several issues linking
Nuremberg Constructivists from Renaissance time and the 20th century
avant-garde.
Jakub Woynarowski an artist and curator, and a creator of comic books,
visual essays, films, and installations. In his works, he combines
visual theory and practice. He was born on 18th November 1982 in Stalowa Wola, south-eastern Poland. He lives and works in Kraków.
One of his most courageous curatorial concept is Gonzo Curating, established with a curator and theoretician Aneta Rostkowska - to find more http://gonzocurating.blogspot.cz/
Kuba and Aneta will perform a lecture during Catch-up Revolution Conference taking part in Krakow 23rd/24th of October - more information soon.
To find more about Kuba's works please check http://wernalina.blogspot.cz/
