The exhibition looks at the artistic re-evaluation of the 1990s Courtesy of CSW

Schism – Polish Art of the 1990s
Through November 15

Galleries 1 and 2 of Warsaw’s Centre for Contemporary Art (CSW) are currently dedicated to Polish art produced at the time of the political and social rupture of the early 1990s. As the definition of art and culture underwent a re-evaluation and evolution, the work of Polish artists changed dramatically, and an entirely new society of artists and curators was formed.

However, while the artists of the new genre aimed to make a clean break from the attitudes prevalent during the oppressive age of socialism, the artistic influences of the People’s Republic remain fundamental to their work.

The show presents a collection of works from artists of the past two decades, including Zbigniew Libera, Artur Żmijewski, Paweł Alhamer and Mirosław Bałka, along with an exhibition of archived materials from displays that took place at the CSW between 1989 and 1999.

The two exhibitions provide a comprehensive overview of the age from an artistic, historical and political perspective. The exhibition functions as an open research project, which collects and classifies art while simultaneously providing a contemporary form of critical review. The show runs at the CSW at Ujazdowski Castle through November 15.

For more information log on to www.csw.art.pl