MAXXI is proceeding, within the framework of Expanding the Horizon, a programme series of international collaborations, with an exhibition dedicated to the MOCAK collection from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow (Poland).
Pola Dwurnik, Mercy!, 2008-2009. Courtesy of MOCAK
The exhibition entitled L’ARTE DIFFERENTE: MOCAK AL MAXXI curated by Maria Anna Potocka, director of MOCAK, presents from 7 December 2016 to 22 January 2017, over 50 works including paintings, photographs, video and installations in the first Italian exhibition devoted to the collection.
Paweł Althamer, Daniel, 2011. Courtesy of MOCAK
The exhibition represents a unique opportunity to explore the creative scene in contemporary Poland, not just through the works of the leading Polish artists such as Mirosław Bałka, Zofia Kulik, Zbigniew Libera, Wilhelm Sasnal, Krzysztof Wodiczko and Artur Żmijewski, but also through numerous works by International artists including AES+F, Reza Aramesh, Josef Dabernig, Maya Gold, Krištof Kintera, Sarah Lucas, Shahar Marcus, Muntean/Rosenblum, Shinji Ogawa and Daniel Spoerri, together capable of assembling a comprehensive overview of art in Poland in recent decades.
Marcin Maciejowski, We Young Artists Welcome the Masterpiece by Podkowiński with Utmost Joy, 2014. Courtesy of MOCAK
Through its extensive collection (over 4,800 works by 270 artists from 35 countries), MOCAK is continuously working to introduce the public to contemporary creativity, combatting the false belief that art necessarily has to be pleasant and decorative, on the contrary supporting its provocative role in questioning traditional values. MOCAK’s two principal objectives are to present the art of the last few decades within the context of the post-war avant-garde and conceptualism and to explore the issue of what its means to make art today.
Julian Opie, Elena, 2014. Courtesy of MOCAK
L’ARTE DIFFERENTE: MOCAK AL MAXXI
07.12.2016 – 22.01.2017
Image 1: Katarzyna Górna, Peace, 2000. Courtesy of MOCAK
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