Motherland in Art
‘Motherland’ is a crucial concept that has been undergoing a great and at times bitter modernisation all over the world. In our own individual quest for an answer to the question ‘What does “motherland” mean to me?’, let us consider the answers that artists give. The exhibition Motherland in Art presents the most striking responses.
Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart
To the Absolute through the Abstract
At the exhibition we present over 20 works from the collections of the museums in Osnabrück and Wiesbaden, as well as art galleries in Berlin and London and private collections.
Award of the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation 2018
The main prize of 40 thousand Swiss francs, was awarded to Diana Lelonek. Distinctions of 15 thousand Swiss francs were awarded to Maciej Cholewa and Małgorzata Goliszewska.
Play within the Walls of the Academy
At the exhibition we present the works of current students and recent graduates of the Faculty of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vilnius. The objects, installations and films on display were created during 2014–2018 under the guidance of Deimantas Narkevičius.
MOCAK Collection
The new exhibition of the MOCAK Collection presents the sculptures and objects that the Museum has acquired in the last three years.
Krystian Lupa
Live Factory 2 Warhol by Lupa
MOCAK in collaboration with The Stary Theatre is opening a new space as part of its Collection. We are showing Krystian Lupa’s interactive installation Live Factory 2, based on the stage design for his theatre production Factory 2.
The Mieczysław Porębski Library
MOCAK’s Library is located in a side building. In one of the halls, Mieczysław Porębski’s Library is be exhibited.
4 Lipowa St
30-702 Kraków
You can buy tickets no later than 6:30 pm
Tuesdays – admission free
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Witkacy in Düsseldorf
In collaboration with the Polish Institute in Düsseldorf MOCAK the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow has prepared the exhibition The Genius Troublemaker, devoted to the oeuvre of Witkacy.
Guided tour: the exhibition Motherland in Art
On Sunday, 30 September at 5 pm you are invited to a guided tour of the exhibition Motherland in Art. This is your last chance to see it!
Berlin depression. Meet Anda Rottenberg
MOCAK and Krytyka Polityczna have the pleasure of inviting you to a the launch of Anda Rottenberg’s book Berlińska depresja. Dziennik. (Berlin Depression: A Journal). She will be talking to Maria Anna Potocka, the director of MOCAK.