World War II
– Drama, Symbol, Trauma
In choosing World War II we had no ambition to present its history but rather to focus on some threads that have had the greatest impact on the Polish consciousness. In the exhibition we present 39 artists.
Guido Casaretto
The Ghosts of Matter
The exhibition is the latest in a series of individual presentations by artists whose works are featured in the MOCAK Collection. We are showing 17 works from the years 2014–2019. Seven of them were created especially for the display in Krakow.
Crush the Infamous! Artists from the Collection of Sachsenhausen
At the exhibition we show the works of the former prisoners of Oranienburg and Sachsenhausen concentration camps. The exhibition includes photographs, multimedia and archival materials.
Wiesław Dymny
I Am a Wounded Man: Writer, Actor, Painter
At the exhibition we present a few dozen of works by the author – paintings, drawings, collages, book cover designs, stage set designs and photographs, selected from the artist’s abundant legacy.
Shinji Ogawa
I Enter Every Reality
In the exhibition to celebrate the artist’s 60th birthday we present several dozen works from the years 2005–2019 – drawings, paintings and painting interventions on prints.
Mikołaj Smoczyński Private Exhibition
The exhibition aims to bring the figure of the one of most prominent Polish artists closer to the audiences. This year we commemorate the tenth anniversary of Smoczyński’s death. Private Exhibition comprises the black-and-white photographs taken in the artist’s studio in Lublin.
Stanisław Dróżdż Concept-Shapes (MOCAK Collection)
The year 2019 is the year of the 80th anniversary of the poet’s birthday and also the 10th anniversary of his death. In commemoration, the Museum is presenting an individual exhibition of the artist, which comprises entirely works from the MOCAK Collection.
Motion as the Stuff of Art (MOCAK Collection)
At the exhibition, we show selected objects and installations, in which motion plays a particular role. In all these works it functions as the device for instilling meaning and bringing coherence to the message. In this manner, motion has almost become an object.
Symbolic Design (MOCAK Collection)
Exhibition presents works by the artists who employs the relationship between imagination and function in quite a contrary way. With some exceptions, they completely reject the practical function, instead dwelling on its symbolism.
Krystian Lupa
Live Factory 2 Warhol by Lupa (MOCAK Collection)
In collaboration with the Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theatre in Krakow, the Museum organised display of Krystian
Lupa’s installation Live Factory 2 – an adaptation of the stage design for his theatre production Factory 2.
The Mieczysław Porębski Library (MOCAK Collection)
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
News
Contest: MOCAK & Krakow Photomonth
MOCAK the Museum of Contemporary art in Krakow and the Foundation for Visual Arts, the organiser of Krakow Photomonth, announce a contest for a series of artistic works on the theme of Zabłocie in the context of history and the district’s change of identity after the collapse of industrial plants. The winning works will be presented at an exhibition at MOCAK, Re Gallery, as part of Krakow Photomonth 2020.
Guided tours in Spanish | Visita guiada en español
On Sunday 24 November all are welcome to the guided tour in Spanish of the exhibitions.
Guided tours in French | Visite guidée en français
On Saturday 7 December at 5 pm all are welcome to the guided tour in French of the exhibitions.
