Timeline
Holiday-makers
A glass snow globe from Egypt, a hatchet from Zakopane, postcards from Sopot, a ship in a bottle, shell beads, a towel with a labrador, pressed herbs... The works of the group Banda from the Department of Graphic Art in Krakow are a playful take on summer souvenirs and holiday memories. What the collages, items, installations and art books on display have in common is that they were created during the 2012 heat wave.
Collage with an Ermine
Jiří Kolář’s exhbition is the first such large monographic presentation in Poland of one of the most prominent Czech artists. Kolář created mostly surreal collages, often produced using innovative techniques. To accompany the exhibition, MOCAK will publish Eyewitness, the first Polish translation of the artist’s post-war diaries.
The Lunatics Are On The Loose…Fluxus European Festivals 1962-1977
An exhibition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the international artist network Fluxus. The exhibition aims to provide a synopsis of the Fluxus activities during the European festivals organised during the 60s and 70s.
Guernica
The bombing of Guernica during the 1937 Spanish civil war became part of world history thanks to Pablo Picasso’s painting Guernica. The American artist Anita Glesta refers to the event in her multimedia installation.
Post-industrial Spaces
Wojciech Wilczyk’s exhibition Post-industrial Spaces will present over a dozen photographs from the series Post-industrial. The works were produced during 2003–2006.
Film showing: Anna Baumgart The Conquerors of the Sun
During the opening on 18 October at 6.30 there will be a film showing: Anna Baumgart The Conquerors of the Sun. All welcome!
Postciało (Post Body) a discussion about the new issue of Self-Portrait
On Friday 12 October at 6 pm MOCAK and the quarterly Self-Portrait would like to invite you to a session themed on the changes which occur in the human body under the influence of new technologies.
Launch of the magazine City
On Thursday 4 October at 6 pm we would like to invite you to the launch of the first issue of the magazine City. The publication covers various aspects of the development of Polish cities and metropolises.
reCYCLING Vol. 2 - YES to sports, YES to art
The hugely successful reCYCLING event is coming back in a new form. We would like to invite all bicycle fans to join us at MOCAK on 1 September at 12 o’clock. The participants will not only get a chance to revamp their vehicles, but will also have an opportunity to broaden their knowledge of bicycles, visit the Sport in Art exhibition and test their stamina in the Schwinn Cycling marathon. Massmix, a street-art collective, will attend the event as special guests.
Apolonia's Erotic Garden
An individual exhibition of Pola Dwurnik will present works from the series Apolonia’s Garden. The series alludes to the libretto of Alcina, an opera by George Frideric Handel: a witch who lives on an island turns her ex-lovers into plants and animals. The artist depicts her own past parters as animals and she analyses her relationships with them, drawing on the metaphor.
