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30/5/2010

Supergrupa Azorro

Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu - CoCA, Torun

Artists: Oskar Dawicki, Igor Krenz, Wojtek Niedzielko, Łukasz Skąpski
Curated / arranged by Joanna Zielińska

Ideal Exhibition is the most comprehensive presentation of Supergrupa Azorro’s output to date. The title as well as the formula of the show implies, however, ironic approach to the very idea of retrospective. The prestige and significance of the exhibition are stressed by the arrangement relating to the history of the avant-garde, inspired by the Neoplastic Room designed by the famous avant-garde artist Władysław Strzemiński for the Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej in Łódź. The exhibition includes a selection of video works as well as an archive including objects, drawings and various documentation which form an integral part of the artists’ work. The choice of exhibited materials signalizes a fresh approach to the activities of the group whose work has already entered the official canon and achieved recognition in Poland and abroad. By placing special emphasis on particular themes in their work, the exhibition offers space for reinterpretation of Azorro’s output. Some of the exhibited works are new, such as, for instance, Ideal Exhibition, Ideal Sculpture or The Last Film. The exhibition demonstrates that the end of Supergrupa Azorro that has been talked about for some time, is mere rumour.

The image of the world in Azorro’s films is distorted and immersed in absurd. The artists humorously pose questions whether artists are allowed to do anything they feel like doing, whether art is over, or whether everything has been done before? Crucial for the concept of Ideal Exhibition is the creation of an archive that sheds light on their artistic work and methods, being at the same time a collection of seemingly useless artifacts and curiosities which have not been shown to the public before. The archive is an ironic comment typical of Azorro – mocking topical themes, the artists once again question the sense of artistic production and the condition of the artist in contemporary world dominated by art market.

Formed in 2001, the artistic group known as Supergrupa Azorro has been chiefly active in the realm of video art. Crackling with wit, the group’s works counterbalance existential seriousness of critical art of the previous decade without being meaningless. The use of irony typical for those pieces tends to be described as 'light criticism’. The focus of Azorro’s works is on the art world, as seen in galleries and exhibitions, among curators or patrons. Art itself is the subject matter of their activities. Magdalena Ujma wrote: 'The members of Azorro have succeeded in being artists without creating art’. Their films discuss the role of artists in society, the expectations, myths and stereotypes that they need to face as well as the very concept of the work of art and its reception. The group’s activities are marked by irony, humour and, last but not least, grotesque – visible in the absurdity of presented reality and overstatement of problems. One of the main themes in their works is the avant-garde paradigm of originality and novelty in art.

The exhibition has been organized in collaboration with several Polish as well as foreign partners. The project is the first attempt to present a comprehensive picture of Azorro’s output and will include a monographic catalogue documenting the group’s work.

Image: Supergrupa Azorro, Ideal exhibition

Media relations
Katarzyna Drewnowska - Toczko
tel. +48 56 6109723 katarzyna.toczko@csw.torun.pl

Exhibition opening: 21st May, 7 PM

CoCA Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu in Torun
Waly gen. Sikorskiego 13 / 87-100 Torun Poland
Hours
Tuesday 10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 18:00
Thurdsay 10:00 - 18:00
Friday 10:00 - 20:00
Saturday 12:00 - 18:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
Monday closed
Tickets
Adults: 10 pln
Concessionary: 5 pln
Families (2 adults and 2 children aged 18 and younger): 20 pln
Admission is free on Thursdays

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