GK Collection #1
dal 17/3/2007 al 16/6/2007
Segnalato da
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Miroslaw Balka
Jan Berdyszak
Vanessa Beecroft
Thomas Demand
Izabela Gustowska
Candida Hofer
Zhang Huan
Tadeusz Kantor
Katarzyna Kozyra
Jacek Malczewski
Mariko Mori
Dorota Nieznalska
Roman Opalka
Thomas Ruff
Bruno Schulz
Alina Szapocznikow
Andy Warhol
Andrzej Wroblewski
Pawel Leszkowicz
17/3/2007
GK Collection #1
Kulczyk Foundation, Poznan
The Exhibition of art from Grazyna Kulczyk Collection
The Exhibition of art from Grazyna Kulczyk Collection
curated by Pawel Leszkowicz
Senses and ideas beauty and darkness erotic and religion, aesthetic and
provocation, entertainment and reflection – all these are interwined in
GK’s collection. GK is one of the most important art collectors in Poland
and Mid – Eastern Europe. In her collection one can find centuries old and
modern works of art with strong emphasis however; put on contemporary art.
As a collector GK appreciates experimentation, depth and bravery in art.
The collection includes works of outstanding Polish and foreign
contemporary artists. The first display of this multifaceted collection
consist of works of such artists as Magdalena Abakanowicz, Miroslaw Balka,
Jan Berdyszak, Vanessa Beecroft, Thomas Demand, Izabela Gustowska, Candida
Hofer, Zhang Huan, Tadeusz Kantor, Katarzyna Kozyra, Jacek Malczewski,
Mariko Mori, Dorota Nieznalska, Roman Opalka, Thomas Ruff, Bruno Schulz,
Alina Szapocznikow, Andy Warhol, Andrzej Wroblewski.
Apart the contemporary classics in the collection one can find works of
many noteworthy young Polish artists, both male and female. The first
exhibition of the collection attempts at creating and placing it in an
international context.
The exhibition is derided thematically into rooms dealing with different
problems of art and society. It leads through the following room’s themes:
the Nude, the Perversion, the Religion, the Library, the Fashion, Body
Sculpture, the object and the Museum. Over a hundred exhibits representing
different techniques and media touch upon the issues of identity sexuality
religion and the status of a work of art in present times. GK Collection #
is the first collection of art from GK’s collection foreshadows the
creation of a private art contemporary museum planned by the collector.
Curator of the exhibition is Pawel Leszkowicz. The author of the
arrangement is Raman Tratsiuk. The designer of the album accompanying GK
Collection #1 is Lech Majewski.
Kulczyk Foundation
ul. Polwiejska 42 - Poznan