Monuments to Resistance. Curatorial tour in English
We invite you to a curatorial tour of the exhibition "Monuments of Resistance. Art and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1943-1956). The guide will be Michał Krasicki from the JHI Art Department.
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Monuments to Resistance is the largest and so far the most diverse presentation of the works of art about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in the post-war period (until 1956). The sculptures, monuments, posters, graphics, and photographs selected by the curators bring not only the multidimensionality of the subject and its enormous importance for entire generations but also the difficulties and emotions close to their creators.

The exhibition presents a wide selection of works of art, including some hitherto unknown, among others, large-format socialist realist oil paintings, anniversary poster designs from the years 1945-1948, as well as drawings, photographs, sculptures, and metalwork from the era. The works at the exhibition come mostly from the unique collections of the Jewish Historical Institute. Their selection was preceded by a detailed query conducted by curators. Among the artists whose works will be presented, there are for example Tadeusz Kulisiewicz, Natan Rapoport, Alina Szapocznikow, Henryk Hechtkopf, Tadeusz Gronowski, Ignacy Witz, and Bronisław Linke.

 

The tour is free of charge. You can make your reservation online or via e-mail (rezerwacja@jhi.pl, please write "Curatorial tour 9.07" in the title of the message).

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Michał Krasicki – custodian of collections, curator and producer of exhibitions in the Art Department of the Jewish Historical Institute with 11 years of experience. A graduate of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw – a diploma in ancient philosophy of law. Translator of books from French, among others: Vladimir Jankélévitch Bez przedawnienia (2013) and Georges Didi-Huberman Papiery-fotografie (with Maria Braunstein, 2019). Author of a guide to the Jewish Historical Institute (with Zuzanna Flisowska, 2013) and the permanent exhibition Small Synagogue in Tłomackie (2018-2023). Originator and co-curator of the exhibition Monuments to Resistance. Art on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1943-1956). His interests include, among others, works from the time of the Holocaust, as well as the presence of threads and symbols drawn from the Jewish religious tradition in art and craftsmanship.
Illustration: Stanisław Żółtowski, A Retaliatory Raid by Soviet Aviators During the Ghetto Uprising, 1953, the JHI Collection
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The program of accompanying events is financed by Norway and EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and the national budget

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Day: 09.07.2023
Hour: 11:00
Place: The Jewish Historical Institute