Arsenal 60! On Collecting, Collection and the Love of Arsenal
The Arsenal Gallery in Bia艂ystok is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Collection II is younger 鈥� it has been developing since 1991 but over the years, it has grown into one of the largest collections of Polish and East European art. We asked ourselves: what role does the Arsenal Gallery and its collection play in the city and in the lives of its residents? And we asked the residents themselves. The result is a presentation shaped by the suggestions and visions of the audience. The exhibition has expanded beyond the walls of the gallery and into the urban landscape, closer to people, to their workplaces, places of leisure, and private lives. The selected works speak of closeness, memory, and values that are essential not only to a dignified human life but also to the Gallery鈥檚 philosophy of collecting. Today, we are witnessing renewed attempts to redraw national borders on the world map. We live in an era marked by new wars and conflicts, with an increasing sense of looming planetary catastrophe. What helps us endure and regain strength in such times are social bonds, connections with like-minded people, compassionate support, solidarity, and love. Art becomes a space that brings us together and offers hope. 鈥淥n Collecting, Collection and the Love of Arsenal鈥� is an exhibition about our favorite institution, but also about ourselves. Let us celebrate the Arsenal Gallery鈥檚 birthday, and its collection, just as we would celebrate the birthday of someone we love.
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The Arsenal Gallery in Bia艂ystok is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Collection II is younger 鈥� it has been developing since 1991 but over the years, it has grown into one of the largest collections of Polish and East European art. We asked ourselves: what role does the Arsenal Gallery and its collection play in the city and in the lives of its residents? And we asked the residents themselves. The result is a presentation shaped by the suggestions and visions of the audience. The exhibition has expanded beyond the walls of the gallery and into the urban landscape, closer to people, to their workplaces, places of leisure, and private lives. The selected works speak of closeness, memory, and values that are essential not only to a dignified human life but also to the Gallery鈥檚 philosophy of collecting. Today, we are witnessing renewed attempts to redraw national borders on the world map. We live in an era marked by new wars and conflicts, with an increasing sense of looming planetary catastrophe. What helps us endure and regain strength in such times are social bonds, connections with like-minded people, compassionate support, solidarity, and love. Art becomes a space that brings us together and offers hope. 鈥淥n Collecting, Collection and the Love of Arsenal鈥� is an exhibition about our favorite institution, but also about ourselves. Let us celebrate the Arsenal Gallery鈥檚 birthday, and its collection, just as we would celebrate the birthday of someone we love.
Artists on show
- Agnieszka Polska
- Agnieszka Tarasiuk
- Aleksander Komarov
- Aleksandra Czerniawska
- Angelika Markul
- Anna Konik
- Bartek Kielbowicz
- Dan Perjovschi
- Deimantas Narkevicius
- Diana Lelonek
- Dominik Lejman
- Elzbieta Jablonska
- Hubert Czerepok
- Irmina Sta艣
- Jakub Glinski
- Józef Robakowski
- Julita Wójcik
- Karol Radziszewski
- Karolina Bielawska
- Konrad Smolenski
- Ksenia Hnylytska
- Lada Nakonechna
- Laura Pawela
- Leon Tarasewicz
- Lesya Khomenko
- Maciej Kurak
- Ma艂gorzata Markiewicz
- Malgorzata Mirga-Tas
- Marcin Maciejowski
- Miko艂aj Smoczy艅ski
- Miko艂aj Sobczak
- Nikita Kadan
- Norman Leto
- Oskar Dawicki
- Pawel Althamer
- Pawel Matyszewski
- Rafal Bujnowski
- Robert Ku艣mirowski
- Ryszard Grzyb
- Slaven Tolj
- Tymek Borowski
- Vesna Bukovec
- Volodymyr Kuznetsov
- Zbigniew Rogalski
- Zhanna Kadyrova
- Zofia Gramz
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