Records of transformation. Polish art from the collection of Krzysztof Musiał.
September 5 – October 5, 2008
Written and arranged by Anna Król
The exhibition presents the private collection of Krzysztof Musial, a music lover and patron of the arts. From the collection of over 700 works, which, according to the Collector, is meant to reflect “the history of Polish art, more or less from Wyspianski to the present day,” we present 105 works – oil paintings, sculptures and drawings – illustrating several selected themes.
We present little-known paintings by 19th century masters (Gerson and Siemiradzki), an outstanding collection of works by artists of Young Poland (Wyczółkowski, Falat, Stanislawski, Krzyżanowski, Ruszczyc) and a wide presentation of art of the interwar period.
Polish art after 1945 was signaled with works by Wróblewski, Nowosielski, Pągowska, Szapocznikow, Tatarczyk and Tarasewicz.
Emphasis was placed on the art of the interwar period, since the Regional Museum in Stalowa Wola specializes in presenting works from that time.
Paintings by Zak, Kramsztyk, Gotlieb, Borowski, works by Muter and Weingart avant-garde compositions by Halicka, Marcousis, Wlodarski, Strzeminski and Stażewski, paintings by Czapski, Nacht and Potworowski make up a rich, complex and intriguing picture of the art of that time.
We also present a relatively small but interesting collection of sculpture, including Biegas, Dunikowski, Kuna, Zamoyski and Szapocznikow.
The core of Krzysztof Musial’s collection is a collection of paintings by Olga Boznańska, which was shown at the Regional Museum in Stalowa Wola as early as 2006 at the “Boznańska unknown” exhibition.
The presentation of Krzysztof Musial’s collection is an excellent supplement to Tom Podel’s “Colors of Identity” collection, deposited at the Regional Museum in Stalowa Wola.
The exhibition is accompanied by an album in Polish and English.
Scenario and arrangement by Anna Król.
