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Art and Heritage in Central Europe<\/h1>

Stanis\u0142aw Ignacy Witkiewicz was a keen observer of the evolution of art during the civilizational acceleration of the first half of the 20th century. He associated scientific discoveries, the resulting technological progress, and profound social changes with the process of a growing mechanization of life. Despite their lack of thematic orientation, Witkacy\u2019s works recorded the rhythm of the modern era\u2019s transformations, subjecting actual historical experience to the requirement of the work\u2019s constructional unity.<\/p>\n

This exhibition offers a new perspective on Witkacy\u2019s oeuvre by embedding it in 20th century and contemporary theoretical contexts. New interpretations are facilitated by tracing connections between the artist\u2019s practices and selected themes of his reflection. Consequently, instead of a chronological narrative, the featured works have been grouped under thematic categories such as cosmos, movement, body, artistic vision, metaphysical sensation, history, or cultural crisis.<\/p>\n

The exhibition presents a wide range of media and artistic strategies employed by Witkacy. It is an attempt to formulate his oeuvre analytically, beyond the entrenched division into its main and secondary currents. New meanings and previously unknown aspects of his works are also elicited by juxtaposing them with selected examples of the work of leading representatives of modern art.<\/p>\n

The exhibition at the National Museum in Warsaw is open from 8 July to 9 October 2022.
\ncurators: Zofia Machnicka, Pawe\u0142 Polit.
\nRead more: https:\/\/www.mnw.art.pl\/en\/temporary-exhibitions\/witkacy-seismograph-of-the-acceleration-age,55.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[684,65],"tags":[685,954,50,717,112,1050,424],"class_list":["post-6454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ahice-en","category-exhibitions","tag-ahice","tag-europa-srodkowa-en","tag-exhibition","tag-mnw","tag-poland","tag-polska-en","tag-warsaw"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n"Witkacy. 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