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"Time of Art: Understanding Modern and Contemporary Art" is a series of sessions that combine theoretical knowledge with practical exercises and shared reflection. Each session consists of an accessible introduction to a selected phenomenon in 20th- and 21st-century art, followed by a workshop section—including discussions, analyses, individual and group tasks that allow participants to better understand the language of contemporary art and experience it in action.
During this session, we will examine the development of non-representational art after World War II. Abstract art then takes on various forms: it can be an expressive gesture of an artist abandoning traditional painting tools, a poetic narrative of emotions, a contemplation of pure existence, or an illusionistic trick that disrupts our certainty of vision. Each of these strategies was a reaction to the social changes of the time and can be seen as a narrative about the human condition in a changing world. Its development also illustrates the transformation of the experience of abstract art—this once hermetic and elitist genre is now conquering social media. Using examples of recent art utilizing the language of abstraction, we will also consider how it can speak to our present and whether abstraction can be politically engaged.
Lead:
Karolina Plinta – art historian, critic, and editor-in-chief of "Szum" magazine, one of the most articulate commentators on the contemporary art scene in Poland. Thanks to her experience and open style, the meetings are a space not only for gaining knowledge but also for active dialogue and creative experimentation.
Participation: Single ticket: PLN 45 or a 4-event pass: PLN 160, available online or at the Rzeszowskie Piwnice box office.
Location: Rzeszowskie Piwnice cinema auditorium
Participants: Adult-only events
Dates: Thursday, November 27, Thursday, December 4, Friday, December 12, Thursday, December 18
Time: 6:00 PM
Duration: 90–120 minutes
Accessibility: Architecturally accessible space, elevator to the left of the entrance door, accessible restroom.