On Wednesday, July 8^th, Galeria Labirynt is going to host the second opening of the “We Are People” exhibition. Some new works are going to appear in the gallery.

The interventional collective exhibition “We Are People” was created in response to the homophobic attacks of President Andrzej Duda on LGBTQ+ people. The exhibition aims to show that the artistic community is not indifferent to homophobia and all forms of discrimination.

During the exhibition opening, on June 24^th, the head of Galeria Labirynt encouraged artists to join the exhibition and show opposition through their works. The exhibition is on the rise during its duration – more and more artists decide to show their works. The exhibition “We Are People” with new works is on display from Wednesday, July 8^th. We would like to invite you to the exhibition opening at 6:00 p.m. Admission is free of charge.

Artists: Marta Bogdańska, Daniel Kotowski, Ludomir Franczak, Martyna Gart, Gabryś the Prince, Wojciech Gilewicz, Mikołaj Grabowski, Sara Herczyńska, Bartosz Jakubowski, Anna Jankojć, Kamil Kak, Anton Karyuk, Bartek Kiełbowicz, Daniel Kotowski, Grzegorz Kozera, Kornel Leśniak, Izabela Maciejewskia, Marta Maliszewska, Krzysiek Oleksiak, Jacek Poniedziałek, Sergey Shabohin, Syreny TV (Ewa Majewska, Aleka Polis), Elwira Sztetner, Agata Sztorc.

Photos from the first opening can be found HERE

More information about the exhibition: HERE

“We Are People” exhibition
ul. ks. J. Popiełuszki 5
08/07/2020 at 6:00 p.m.
The exhibition on display until 14/08/2020
Curator: Waldemar Tatarczuk
Entrance tickets: https://labirynt.com/bilety/
Opening of the exhibition – free admission

See the works of foreign artists in Galeria Labirynt! The opening of the exhibition “Somewhere Now” takes place on Saturday, July 18th.

“Somewhere Now” is the fifth exhibition presenting the works of selected scholarship holders of “Gaude Polonia” programme, created during their art residency in Poland. This year’s scholarship holders list includes well-known artists who, despite their young age, have already participated in important international artistic events as well as recent graduates of art schools. No subject or formal restrictions have been imposed on the artists, therefore, the exhibition provides an overview of various artistic attitudes. The presented pieces, such as video works, installations, objects, photos, and performances, are mostly new projects created this year during artistic stay in Poland. The exhibition is a draft in its character, as its aim is to present the effects of still-lasting residences – some of the exhibited works are projects in progress, while majority of works is presented for the first time at exhibition in Galeria Labirynt.

The event was co-financed from the funds of the National Centre for Culture.

Artists:

“Somewhere Now”
Galeria Labirynt, ul. ks. J. Popiełuszki 5
Exhibition opening: 18/07/2020 (Saturday), at 6:00 p.m. in the gallery and online
The exhibition on display: until 14/08/2020 (Tue-Sun, 12:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.)
Entrance tickets:https://labirynt.com/bilety/
Curators: Waldemar Tatarczuk, Anna Karpenko
Exhibition opening translated into Polish Sign Language PJM (by Ewelina Lachowska) and into English (by Krystian Kamiński)

“Imagine that you are standing with your face to the wall…” Stand even closer! Come and see the paintings of Jakub Ciężki at Galeria Labirynt. Opening of the exhibition on Saturday, July 4th at 6:00 p.m.

This is what the artist says about his works presented at the exhibition “Closer Still”: “imagine that you are staring at its small piece, that you can see it from such a close perspective that the wall is not the wall any more, the window is not the window any more, small sections of reality begin to lose their shape and become a context-free fragment difficult to identify. You look at these paintings and take my perspective. You stand even closer. You face the wall.”

Jakub Ciężki was born in 1979 in Lublin. In the years 1998-2003, he studied at the Faculty of Arts of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. He graduated with distinction from the painting department of professor Jacek Wojciechowski. He received the “Young Poland” (2013) scholarship of the Minister of Culture and a Grand Prix at the 40th Biennale of Painting “Bielska Jesień 2011”. The artist paints specific still lifes being fascinated with small architecture and realistic abstractions. He is attracted to industrial landscapes – he has portrayed radiators, letter boxes, bathtub, climbing frames from the playground, fences, scaffoldings, roofs. Things taken out of context, often depicted on a monochrome background, show the process of moving away from a specific object towards abstraction.

The paintings of Jakub Ciężki are to be exhibited next to the monumental sculpture “Façade” by Monika Sosnowska.

Jakub Ciężki
“Closer Still / Jeszcze bliżej”
Galeria Labirynt, ul. ks. J. Popiełuszki 5
04/07/2020, at 6:00 p.m.
Opening translated into the Polish Sign Language (PJM)
Exhibition opening – free admission
Entrance tickets can be purchased online and the gallery shop.
The exhibition is exhibited together with the “Façade” by Monika Sosnowska.

The “Expand” series continues! On Saturday, 17th October in Galeria Labirynt | Plaza opening of the second edition of the exhibition takes place. This time Monika Zadurska-Bielak, Adam Oroń and Sławomir Toman are going to present their works. They are going to be offered for purchase as previously.

The second edition of the exhibition “Expand” is coming. Its main idea is to present the work of artists associated with Lublin. The cycle was created as a result of the difficult time of the pandemic and the reflection it awakened on the importance of community and localities. The pandemic time turned out to be a time full of fear for oneself and for the loved ones, which is why the authors of the exhibition changed the previously adopted perspective of perception and shifted their attention from what is in the future to what is here and now. Deciding to focus on our immediate surroundings, we give Lublin artists the space of Galeria Labirynt | Plaza. The “Expand” series was opened in September by Edna Baud, Małgorzata Pawlak and Jakub Ciężki, who presented their latest painting works. In the second edition of the exhibition, the viewers are going to have the opportunity to see sculptures by Monika Zadurska-Bielak as well as paintings by Sławomir Toman and Adam Oroń. The works are also going to be available for purchase! Another edition of the exhibition in November.

Sławomir Toman (born 1966) – A graduate of the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and at the Ecole Regionale des Beaux-Arts in Rennes, France. Nominated for the Paszporty Polityki Award (2003). Scholarship holder of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Poland (2002) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France (1995). Since 1997 he has been associated with the Institute of Fine Arts at the Faculty of Arts of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin (currently he is a deputy dean). The founder and the first president of the Otwarta Pracownia Artistic Association in Lublin in years 2011-2014. He is a painter, educator and curator of exhibitions.

Monika Zadurska-Bielak (born 1967 in Lublin) – She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. The artist lives and works in Lublin. She works in sculpture and ceramics. Zadurska-Bielak is a founder of the Potok Pracownia Plastyczna studio, where numerous workshops and courses in ceramics and art for all age groups are held. She specialises in silicone casting technology, which she uses to create realistic figures. The artist created elements of scenography for exhibitions in many museum centres in Poland.

Adam Oroń – A graduate of Painting at the Faculty of Arts of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. In 2014 he obtained a master’s degree in art in the studio of dr hab. Wiesław Procia. Oroń deals with oil painting, watercolors, drawings and illustrative works.

“Expand 2”
17/10/2020 at 6:00 p.m.
Galeria Labirynt | Plaza, ul. Lipowa 13
The exhibition on display until 15/11/2020
Admission free

Third opening of the exhibition “We Are People” takes place on September 11^th at Galeria Labirynt. More than 20 artists took part in the first exhibition. After two weeks more artists joined us, and now viewers would have an opportunity to see dozens of works created by those who express their opposition to homophobia and hate speech.

The exhibition is gradually growing – more artists are joining us, sending their works. At the exhibition viewers can see documentation from protests, installations, videos and collages. During the opening, a performance is going to be held. It is the result of artistic workshop led by Filip Kijowski.

“We Are People” is a group exhibition created in response to the homophobic statement of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, in which he called Polish citizens the LGBT Ideology. The exhibition presents the works of artists relating to the problem of exclusion, hate speech, homophobia and racism. During the crisis of the coronavirus pandemic and the equally terrifying crisis of values, we present works that for the most frightened and closed ones can be manifestation of a “threatening ideology”. Artists do not accept this fear and closure. Art, the definition of which is still elusive, the real space of freedom and free human creation provokes thinking that is different from media news, public debates or criticism. Art “thinks differently”. It takes the time and concentration we need to discover and experience new meanings. “Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions,” wrote Primo Levi. The exhibition “We Are People” does not allow us to remain indifferent.

“The list remains open. We would like to invite all artists who do not accept homophobia and all forms of discrimination to participate in the exhibition. Contact us via email at wearepeople@labirynt.com. I would like this exhibition to grow as it lasts, demonstrating our protest,” says Waldemar Tatarczuk.

“We Are People” exhibition
UL. ks. J. Popiełuszki 5

11/09/2020, at 6:00 p.m.

Opening translated into the Polish sign language (PJM).

On display until 11/10/2020

Curator: Waldemar Tatarczuk

Entrance tickets: https://labirynt.com/en/bilety/

Opening: free admission