gelatin-silver print, 24 x 18 cm,
on the reverse, typed text, signed and edition
edition 18/22
vintage
The work traces the performative activities of Łódź Kaliska. Itcontains a list ofpeople and eventsthat inaugurated the legendary Attic in Lodz. Alock ofhair,which according to theannotation may belongto Janusz Banach,has been glued on the reverse.
BIO
Anart groupthat has beenactive since 1979, consisting of: Marek Janiak, Andrzej Kwietniewski (until 2007), Adam Rzepecki, Andrzej Świetlik and AndrzejWielogórski-Makary.From the beginning, photography has been the primary medium inwhich they realize their artistic projects. Theiroutput also includesfilms, videos,performancesand texts. Between 1988 and 2000 they created "great pastiches," a series of staged large-format photographs commenting on selected works of European painting, including Polish. Lodz Kaliska's works have been exhibited many times in Poland and abroad. They can be found in collections including: Museum of Art in Lodz, CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw,National Museumsin Poznan, Wroclaw and Kielce, Silesian Museum in Katowice, Zachęta in Szczecin, Olsztyn and Lodz, BWA Bielsko-Biala, La Sapienza University and in private collections.
