Opening of
LIFE. A MANUAL
An exhibition inspired by the work of Georges Perec
An exhibition curated by Jadwiga Sawicka
Opening : Friday, February 3, 2017 at 7 PM
Until 23.04.2017
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
pl. Małachowskiego 3
00-916 Warsaw
The exhibition Life. A Manual was inspired by one of Perec’s most well-known novels Life a User’s Manual— a multi-layered story about the inhabitants of a Paris building. Constructed according to the principles of combinatorics and the rules of chess, it met the postulates of the experimental literary group OuLiPo, Perec belonged to since 1967.
The exhibition— integrating various disciplines — presents the works by authors who think in classifications, enjoy formal constraints and complex narratives. The exposition is divided into four parts: ludic, sociological, novelist and autobiographical. The reading room, which is an integral part of the show, permeates all the ‘chapters’ of the exhibition.
Artists: Eleanor Antin, Apsolutno, Martin Arnold, Krzysztof Bartnicki & Wojciech Kucharczyk, Michał Chudzicki, CT Jasper & Joanna Malinowska, Omer Fast, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Bartosz Fic, Kaja Gliwa & Mikołaj Moskal, Johan Grimonprez, Nicolas Grospierre, Grzegorz Jankowicz, Lukáš Jasanský & Martin Polák, Alicja Karska & Aleksandra Went, Lila Kalinowska, PIO Kaliński, Agnieszka Kurant, Jamie Livingston, Justyna Łuczaj-Salej, Piotr Macha, Martyna Miller, Aleksandra Mir, Karolina Niwelińska, Krzysztof Pisarek, Jan Rusiński i ilustratorzy (Arobal, Jacek Ambrożewski, Patricija Bliuj-Stodulska, Ola Cieślak, Paulina Derecka, Małgorzata Dmitruk, Paulina Dudek, Magdalena Dukaczewska, Stanisław Gajewski, Joanna Gębal, Agnieszka Głód, Monika Hanulak, Maria Huculak, Marta Ignerska, Rafał Kucharczuk, Wacław Marat, Milena Podloch, Greta Samuel, Aniela Sadlej, Maciej Sieńczyk, Marianna Sztylak, Stanisław Wójcik, Barbara Żuchowska), John Stezaker, Weronika Szczawińska & Krzysztof Kaliski, Mariusz Tarkawian, Andrzej Tobis, Marianne Wex oraz studenci Wydziału Sztuki Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Authors of books: Sophie Calle, Jonathan Safran Foer, Cristina de Middel, Joan Fontcuberta, Michael Landy, Chris WareMore information here
Authors of books: Sophie Calle, Jonathan Safran Foer, Cristina de Middel, Joan Fontcuberta, Michael Landy, Chris WareMore information here