ADHESIONS – International Exhibition of Collage in Artbooks and Artzines
Opening: November 14th, 2024 – 6:00 PM
Venue: Gallery of the University of Warsaw Library (BUW), Dobra Street 56/66
Curators: Anna Kłos PhD., Miguel Correia
Organizers: Promotion Department of BUW and Retroavangarda
Exhibition Dates: November 15, 2024 – January 19, 2025
Open from Wednesday to Sunday, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM, excluding holidays and vacation periods
The exhibition aims to showcase a broad spectrum of collage techniques used by artists working in book art, zines, and visual poetry. It introduces the audience to the work of artists from around the world – from Japan, through Germany and Portugal, to Latin America. A diverse range of personalities is represented, drawing from a rich array of influences: from local artistic traditions, through Dadaist experiments in the spirit of Kurt Schwitters, to contemporary independent publications in grunge style.
Nearly 200 objects will be displayed in the over 500-square-meter space of the BUW Gallery, including original, hand-crafted collages, art zines, art books, and digital collages.
The Adhesions exhibition of collage in book art and art zines marks the culmination of the “Artists in the Library” series, conducted by the University of Warsaw Library during its 25th anniversary celebrations in Powiśle. Simultaneously, it reflects our aspirations to establish a future biennial event dedicated to book art and other art forms that combine the written word with visual art. Art books, particularly art zines, represent a phenomenon that often escapes the standard library perspective. Perhaps, as communication increasingly shifts into the digital realm, it may lead to a renewed appreciation for the tangible nature of books and other publications, expressed through artistic creations – whether as art books developed within the curriculum of art schools or as underground, countercultural zines. This is a phenomenon that libraries should closely follow.
List of participating artists:
- Allan Bealy / US
- Alvaro Sanchez / Guatemala
- Andrzej Jan Bielawski / Poland
- Ankie van Dijk / Netherlands
- Anna Kłos / Poland
- Anónimo Coroado / Portugal
- Antonio Martin Ferrand / Spain
- Carmen Mavrea / Romania
- Cinzia Farina / Italy
- Horst Tress / Germany
- Isabel Baraona / Portugal
- Jérôme Cavailles / France
- Joanna Wiszniewska-Domańska / Poland
- João Pedro Azul / Portugal
- Jonathan Sirit / Venezuela
- José Feitor / Portugal
- Karina Suarez / Argentina
- Koji Nagai / Japan
- Marco Fraga da Silva / Portugal
- Marco Gomes / Portugal
- Mide Plácido / Portugal
- Miguel Correia / Portugal
- Pedro Sim / Portugal
- Pere Sousa / Spain
- Petra Lorenz / Germany
- Sabine Remy / Germany
- Sal Nunkachov / Portugal
- Sara Vattano / Italy
- Stefan Heuer / Germany
- Serse Luigetti / Italy
- Susanna Lakner / Germany
- Tictac Patrizia / Germany
- Vittore Baroni / Italy
- Wim Nival / Belgium
- Xavier Almeida / Portugal
List of Independent Publishers:
Redfoxpress Ireland
Arte Postale!
Cir.Cuns.Tan.Cial
Edições Pixel-Head
Estrela Decadente
Flanzine
Imprensa Canalha
Laboratório Plano
MP Edições
Paperview
Revista Invasão
Ultra Violenta
