The Social Studio

Artur Żmijewski

27 Eyl 2008
16 Kas 2008

The exhibition by Artur Żmijewski (born 1966, Warsaw, lives and works in Warsaw) presents a selection of recent works including videos Them (2007) and Repetition (2005) that could be described as “social studios,” social experiments of sorts documented on film in a provocative and openly confrontational way.

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Still uit de video 'Them' van Artur Żmijewski, foto gevonden op Borderlines blog -

Żmijewski believes that in order for art to regain its value in society, it has to expose societal conflict and disclose the conditions in which social antagonisms are cultivated and maintained by the powers that be. Convinced that the hard-won autonomy of art—in which art is considered independent from the “real” world—has actually disempowered it from acting as an accountable public voice, Żmijewski insistently requires of art that it take responsibility and engage in a dialogue with the current social and political reality around us. In this way, art can contribute to shaping that reality by imagining the world otherwise than we know it.

BAK is also presenting a Seminar on 13 November 2008. It is a half-day seminar, entitled Experimental Repetitions: The Art of Re-enactment with presentations, screenings, and discussions with artists and theorists Rod Dickinson, Michael Uwemedimo, and Steve Rushton. Participation is limited; for more information, please contact:
t: +31 30 2316125, e: info@bak-utrecht.nl.

Solo exhibition Artur Żmijewski from 28.09. until 16.11.2008, from Wednesday-Saturday 12:00-18:00 hrs and Sunday 13:00-18:00 hrs

Opening 27.09.2008 at 20.00 hrs

For additional information, visit the Bak website