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Vernissage: Freitag, 22. August 2008, 20UhrCosal-Ca Club
- Only authentic pieces of art!
Jerzy Kosałka (PL)
Curator: Agnieszka Kurgan
in Cooperation with BWA Galleries Wrocław
Dauer der Ausstellung 22.08. - 13.09.2008
Wersja polska >>>
Photos from the opening below
or see video on obieg.pl >>>
Cosal-Ca - Made in PolandCar thieves (Autodiebe) are not the same as „ Bicycle thieves” (De Sica's "Fahrraddiebe"). It should not be surprising that in a sense of harm Polish nation gave out an avenger. Author of famous, scandalous works „Germans have come” and „Germans are everywhere” (well known - for politically correct Polish critics - as thorough amniocentesis of German-devourer ego of ordinary Pole) comes to Berlin. From Breslau.
He started modestly, as a researcher in LUXUS in the conditions of coarse socialism. The objects classed among „everyday objects” elsewhere, in interesting for Kosałka conditions, about 20 years ago, underwent spontaneous metaphysical metamorphosis. That facilitated work for artists inspired by western pop-art, and even earlier artistic trends. That was how such works as „hydro-electric installation” or code-homage for Marcel Duchamp „Pardon Marcel” were created; both presenting problems of art as such, and referring to basic sanitary experiences of societies hidden on the other side of Iron Curtain.
Moving abstract threads to battle painting, inexplicable use of optical illusion and other media manipulations brought him special fame and introduction into history of art books and public collections.
Jerzy Kosałka's opus magnum, trans-media subjective brand - Cosal-Ca, derives from old times when Coca-Cola bottle was a symbol of freedom and democracy. The project, maturing in Poland together with mentioned ideas, during the past two decades underwent subsequent liftings, the last of which were unlimited editions of Cosal-Ca Light and Cosal-Ca Menthol. In September, in Zero Gallery in Berlin, within Cosal-Ca Club arrangement, the last, distillation phase which ends the prohibition period in Polish art, will take place („distil show” by master of pharmacy and „miraculous conversion of Coca-Cola into wine”) .
Cosal-Ca Club offers also: pretentious, even embarrassing atmosphere (on-wall artist's retrospective), illusion show („Golden Fish”), acrobatics on pub's desktop (by Concita Stembalores coming back after knee injury) and go-go dance (dancer: Truskawa 5 )
Limited seats, free entrance
Jurek Kosalka asks to seat.
text: MA Anka Mituś
read more - Text on Kosałka by Paweł Jarodzki (english) >>>
www.kosalka.art.pl
Jerzy Kosałka was born in 1955 in Będzin.
Between 1970-75 he attended Art High School in Katowice, where he was active as a member of Mesa group. He studied in Wrocław. In 1981 he received a diploma in painting in PWSSP (Academy of Fine Arts) under supervision of prof. Z.Karpiński. In the years 1983-87 he was a junior lecturer in Karpiński’s studio, where he joined editorial team of LUXUS (Irregular Psychhoactive Magazine). On establishment of Legendary Luxus group he participated in most of the group’s presentation and actions. In 1995 he had his debut as an individual artist presenting “Modestly, no luxury” exhibition.
In his creativity Kosałka takes advantage of divers technologies and media.
He constructs objects. He also creates installations, often designed for a specific area.
exhibitions of Luxus group (choice)
1985 - Warsaw "Legendary Luxus first time in Warsaw", Pokaz Gallery
- Białystok "Real Luxus show", BWA
-Wrocław ”Luxus”, Pasażu Gallery
1986 -Sopot „80-ties expression”, BWA
- Wrocław „Luxus in Passage”, Pasaż Gallery
- Wrocław „Luxus paints world’s panorama”, Zamek Gallery
1987- Warsaw "What’s up?", former Zakłady Norblina
1989- Wrocław "Luxus City", Na Ostrowie Gallery
- Southhampton "Contemporary Polish Drawing", John Hansard Gallery
1990- Katowice „Young Wrocław”,BWA
- Duseldorf „Kunst und Censur und Xerox”, Kunstpalast
1993- Sopot "Love is not everything", PGS
1994- Krakow "Make love or war", BWA
- Konin „Koni Novi Luxus”, BWA
- Warsaw „Liasison of the divaided”, Stara Kotłownia
- Szczecin „Ikonopress”, Zamek Książąt Pomorskich
- Warszawa "Luxus for girls",Stara Kotłownia
1997-Bielsko-Biała "Banquet at the factory", Galeria Bielska
solo exhibitions:
1995 -Wrocław “ Modestly, no luxury”, City Gallery ,
1996-Wrocław “Szewczyk, Kosałka, Kowalska”, BWA
1997-Cieszyn “Two spaces”, Miejsce Gallery
- Strzelin „The fall”, Skalna Gallery
1998-Wrocław “To be rich and famous”, Entropia Gallery,
-Wrocław “Transformers” (with M. Harlender), City Gallery
1999 -Krakow “TV media-show”, Miasto Krakoff Gallery,
2003-Wrocław “The piece of Hasior’s sculpture” (with A. Urbańskim), BWA
2004- Zielona Góra ”Objects ”, BWA
-Warsaw, ”Kłobuck Battle Plan”- show and lecture, Raster Gallery
-Wrocław ”The art of disapearing of the art”,BWA
2005-Prague ”Confrontation”(with Jan Maćko), Polish Institut
-Bielsko-Biała, ”Second time lucky”(with K.Wałaszek), Bielska BWA Gallery
2006-Jelenia Góra,”Art in a public space” show and lectur, BWA
-Wrocław, ”Pills” BWA
-Dresden,”V-3”(with T.Bajer i A.Dudek-Durer),Motorenhalle
-Kraków, ”One-eyes exhibition”, Pracownia Otwarta
-Wrocław,”Yapper”,(with T.Bajer i A.Dudek-Durer), Entropia Gallery
-Wrocław, ”Astonishing performance promoting Art Magazin”, Entropia Gallery
group exhibitions:
1996- Wrocław “Transfer”, Arsenał,
1997- Wrocław “Model”, Potoczny & Hoszowski Gallery
1998- Kraków “Contemporary art exhibition” (with P. Jarodzki and K. Wałaszek), Bucklein Theatre,
2000- Wrocław ”Thibetian New Years Eve”, Obok Gallery,
-Wrocław „World reality art reality”, Obok Gallery,
- Oleśnica “The Miracle”, open space event
-Wrocław ”Fest Festung Festival”, Stare młyny
2001- Kraków “Videoparty”, Goethe Institut,
- Wrocław “One and a half year of Obok”, Obok Gallery
- Wrocław „Modification”, OPT
2002- Słupsk “Art like big S”, BWA
- Wrocław “Art like big S”, BWA
- Gdańsk “Life style”, CSW Łaźnia
2003 -Wrocław “Souvenir from Wrocław”, BWA
-Wrocław “Touching the invisible”, Obok Gallery
2004- Bielsko-Biała „Souvenir from Wrocław”, Bielska BWA Gallery
-Warsaw „INC.”, Program Gallery,
2005-Toruń,”Pierniks of Wrocław”, NRD Gallery
2006-Wrocław,”Survival 4”, Wrocław's Trainstation
-Warsaw,”Don't be afraid”, pivate appartment
-Wrocław,”Identity”, Lab-Log Gallery
-Wrocław,”The signs of time”,Lowersilesian Zachęta
-Prague,”Beauty free shop”,Umelec Gallery
-Jelenia Góra,”Souvenir from Karkonosze”,BWA
-Wrocław,”60 years of Academy of Fine Arts”, National Museum
-Wrocław,”Pupils of Kaćma”, Botanic Garden
-Zielona Góra,”Luxus Museum”, BWA
-Katowice,”Colection”,Uppersilesian Zachęta
2007-Warsaw,”Luxus Museum”,Zachęta
-Wrocław,”Survival 5”, City Moat
www.kosalka.art.pl
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