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Artist, curator, and organizer, Ryszard Wasko has worked in multimedia, including
photography, film, video, installation, painting, and drawing. In the 1970s,
Wasko came to prominence as a conceptual artist in the 1970s. During that
time, he studied at the Academy of Film, TV and Theatre in Lodz, Poland and
was a member of Workshop, an avant-garde collective of painters, filmmakers,
critics, poets, philosophers and scientists, working with experimental film
and multimedia. Beginning In 1981 in Lodz, Wasko initiated and organized Construction
in Process, a series of exhibitions featuring works of art created on
site. Artists who are invited to participate in Construction in Process
invite in turn, another group of participants, giving the project a dynamic,
open character. Construction in Process has taken place in several
countries, including Poland, Germany, and Israel.
In the 1980s, Wasko received a DAAD Fellowship in Berlin among other residencies.
He exhibited and lectured extensively in Europe. Wasko returned to Poland
in 1989 and founded The International Artists’ Museum in Lodz. It has
since developed into a worldwide network of locally run art centers, linking
artists and intellectuals from diverse backgrounds, locations, and disciplines.
In recent years, the Museum has organized and sponsored over 60 major international
events, exhibitions, meetings, panels, concerts, readings, and projects focusing
on art, culture, borders, community, and identity. Wasko lives and works in
Lodz, Poland. His art has been shown in Europe, the United States, Australia,
and Israel. Recent solo exhibitions include Nasty Bedtime Stories,
Galeria 86, Lodz, 2003, Bedtime Stories, Center for the Arts, Orensanz
Foundation, New York, 2002, Herzeliya Gallery, Herzeliya, Israel, 2001, and
Wschodnia Gallery, Lodz, 2001.
| 2001 |
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Curates Markers, an international exhibition of works by artists
and poets for the Venice Biennale, Italy. |
| 2000 |
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Organizes Construction in Process VII, in Poland. Lectures
at Brandeis University, USA, and the Art Academy in Lodz, Poland. |
| 1997-99 |
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President of the International Artists Association (IKG) in Cologne,
Germany. |
| 1997 |
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Artist in residence, International Studio Program, New York. |
| 1995 |
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Initiates and curates Co-existence, an international art event
in the Negev desert, Israel. |
| 1994 |
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Artist in residence, Art-OMI, New York. |
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Artist in residence, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia. |
| 1993 |
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Organizes international art event My home is your home in Lodz. |
| 1990–92 |
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Program Director, P.S.1 Museum and Institute of Contemporary Art, New
York. |
| 1989 |
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Initiates Construction in Process III: Back in Lodz. Sets up
the International Artists’ Museum in Lodz. |
| 1985-86 |
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DAAD Fellowship, German Exchange Academy, Berlin. |
| 1985 |
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In collaboration with the City of Munich and the Brigitte March Gallery,
organizes Construction in Process II: Process und Konstruktion
in Munich. Also organizes the second collection of Construction in Process,
the Munich Collection. |
| 1983–1990 |
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Gives lectures at art schools around Europe, including Academy of Art,
Dusseldorf, Offenbach School of Art, Ochschule der Kunste in Berlin and
Essen. Academy of Art in Enschede. |
| 1982-83 |
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Under martial law in Poland, initiates and organizes a network of underground
galleries in Lodz and Warsaw. Gives lectures and publishes a number of
critical texts on art. Receives a British Arts Council stipend for St.
Martin’s School of Art in London. Presents lectures in London at
The Slade School of Art, Camberwell College, London School of Printing,
Wimbledon School of Art, Polytechnic of Central London Polytechnic, among
others. |
| 1981 |
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Originates and organizes the international exhibition, Construction
in Process in Lodz. It is the largest independent exhibition of contemporary
art ever organized in Poland. Organizes The Solidarity Collection,
works by international artists created for the Construction in Process
event. |
| 1979 |
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Sets up Archives of Contemporary Thought, a forum for symposia
and art events, Lodz. |
| 1970–1983 |
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Lecturer in the departments of experimental media and photography at
the Academy of Film, Television and Theatre, Lodz. |
| 1970-76 |
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Member of Workshop, a multimedia group of painters, filmmakers, critics,
poets, philosophers and scientists, Lodz. |
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Solo Exhibitions |
| 2003 |
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Nasty Bedtime Stories, Galeria 86, Lodz |
| 2002 |
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Bedtime Stories, Center for the Arts, Orensanz Foundation,
New York |
| 2001 |
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Small Retrospective, Galeria 86, Lodz |
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Herzeliya Gallery, Herzeliya, Israel |
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Wschodnia Gallery, Lodz |
| 2000 |
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Wschodnia Gallery, Lodz |
| 1997 |
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The Artists’ Museum, Lodz |
| 1995 |
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Retrospective at FF Gallery , Lodz |
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Wschodnia Gallery, Lodz |
| 1991 |
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Wschodnia Gallery, Lodz |
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Labirynt Gallery, Lublin |
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Andre Joliet Gallery, Duisburg |
| 1987 |
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Ruine der Kunste, Berlin |
| 1986 |
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Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin |
| 1984 |
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Brigitte March Gallery, Stuttgart |
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Kunstverein, Kassel |
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Hoffman Gallery, Friedberg/Frankfurt |
| 1981 |
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Retrospective at Folkwang Museum, Essen |
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m Gallery, Bochum |
| 1979 |
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Trace Gallery, Lodz |
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Academy of Fine Arts, Enschede |
| 1976 |
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m Gallery, Bochum |
| 1975 |
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Remont Gallery, Warsaw |
| 1972 |
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Academy of Film, Lodz |
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Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2001 |
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Markers, Venice Biennale, Venice |
| 2000 |
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From Here to There, Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart |
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Alive Gallery, R Gallery, Poznan |
| 1999 |
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Venice Biennale: Oreste Project at Italian Pavillon |
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Haifa Installation Triennale, Museum of Art. Haifa |
| 1998 |
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Personal Touch, Art in General, New York |
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Construction in Process-VI, The Bridge, Melbourne, Australia |
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Oikos, Municipal Museum, Bydgoszcz |
| 1997 |
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Another Language, Haifa Museum, Haifa |
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Alive Gallery, Zacheta Gallery, Warsaw |
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Shattered Latitudes, Lombard-Fried Gallery, New York |
| 1996 |
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Hansa Art-Special, Cologne |
| 1995 |
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Under One Roof, Podewil, Berlin |
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Construction in Process V, Co-existence, Negev Desert, Israel |
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Footprint, Tacheles, Berlin |
| 1994 |
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Central Europe: Art from the 60s, Schuppenhauer Gallery, Cologne |
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Museum of Contemporary Art International Congress, Kunsthalle der Bundesrepublik,
Bonn |
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Milk, Volkskunde Museum, Munich |
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Medium Bild, T&A Gallery, Berlin |
| 1993 |
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In-between Project, Venice Biennale, Venice |
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Construction in Process IV, My Home is your Home, Lodz |
| 1992 |
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Farbe Gold, Kunstlerhaus, Berlin |
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37 Rooms, Kunstwerke, Berlin |
| 1990 |
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Construction in Process III, Back in Lodz, Lodz |
| 1989 |
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Niemandsland, Kunsthalle, Recklinghausen |
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Balkon mit Facher, Academie der Kunste, Berlin, DuMONT Kunsthalle,
Cologne |
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Berlin’s Art-Scene, Berlinische Galerien, Berlin |
| 1988 |
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Berlin- Kulturstadt Europas (project by the Berlin’s
Senat), Berlin |
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Pallazzo Ruini, Reggio Emilia |
| 1987 |
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Zeitberliner, Stuttgart |
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Homage to Joseph Beuys, Klaus Staeck Gallery, Heidelberg |
| 1986 |
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Idee, Raum, Konstruktion, Kunsthalle Bielefeld |
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After Malevich’s Square, Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Ludwigshaven |
| 1985 |
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Biennale des Friedens, Kunsthalle, Hamburg |
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Process und Konstruktion-II, Munich |
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Concret vier, Kunsthaus, Nurernberg |
| 1983 |
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Presence Polonaise, Centre Pompidou, Paris |
| 1982 |
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Sol LeWitt’s Choice, Cenobio Visualita Gallery, Milano |
| 1981 |
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Construction in Process I, Lodz |
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Biennale de Paris |
| 1980 |
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Pier + Ocean: Art of the 70s, organized by the Hayward Gallery,
London, and Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo, Holland |
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Sydney Biennale, Australia |
| 1979 |
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Drawings and Photography, Museum of Art, Lodz |
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Works and Words, De Appel Gallery and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam |
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Polish Photography, International Center of Photography, New
York |
| 1977 |
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22 Polish Artists, Kunstverein, Cologne |
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DOCUMENTA-6, Kassel |
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Encounter on Video, Museum of Contemporary Art, Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1976 |
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Art as a Contextual Art, St. Petri Gallery, Lund |
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Mechanical Means of Message, Slad-Trace Gallery, Lodz |
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Experimenta, Ferro Gallery, Napoli |
| 1973 |
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XII Biennale de Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Film Screenings |
| 2004 |
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Selected films, Center of Contemporary Art, Warsaw |
| 2000 |
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Workshop, Center of Contemporary Art, Warsaw |
| 1998 |
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Museum of Modern Art, New York |
| 1984 |
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European Film Avant-garde 1960-1980, touring exhibition organized
by the American Federation of Arts |
| 1979 |
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Film as Film, Hayward Gallery, London |
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Third International Avant-garde Film Festival, National Film Theatre,
London |
| 1975 |
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Workshop at Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Folkwang Museum Essen, and Art Center,
Oslo |
| 1974 |
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Museum of Cinema, Brussels |
| 1973 |
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Workshop, Museum of Art, Lodz |
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Awards and Grants |
| 1998 |
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Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York |
| 1997 |
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Trust for Mutual Understanding, New York |
| 1993 |
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Working stipend, Senat, Berlin |
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Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York |
| 1988 |
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Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York |
| 1985 |
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DAAD Fellowship, German Exchange Academy, Berlin |
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Villa Waldberta, Munich |
| 1982 |
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Arts Council of Great Britain grant and residency, St. Martin’s
School of Art, London |
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Works of Art in Public Collections |
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Lenbachhaus Museum, Munich
Museum of Art, Lodz
The Artists’ Museum, Lodz
National Gallery, Berlin
Berlinische Galerien, Berlin
Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin
Centre Pompidou, Paris
Arts Council, London
Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel
Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Ludwigshaven
Stadtische Galerie Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach
Stadtische Galerie, Stuttgart
Galerie des Landesamt, Berlin
Art Collection of The World Bank in Washington D.C.
Dresdner Bank, Dresden
Art Collection of Austria Bank Creditanstalt, Lodz
Municipal Museum, Bydgoszcz
Cinema Museum, Brussels
Goddarde Fiddes Fine Arts, Australia |
