PHOTOMONTH IN KRAKOW — 2011
COLLECTING
The erotic spell cast by collecting was mentioned by Sigmund Freud, also a private art collector. The fact that collecting begins with delight and ends with appropriation is heatedly discussed in Polish art circles. An excellent example of this was ToruĹ’s Signs of the Times Contemporary Art Centre, which showed Kwiaty naszego Ĺźycia [Flowers of Our Lives] in 2008 – an exhibition entirely devoted to the idea of collecting, where collections of buttons and triple line notebooks filled with writing were shown right next to comments on the collecting of works by Oskar Dawicki and Goska Macuga. A little quieter is the reflection on the collection of photos, although photo-collecting itself growing in strength.
As part of Photomonth in Krakow, we have decided to look at the collecting of prints under a magnifying glass and to offer a series of meetings, discussions and lectures that will broaden the field of knowledge. This series involves a variety of perspectives. Collectors will discuss their experience of photo-collection; the dynamics of joining the great collections and artists. There will also be a considerable number of collecting workshops – how to collect, what to look out for during the first shopping expeditions, and hints as to where collecting can lead. Finally, good news – we have treated the block of collecting events as an excuse to free the prints shown in the ShowOFF Section. Each of them may be taken home. Kraków is still not Switzerland, but we, too, like to rebel. Not just atoms.
Anna Theiss
AMONG THE EVENTS IN THE COLLECTING BLOCK:
LECTURES
18.05.2011; 18:00
Galeria Camelot & Fundacji Imago Mundi, ul. Ĺw. Tomasza 17
29.05.2011; 14:00
Galeria Camelot & Fundacji Imago Mundi, ul. Ĺw. Tomasza 17
MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS
20.05.2011; 19:00
Led by Dominik KuryĹek
Galeria Camelot & Fundacji Imago Mundi, ul. Ĺw. Tomasza 17
28.05.2011; 14:00
Led by Marta Eloy-Cichocka
Galeria Camelot & Fundacji Imago Mundi, ul. Ĺw. Tomasza 17
DISCUSSION PANEL
21.05.2011; 16:00
Moderated by Anna Theiss
Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków MOCAK, ul. Lipowa 4
EVENT
13.05–12.06.2011; DAILY: 11:00–18:00
The Camelot Gallery will be offering selected works by artists from the ShowOFF Section for purchase, as well as looking at sample prints and ways of framing works to a collector’s standard
Galeria Camelot & Fundacja Imago Mundi, ul. Ĺw. Tomasza 17
21.05.2011; 12:00–16:00
12:00 Lecture by Karolina Lewandowska
12:45 Collecting consultations with Karolina Lewandowska and Marta PrzybyĹo-Ibadullajev
Galeria Camelot & Fundacja Imago Mundi, ul. Ĺw. Tomasza 17
