Monika Duda's 'Unmade' Self-Portraits at Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle
From March 10 to April 30, 2000, the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, Poland, hosted Monika Duda's exhibition titled 'Unmade.' This showcase featured self-portraits captured between January and June 1999. Duda, who was born in Lublin, Poland, in 1967, now resides in London after completing her studies at ATK University in Warsaw and the Courtauld Institute of Art. Her prior solo exhibition took place at The Hockney Gallery in 1999. In 'Unmade,' Duda explores her facial features, presenting her body as an indexical object. By appearing without makeup, she critiques female representation, reflecting Jacques Lacan's assertion that 'woman does not exist.' The series has been translated by Maria Wanat.
Key facts
- Monika Duda's exhibition 'Unmade' ran from March 10 to April 30, 2000
- The exhibition was held at the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, Poland
- Duda was born in Lublin, Poland, in 1967 and lives in London
- She studied art history at ATK University in Warsaw (1986-1992) and Courtauld Institute of Art in London (1991-1992)
- The 'Unmade' series consists of photographic self-portraits created from January to June 1999
- Previous solo exhibition at The Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, in 1999
- Group exhibitions include 'What Difference Does It Make' at Cambridge Darkroom Gallery, Cambridge, in 1998
- The work references Marcel Duchamp's readymades and Rosalind Krauss's theories
Entities
Artists
- Monika Duda
- Marcel Duchamp
- Rosalind Krauss
- Jacques Lacan
- Maria Wanat
- Pawel Polit
Institutions
- Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle
- ATK University
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- The Hockney Gallery
- Royal College of Art
- Cambridge Darkroom Gallery
- Stockwell Studios
- ARTMargins Online
Locations
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Lublin
- London
- United Kingdom
- Cambridge