Opiemme's Mural Tribute to Władysław Strzemiński in Łódź

Key facts

• Opiemme created a public art project in Łódź, Poland, honoring Władysław Strzemiński.
• The project includes two murals, a sidewalk intervention, and two workshops.
• The main mural is over 300 square meters on a former elementary school in the Baluty district.
• Baluty was the Jewish ghetto under German occupation during WWII.
• The mural uses a typographic font designed by Strzemiński in 1930.
• The work was commissioned by the Urban Forms Foundation.
• It was part of the 4 Cultures Festival – Alphabet of Dialogue in September 2017.
• Strzemiński was a key figure in Polish constructivism and founded the unism theory.
• Strzemiński contributed to founding the Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, the oldest contemporary art museum in the world.
• Andrzej Wajda's final film was about Strzemiński.
• Claudio Cravero wrote the presentation text for the project.
• Opiemme's background as a restorer influenced the decorative forms.