Warsaw Gallery Weekend 2023 Sets Record with 37 Galleries and International VIP Program
The 13th Warsaw Gallery Weekend (WGW) wrapped up with a record-setting 37 galleries participating and an enhanced international VIP program that attracted global attendees, such as Italian visitors Eva Fabbris, Luca Lo Pinto, Luca Castiglioni, and Edoardo Dionea Cicconi. Director Joanna Weitek remarked that Warsaw is poised for a significant European advancement. Key exhibitions featured Małgorzata Mirga-Tas at Fundacja Foksal, Krzysztof Jung's portraits at Gunia Nowik, Veronika Hapchenko's pieces at Import Export, a group exhibition on Teofil Ociepka at Monopol, Janek Simon's AI-generated sculptures at Raster, Tomasz Kowalski's artwork at Dawid Radziszewski, Wojtek Bąkowski at Stereo, and Szaber at Turnus. The event underscored the growing political influence on cultural institutions, highlighting the necessity of private initiatives. Themes explored included human-AI interactions, nature, sexuality, and minority rights.
Key facts
- 13th edition of Warsaw Gallery Weekend
- Record 37 galleries participated
- First international VIP program introduced
- Italian guests included Eva Fabbris, Luca Lo Pinto, Luca Castiglioni, Edoardo Dionea Cicconi
- Joanna Weitek has been director for five editions
- Małgorzata Mirga-Tas exhibited wax totems at Fundacja Foksal
- Krzysztof Jung's gay life portraits shown at Gunia Nowik
- Veronika Hapchenko from Kyiv exhibited at Import Export
- Teofil Ociepka group show at Monopol
- Janek Simon's AI-generated Meta Folklore at Raster
- Tomasz Kowalski at Dawid Radziszewski
- Wojtek Bąkowski at Stereo
- Szaber at Turnus (ING Foundation special mention)
- Luca Lo Pinto criticized government use of cultural institutions for propaganda
- Only Museum of Modern Art remains independent from government influence
- Themes included AI, nature, sexuality, and minority rights
Entities
Artists
- Małgorzata Mirga-Tas
- Krzysztof Jung
- Veronika Hapchenko
- Teofil Ociepka
- Janek Simon
- Tomasz Kowalski
- Wojtek Bąkowski
- Szaber
- Edoardo Dionea Cicconi
- Aneta Grzeszykowska
- Teresa Żarnower
- Piotr Uklański
- Joanna Rajkowska
- Robert Yerachmiel Sniderman
- Zbigniew Libera
- Zuza Piekoszewska
- Grzegorz Pieniak
- Iwo Parasiewicz
- Gunia Novik
Institutions
- Warsaw Gallery Weekend
- Fundacja Foksal
- Gunia Nowik
- Import Export
- Monopol
- Raster
- Dawid Radziszewski
- Stereo
- Turnus
- ING Foundation
- Madre (Naples)
- MACRO (Rome)
- Museum of Modern Art (Warsaw)
- Artribune
- Warsaw Gallery Week
- Adam Mickiewicz Institute
- Propaganda gallery
- Raster gallery
- Import Export gallery
- Foksal Gallery Foundation
- lokal_30 gallery
- Ewa Opałka Gallery
- Łęctwo
- HOSgallery
- Piktogram gallery
- Crush Club
- Museum of Modern Art Warsaw
Locations
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Naples
- Italy
- Rome
- Milan
- Kyiv
- Ukraine
- Europe
- Berlin