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Zuzanna Janin's 2002 Online Exhibition and Critical Reception

exhibition · 2026-04-19

On September 26, 2002, Zuzanna Janin, an artist hailing from Warsaw, Poland, was showcased in an online gallery. Her artistic exploration of identity through the cataloging of individuals was highlighted by writer Olga Tokarczuk in July 1999. Critic Stach Szablowski characterized her 2001 video depicting a boxing match against a heavyweight as a contest devoid of triumph. Janin's notable solo exhibitions include "Homefuckingiskillingprostitution" in 2000, "Moja Pamięć / My memory" in 2001, and "ILoveYouToo/JaCiebieTe?" in 2002. She has exhibited in numerous galleries both domestically and internationally. Additionally, she participated in group shows like "In between. Art from Poland 1945-2000" in 2001 and "Transkulturowe Wizje" in 2002, and created online projects "Art-Game Memory" and "ILYT" in 2000.

Key facts

  • Zuzanna Janin is a Polish artist from Warsaw
  • Her online gallery was published on September 26, 2002
  • Olga Tokarczuk wrote about her work in July 1999
  • Stach Szablowski analyzed her boxing video in September 2001
  • She had solo exhibitions in Jelenia Góra, Paris, Słupsk, Warsaw, Bytom, Kraków, Berlin, Trnava, Bratislava, Łódź, Salzburg
  • Group shows included venues in Szczecin, Vienna, Chicago, Berlin, Liverpool, Istanbul, Sydney
  • Her internet works date to 2000
  • Her work explores identity and struggle without victory

Entities

Artists

  • Zuzanna Janin
  • Olga Tokarczuk
  • Stach Szablowski

Institutions

  • ARTMargins Online
  • BWA Jelenia Góra
  • Instytut Polski
  • Bałtycka Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej
  • Galeria Zachęta
  • Galeria Kronika
  • Galeria Bunkier Sztuki
  • A.v. Scholz Galerie
  • Galeria Starmach
  • Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej
  • Synagoga
  • Galeria Priestor
  • Galeria Manhattan
  • Galeria Foksal
  • Salzburger Kunstverein
  • Galeria Dziekanka
  • Zamek Książąt Pomorskich
  • Kunsthalle Wien
  • Chicago Cultural Center
  • Galeria Królikarnia
  • Muzeum Narodowe Szczecin
  • Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
  • StadtFellbach Kulturamt
  • Inner Space
  • Jeu de Paume
  • Fundacio Joan Miro
  • Nassaulsher Kunstverein
  • Hamburger Bahnhof
  • Baden Baden Kunsthalle
  • Whitechapel Gallery
  • Maneż
  • Moderna Museet
  • Museum moderner Kunst
  • Kunsthalle Bern
  • Galerie Menotti
  • Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Burnett Miller Gallery
  • OO Landesgalerie
  • Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
  • Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia
  • Martin Gropius Bau
  • Ludwig Forum
  • Budapest Galeria
  • Third Eye Centre

Locations

  • Warsaw
  • Poland
  • Jelenia Góra
  • Paris
  • France
  • Słupsk
  • Bytom
  • Kraków
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Trnava
  • Slovakia
  • Bratislava
  • Łódź
  • Salzburg
  • Austria
  • Szczecin
  • Vienna
  • Chicago
  • United States
  • Baden-Baden
  • Fellbach
  • Poznań
  • Gdańsk
  • Barcelona
  • Spain
  • Wiesbaden
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Sankt Petersburg
  • Russia
  • Liverpool
  • Stockholm
  • Sweden
  • Bern
  • Switzerland
  • Baden bei Wien
  • Budapest
  • Hungary
  • Los Angeles
  • Linz
  • Philadelphia
  • Wanas
  • Arnhem
  • Netherlands
  • Istanbul
  • Turkey
  • Sydney
  • Australia
  • Aachen
  • Glasgow

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