Exhibition: Black spring. On Wrocław’s independent music scene of the 1980s
The Wrocław Contemporary Musuem kindly invites you to the exhibition "Black spring. On Wrocław’s independent music scene of the 1980s".
The Wrocław Contemporary Musuem kindly invites you to the exhibition "Black spring. On Wrocław’s independent music scene of the 1980s".
- Vernissage: 27th of April, 2017 at 6 pm.
Exhibition:
The exhibition is devoted to the emotions triggered by living in repressive conditions determined by the sociopolitical system. Although resulting from anxiety, these emotions also expressed attempts to look for individual potential in confronting the reality. Set in the 1980s, the starting point for the presentation is music made in Wrocław.
The local music scene at that time was heterogeneous. Although its origins date back to the late 1970s, when the first punk-rock bands were set up, the greatest variety of styles (punk, reggae, new wave), experiments and actions combining music and art emerged in the following decade. This was when a live culture was born at the intersection of different genres, which resulted in the emergence of an alternative milieu that became a characteristic element of the final years of communism in Poland.
The situation existing after 1981 – the political events as well as social and cultural unrest – translated into a crystallization of alternative actions that were characterised by distrust of the status quo and defiance of the official institutions. Art and music turned into an energy which brought people together, created bonds and manifested emancipation and rebellion.
Wrocław’s independent music scene of the 1980s is a phenomenon whose potential has not been fully used and researched yet. Perhaps one of the reasons for this is the fact that it is difficult to label all the music styles that made it up and the interdisciplinary character of actions, which were often situated in the world of the visual arts. Another factor contributing to its “invisibility” in public awareness is the lack of records documenting the functioning of artists at that time.
The exhibition features archival materials, photographic documentation, audio and video recordings of the most important bands and artists of the time. They are juxtaposed with works by visual artists who debuted and developed their practice in this decade as well as those who represent the younger generation. An important section of the presentation comprises objects from the collection of Wrocław Contemporary Museum and the Lower Silesian Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Wrocław.
Artists and documentation authors:
Karolina Balcer, Dariusz Brygier, Piotr Bujak, Ewa Ciepielewska, Czesław K. Czajkowski, Paweł Czepułkowski, Norbert Delman, Tomasz Domański, Ryszard Gajewski, Entropia Gallery (Alicja Jodko, Mariusz Jodko, Andrzej Rerak), Andrzej Głuszek, Jerzy Głuszek, Artur “Gouy” Gołacki, Ryszard Grzyb, Jacek “Ponton” Jankowski, Paweł Jarodzki, Mirosław Emil Koch, Barbara Konopka, Jerzy Kosałka, Paweł Kowzan, Zofia Kulik, Zbigniew Libera, LUXUS (Ewa Ciepielewska, Jacek “Ponton” Jankowski, Artur “Gouy” Gołacki, Bożena Grzyb-Jarodzka, Paweł Jarodzki, Jerzy Kosałka, Szymon Lubiński, Małgorzata Plata, Stanisław Sielicki), Jarosław Modzelewski, N.A.O. Sternenhoch, Jacek Niegoda, Pomarańczowa Alternatywa, Yola Ponton, Józef Robakowski, Andrzej Rogowski, Wilhelm Sasnal, Tomasz Sikorski, Krzysztof Skarbek, Tomasz “Mniamos” Stępień, Jerzy Truszkowski, Krzysztof Wałaszek, Adam Witkowski
Wrocław’s music scene of the 1980s:
Antena Krzyku, De Musk, Działon Punk, Lech Janerka, Kaman & The Big Bit, Klaus Mittfoch, Klaus Mit Foch, Kormorany, Kormorany Raj, Los Loveros, Mechaniczna Pomarańcza, Miki Mousoleum, Natchniony Traktor, Program 3, Punks Banditen Brigade, S.A.D., Sedes, Stage of Unity, Zwłoki
Curators: Piotr Lisowski, Paweł Piotrowicz
Event details:
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