Construction in Process

Artists Museum Construction in Process, Tylna Street, Lodz, Poland

Construction in Process (Polish: Konstrukcja w Procesie) was a series of international global exhibitions organized by artists in the 1980s and 1990s.[1][2] The originator of this project was Polish artist Ryszard Wasko.[3][4][5] Artists who were invited to participate in "Construction in Process" invite in turn, another group of participants, giving the project a dynamic, open character. Another original idea was to spur the artists to create their works on site.[6]

Construction in Process I

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Construction in Process, poster from the exhibition held in Lodz

The first CiP was titled, "The Community That Came?" (1981), curated by Anna Saciuk-Gąsowska and Aleksandra Jach and took place in Łódź, Poland.[7][8][9] It was symbolic as the birth of the Polish Solidarity movement.[5][7]

Participants

Process und Konstruktion - Construction in Process II

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poster from the second edition

The second edition took place in Munich, Germany in 1985, organized by Ryszard Wasko.[10][11] It was created in response to the Berlin Wall, to form a cultural bridge between east and west.[5]

Participants

International Artists' Museum

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In 1989, the International Artists' Museum with an international artists' board and Emmett Williams as president has been established in Poland, and other countries around the world. The Łódź Biennale is an international art celebration that is managed and supervised by the International Artists' Museum, the event was founded in 2004 and based on ideas developed during Construction in Process events.[12]

Back in Łódź - Construction in Process III

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The third edition was organized in 1990 in Łódź.

Participants

My Home is Your Home - Construction in Process IV

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In 1993, the fourth edition, "My Home is Your Home" took place at the International Artists' Museum in Łódź.[13]

Participants

Co-existence - Construction in Process V

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The desert Negev in Israel was the venue of the fifth CiP in 1995.[5] The name "Co-Existence" or "Dukium" was created to coincide with the Israeli–Palestinian peace process.[5]

  • Marina Abramović
  • Yael Amzaleg
  • Ilan Averbuch
  • Josefina Aerza
  • Sam Bachrach
  • Amnon Barzel
  • Sarah Bayliss
  • Elena Beriollo
  • Tom Bills
  • Hannes Boringer
  • Sarah Birghberg
  • Marianne Brouwer
  • Emilie Bennes-Brzezinski
  • Rana Bishara
  • Malgorzata Borek
  • Miriam Tovia Boneh
  • Hartmut Boehm
  • Monika Brandmeier
  • Brad Buckley
  • Mimmo Catania
  • Yaacov Chefitz
  • Charile Citron
  • Lech Czolnowski
  • Hayek Dauod
  • Michael Delmi
  • Agnes Denes
  • Owen Drolet
  • Zbigniew Dudek
  • Orna Elstein
  • Betu Simon Fainaru
  • Dave Fasvoldt
  • Wojtek Filipczak
  • David Fagel
  • Craig Fischer
  • Regina Frank
  • Alexandra Funk
  • Martina Galvin
  • Tslbi Geva
  • Gideon Gechtman
  • Jarg Geismar
  • David Ginton
  • Zarmuch Gilad
  • Isaac Golombeck
  • Eles De Groot
  • Wenda Gu
  • Jerzy Grzegorski
  • Janusz Glowacki
  • Marcia Hafif
  • Paula Halwani
  • Pawel Hartman
  • Frederika Holt
  • Jusuf Hadzifejzovic
  • Oliver Herring
  • Jessica Higgins
  • Henry Philip Israel
  • Amad Kanaan
  • Laszlo Kerekes
  • Daniel Kish
  • Adam Klimczak
  • Erika Knerr
  • Alison Knowles
  • Hana Kofler
  • Anette Kovacs
  • Loraine Kordecki
  • Wlodzimierz Ksiazek
  • Piotr Kurka
  • Eve Andree Laramee
  • Emme Lawton
  • Sol LeWitt
  • Arye Bar-Lev
  • Russel Maltz
  • Margalit Mannor
  • Jenny Marketou
  • Tomasz Matuszak
  • Agata Michowska
  • Robert C. Morgan
  • Solfrid Mortensen
  • Grzegorz Musial
  • Markus Mussingfoll
  • Beno Mutter
  • Dominique Nahas
  • Joshua Neustein
  • Ann Noel
  • Gideon Ofraf
  • John O'Mara
  • Dennis Oppenheim
  • Yigal Oyeri
  • Tamar Raban
  • Lee Ramon
  • Eli Ran
  • Philip Rantzer
  • Talia Rapaport
  • Revina Regev
  • Osvaldo Romberg
  • Ayala Rom
  • Michel Rovner
  • Raphael Rubinstein
  • Jack Sal
  • Eva-Maria Schoen
  • Glen Seator
  • Bucky Schwartz
  • Joshua Selman
  • Arik Shapira
  • Tamar Sharon
  • Christopher Snee
  • Gita Snee
  • Malgorzata Sidor
  • Ronny Somek
  • Mariusz Soltysik
  • Angelika Stepken
  • Haim Steinbach
  • Levia Stern
  • Suzy Sureck
  • Richard R. Thomas
  • Danny Tisdale
  • Maciej Toporowicz
  • Dean Jokanovic-Toumin
  • Susan Reimer Torn
  • Dagmar Uhde
  • Micha Ullman
  • Vulto
  • Gregory Volk
  • Sharif Waked
  • David Wakstein
  • Maria wasko
  • Lucja wasko
  • Ryszard Wasko
  • Alan wexler
  • Emmett Williams
  • Richard Wilson
  • Adam Yilmaz
  • Sophia Zezmer
  • Baruch Zilbershats

The Bridge - Construction in Process VI

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In 1998, the sixth edition was organized in Melbourne, Australia.[14]

Participants

This Earth is a Flower - Construction in Process VII

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In 2000, the last Construction in Process was held at the Regional Museum, Bydgoszcz in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Participants

References

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  1. ^ Pawlowska, Anna (2011-04-16). "Wystawa prac Konstrukcji w Procesie" [Exhibition of works by Construction in Process]. Łódź Nasze Miasto (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. ^ Construction in Process: Oct. 26-Nov. 15, 1981, Lodz, Poland; Konstrukcja w procesie: Solidarność. Archives of Contemporary Thought, Łodź, and Łodź Chapter of Solidarity. Rindge, N.Y.: Thousand Secretaries Press. 1982. OCLC 79260834.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Vine, Richard (December 2014). "Lodz Biennale Launches This Fall". Art in America. p. 26. ISSN 0004-3214.
  4. ^ Elderton, Louisa (2014-05-01). "Ryszard Wasko". Frieze. No. 163. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. ^ a b c d e Volk, Gregory; Drolet, Owen (Autumn 1995). "Construction in Process V, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel". Zing Magazine. pp. 5–7.
  6. ^ Archives of Contemporary Thought (1982). Construction in Process: Exhibition Oct. 26-Nov. 15, 1981. Lodz, Poland: University of California/Thousand Secretaries Press.
  7. ^ a b ""Konstrukcja w procesie 1981 - wspólnota, która nadeszła?"" [Construction in Process 1981 - The Community That Came?]. Culture.pl (in Polish). Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. 2011. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  8. ^ "Construction in Process 1981 the community that came?". Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  9. ^ "Construction in Process – A Community That Came?". Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  10. ^ Wei, Lilly (March 2001). "Ryszard Wasko: Construction in Process". Art in America. Vol. 89. p. 63. ISSN 0004-3214. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  11. ^ Morgan, Robert C. (2004-01-01). "Ryszard Wasko: Bedtime Stories". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  12. ^ Sculpture. Vol. 23. International Sculpture Center. July 2004. p. 15.
  13. ^ Seator, Glen; Joselit, David (1999). Glen Seator: Three. Gagosian Gallery. pp. 38, 40. ISBN 978-1-880154-30-4.
  14. ^ "Muzeum Artystów" [Museum of Artists]. Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski (Center Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle) (in Polish). 2000. Archived from the original on 2006-06-13.

Further reading

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  • History of The Artists’ Museum, edited by Muzeum Artystów - International Artists' Museum, Łódź 1998
  • Vine, Richard (March 2000) Art in America, Report from Poland: Woodstock on the Brda, pg 55
  • Stepkan,Angelika. Arts Magazine, Volume 65, 1991
  • The Bridge, Construction in Process VI, Edited by Richard Thomas. Book review by Rebecca Nissen, 2000
  • The Artists’ Museum & Construction in Process, Lodz: The Artists’ Museum, 1999. (book)
  • Sowinska-Heim, Julia.The urban space in Łódź as an archive. Material traces of Construction in Process. (2015) book Sztuka i Dokumentacja
  • Szupinska-Myers, Joanna. The Political and Social Roots of the Lodz Biennial, Cosmopolitan Review, Summer, 2010, Vol. 2 No. 2
  • Unwin, Richard. Fokus Lodz Biennale 2010, Frieze, Nov. 1, 2010
  • Historia Muzeum Artystów, wyd. przez Muzeum Artystów - Międzynarodowe Muzeum Artystów, Łódź 1998
  • "Konstrukcja w Procesie". lodzbiennale.pl. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
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