The exhibition of works by Grzegorz Wr贸blewski "Asemic Writing: Between Calligraphy and Painting," is the first in Lodz presentation of the work of one of the leading "brulion" poets, also author of essays and plays, a visual artist, musician, and a performer who, in addition to abstract paintings, creates works in the asemic writing genre, little-known in Poland. Wr贸blewski is one of the most frequently translated Polish poets in the US, and his visual work is often presented in Denmark and English-speaking countries before being exhibited in Poland.
Artists working in the asemic writing movement use a variety of techniques combining asemic writing, not synonymous with any functioning alphabet, as an element of diverse visual compositions. This creates works that free themselves from cultural codes and discourses, appearing as an anarchic gesture of searching for "pure thought," a way out of communication noise, an opening to a shifting constellation of meanings, and simultaneously a medium for the author's and audience's intentions. This "plastic" gesture, in the era of the "twilight of writing" (if we draw on the materialistic concepts of philosopher Catherine Malabou), demands presentation, analysis and discussion. Grzegorz Wr贸blewski, a poet and American studies scholar Dr Kacper Bartczak, as well as a poet and a cultural anthropologist Dr Przemys艂aw Owczarek will participate in the presentation accompanying the exhibition. They count on your participation, voice and insights.
The evening will feature Tomasz 艢witalski, a jazz musician who, together with Grzegorz Wr贸blewski, will carry out a poetic, musical and asemic performance.
The project is held under the patronage of the Department of North American Literature and Culture at the Institute of English Studies at the Faculty of Philology, 91滴滴.
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The evening programme:
- Wr贸blewski/艢witalski, a poetic musical and asemic performance
- A discussion on the correspondences between asemic writing and contemporary poetry, calligraphy and painting, with Grzegorz Wr贸blewski, Dr Kacper Bartczak and Dr Przemys艂aw Owczarek.
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The exhibition is another initiative carried out in cooperation with the Book Art Museum. The international exhibition FREEDOM PROJECT KOLEKCJA was presented at the 91滴滴 Library in 2024.
More information about the exhibition can be found on the website (in Polish)
The photo presented above shows Grzegorz Wr贸blewski's work KUMITEE from 2023.