The Logic of the Local. Norwegian and Polish Contemporary Design

Saturday, December 17, 2016 - Sunday, March 26, 2017

  • Saturday, December 17, 2016 - Sunday, March 26, 2017
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The exhibition at the International Cultural Centre presents contemporary design, which has become one of the top areas of culture, playing an important role in the foreign promotion of the two countries.

A series of tables inspired by melting Arctic ice, a glass sculpture whose form recalls crocheted tablecloths, bicycle racks inspired by cutlery designed by Hermann Bongard in the 1950s… these are just some examples of Norwegian designs presented by ICC. Polish exhibits include a stool inspired by traditional wicker chairs, a table made from wood from the old pier in Sopot and jewellery made from coal. The exhibition, including over 100 designs from the last 15 years, shows how in the era of globalisation, state-of-the-art technologies and destruction of the environment young designers source inspiration from the heritage of regional arts and crafts, use traditional styles and materials and seek inspiration from landscapes and history. The authors include Malafor, Jan Lutyk, Karina Królak, AP Dizajn, Fivetimesone, Kristine Five Melvær, Anderssen & Voll, Andreas Engesvik, Ole Petter Wullum and Stian Korntved Ruud. Contemporary designs are accompanied by objects from the Ethnographic Museum in Kraków and the Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum. (Dorota Dziunikowska, "Karnet" monthly)

International Cultural Centre

Rynek Główny 25

This historical mansion on the Main Market Square is more than just a place where research and educational projects are conducted, as it is an important venue for major presentations of art.

The International Cultural Centre (ICC), the first state institution of culture in Poland established after the fall of the Iron Curtain, was launched to support cultural integration in Europe and to carry out activities furthering the protection of cultural heritage. The scientific and educational projects conducted here, and the publications and exhibitions organised concern a vast array of questions from the essence of European civilisation, via national stereotypes, national identity in the face of globalisation, collective memory, the multiculturalism of Central and Eastern Europe, the place of Poland in Europe, to the cultural heritage and the new philosophy of its protection, and the phenomenon of a historical city. The institution has made its home in the modernised historical mansion in the Main Market Square. The ICC Gallery organises temporary exhibitions, frequently based on original phenomena in art and architecture of the previous century.

Tickets: normal PLN 15, concessions  PLN 10, family PLN 20

 

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