Dimensions: 196 x 135 cm
signed and dated on the reverse: 'OPALKA 1965/1 - ∞ | DETAIL - 4253356 - 4273404'.
on the reverse, stickers of John Weber Gallery, Central Bureau of Art Exhibitions - Zacheta and Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen
Origin
John Weber Gallery, New York, 1989 (directly from the artist)
private collection, Paris
Exhibited
We are. Exhibition of works by Polish artists working abroad, Zachęta Gallery, Warsaw, 1.09-27.10.1991
OPALKA 1965/1 - ∞. Spur der Zeit, Neues Museum Waserburg, Bremen, 23.03-8.06.1992;
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, 6.07-4.10.1992;
Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, 11.11.1992-6.01.1993;
Palais Liechtenstein, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Vienna, 18.02-4.04.1993;
Städtische Galerie, Göppingen, 9.05-9.06.1993
Biography
He spent the war in Germany, returned to France in 1945 and came to Poland a year later. In 1950 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, and from 1950-56 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Since 1965 he was active in France. A representative of conceptualism. Initially, he created acidorites (including the series Describing the World); later, spatial compositions made of canvas, called "hoverboards"; and from 1965 he began to cover his canvases, which he called "details" with rows of consecutive numbers, starting from one (the first was written with numbers from 1 to 35327), which was supposed to reflect the passage of time. The canvases were accompanied by a photograph of the artist's face showing signs of aging and a recording of his voice. He is the recipient of many awards, including: C.K. Norwid Art Criticism Award. He participated in the Sao Paulo Biennale (1969 and 1977), Documenta in Kassel (1977 ), Venice Biennale (1995).
