From Adler to Zuawski by Rachel Dickson
-First survey of a century-long contribution of Polish artists in Britain -Tells parallel narratives of Polish Jewish and non-Jewish artists and their respective cultural contributions -Includes contemporary Polish artists currently working in Britain who came for wholly positive reasons -Contributes to current debates around migration and identity -Includes material from private archives and collections A new survey of the contribution of Polish-born artists to British visual culture based on Ben Uri's exhibition of the same title. It is particularly apt as the Polish community approaches its millionth citizen in Britain, making it the nation's largest migrant group, and as Poland is about to celebrate its centenary as an independent nation state. It narrates the story of the Polish community in Britain and Poland's recent turbulent history through the lens of art, tracing the complex stories of Polish-born artists - both Jews and non-Jews - who fled successive regimes, were variously persecuted, imprisoned and interned, crossed continents. But it also looks at Polish people born to today's world, who have come to Britain to study or develop professionally. It brings together a century of artworks and archival material by both celebrated and lesser-known Polish-born artists from the Ben Uri Collection, as well as Polish institutions and private collectors in Britain. Paintings, posters, prints, drawings, cartoons, book illustrations, film and sculpture explore issues of identity and migration, whilst intersecting with formal art historical developments, ranging from expressionism to Pop Art.
Rachel Dickson is Head of Curatorial Services at Ben Uri, The London Jewish Museum of Art. She has curated both historical and contemporary exhibitions for the museum since 2002 and has contributed to or edited many of the museum's catalogues and a number of academic publications, including Judy Chicago (Lund Humphries, 2012). Sarah MacDougall is Eva Frankfurther Research and Curatorial Fellow for the Study of Emigre Artists: Head of Collections at Ben Uri, The London Jewish Museum of Art. Her previous publications include Mark Gertler (John Murray, 2002). Dr Wendy Baron OBE is former Director of the British Government Art Collection and author of The Camden Town Group (Scolar Press, 1979) and Sickert: Paintings & Drawings (Yale University Press, 2006). Dr Denys Wilcox is an art historian who has written extensively about 19th and 20th Century British Art. His books include The London Group 1913-1939: The Artists and Their Works (Scolar Press, 1994). David Redfern is a current member of The London Group and its most recent historian.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780900157660 |
| ISBN 10 | 0900157666 |
| Title | From Adler to Zuawski |
| Author | Rachel Dickson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Ben Uri Gallery and Museum |
| Year published | 2021-08-16 |
| Number of pages | 148 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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