Exhibition: "Wilhelm Sasnal. Years of Struggle"

The Zacheta National Gallery of Art will be exhibiting a retrospective of Wilhelm Sasnal's work throughout December 2007 and January and February 2008. Sasnal is one of the most talented painters of the young generation, and the exhibition will show his paintings as well as the films the artist has produced over the last few years. While the themes of his paintings range from family photographs to the internet to books, references are made to his native hometown of Tarnow, as well as themes of war and the Holocaust and post-war Polish life in general. The exhibition will also feature numerous portraits and even designs on t-shirts made by the artist.

when - Until 2nd March
where - Zacheta National Art Gallery, Pl. Malachowskiego 3
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Exhibition: "GIUSEPPE!!! IN WARSAW"

The exhibition titled GIUSEPPE!!! IN WARSAW is the work of Italian artist Giuseppe Pietroniro, and partly a tribute to Polish artist Andrzej Partum, whose manifesto on shameless art is alluded to in the exhibition, along with the exhibition's title, based on Partum's own 1957 action titled PARTUM!!! IN WARSAW. The main attraction of the exhibition will be the giant map of Warsaw Pietroniro has drawn on the wall of the Kordegarda Gallery. The artist has invited all visitors to mark the places they have come from in the city, transforming the map of the capital into a portrait of the city composed of individual histories, a register of the capital that will remain open until the end of the exhibition.

when - Until 6th January
where - Kordegarda Gallery, ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 15/17
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Exhibition: "Open House"

The exhibition "Open House - Architecture and Technology for Intelligent Living" will be shown at the Centre for Contemporary Art in the Ujast Castle. The exhibition was prepared by the Vitra Design Museum in Germany in cooperation with the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. The Open House presentation combines an exhibition with a research initiative that envisions the house of the future. The focus is on the way recent technologies can change the way we shape, respond to, and enhance our domestic space in intelligent ways, and the exhibition emphasizes a human-centred rather than technology-centred view of the future. Featured architects include Atelier Hitoshi Abe from Japan, Mass Studies from South Korea, Sean Godsell Architects from Australia, HookerKitchen from the UK and several other prominent names in architecture and design.

when - Until 16th February
where - Centre for Contemporary Art, Al. Ujazdowskie 6
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Warsaw Philharmonic Concert

The first performance of the Warsaw Philharmonic symphony orchestra and choir in 2008 will be repeated for two nights, on the 11th and 12th of January beginning at 7:30 pm (6 pm on the 12th). The orchestra will be conducted by Uriel Segal, and will perform Akeda by Noam Sheriff, the chorale Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott by Johann Sebastian Bach, V Symphony in D minor by Felix Mendelssohn, and Das klagende Lied for soprano, alto, tenor, choir, and orchestra by Gustav Mahler. Tickets range between 20 and 40 PLN and can be purchased from the Philharmonic Hall from the 11th of December.

when - 11th and 12th January
where - Warsaw Philharmonic, ul. Jasna 5
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Concert: Mass-Kotki

Mass-Kotki is complete electro-punk craziness that mixes electroclash, punk rock, and nu rave. Lady Electra and Katiusza guarantee a wild night at The Palace, with costumes to match the music and several aspects of performance art thrown into the mix.

when - 12th January
where - The Palace, ul. Marszalkowska 3/5
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Exhibition: Exploring the Interwar Period in Polish Art

From the 18th of January until the end of March, the National Museum in Warsaw will explore Polish art in the interwar years, 1918-1939. The aim of the exhibition is to present the first cross-sectional panorama of Polish art during that era, presenting everything from paintings to poster design, showcasing the general character and visual atmosphere of the 1920s and 30s in Poland. Primarily, the exhibition will present main artistic currents in their relation to historic and social context rather than stressing individual trends.

when - 18th January until 30th March
where - National Museum, al. Jerozolimskie 3
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Concert: Roisin Murphy

The former vocalist of the legendary band Moloko, Roisin Murphy will be playing two dates in Poland, including one in Warsaw's very own Club Stodola, at ul. Batorego 10, on the 26th of January. The concert starts at 8 pm, and tickets can be obtained at the Empik megastore at ul. Nowy Swiat 15/17, at Galeria Mokotow and Wola Park shopping centres, as well as all Media Markt and Saturn stores in Warsaw. Tickets from the cancelled October show are still valid for this concert.

when - 26th January
where - Klub Stodola, ul. Batorego 10
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