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Art life documentation

The documentation of artistic life comprises around 27,000 negatives containing an invaluable record of artistic events, especially from the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s. Among them are actions of such artists as Andrzej Partum, Józef Robakowski, Krzysztof Zarębski and Zbigniew Warpechowski, as well as documentations of important artistic events, including Construction in Process from 1981 and 1990 in Łódź. Rytka documented exhibitions and events

The documentation of artistic life comprises around 27,000 negatives containing an invaluable record of artistic events, especially from the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s. Among them are actions of such artists as Andrzej Partum, Józef Robakowski, Krzysztof Zarębski and Zbigniew Warpechowski, as well as documentations of important artistic events, including Construction in Process from 1981 and 1990 in Łódź. Rytka documented exhibitions and events taking place in the Remont, Współczesna and Mała galleries in Warsaw, Wschodnia Gallery in Łódź and Labirynt Gallery in Lublin, as well as artistic plein-air gatherings such as the private Pitch-in Culture event in Teofilów in the 1980s. This part of the website also includes documentations of Zygmunt Rytka’s exhibitions.

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Krzysztof Zarębski, performance of "Flowers", Women's League Club, Warsaw, 1971

Krzysztof Zarębski, performance of "Flowers", Women's League Club, Warsaw, 1971 (number of objects: 134)

Współczesna Gallery, "Documentation Show", Warsaw, 1972

Współczesna Gallery, "Documentation Show", Warsaw, 1972 (number of objects: 22)

Krzysztof Zarębski, "Exhibition of painting and documentation from 1970-1971", BWA Gallery, Lublin, 1972

Krzysztof Zarębski, "Exhibition of painting and documentation from 1970-1971", BWA Gallery, Lublin, 1972 (number of objects: 25)

Andrzej Partum, "Acupuncture", EL Gallery, Elbląg, 1973

Andrzej Partum, "Acupuncture", EL Gallery, Elbląg, 1973 (number of objects: 7)

Andrzej Partum, "List of Culture and Art Ignoramuses", Repassage Gallery, Warsaw 1973

Andrzej Partum, "List of Culture and Art Ignoramuses", Repassage Gallery, Warsaw 1973 (number of objects: 35)

Andrzej Partum, "A Film Needs No Screen", EL Gallery, Elbląg, 1973

Andrzej Partum, "A Film Needs No Screen", EL Gallery, Elbląg, 1973 (number of objects: 4)

Kinolaboratorium, EL Gallery, Elbląg, 1973

Kinolaboratorium, EL Gallery, Elbląg, 1973 (number of objects: 204)

Janek Sylla "Graphic - Screen Print", Repassage Gallery, Warsaw, 1973

Janek Sylla "Graphic - Screen Print", Repassage Gallery, Warsaw, 1973 (number of objects: 11)

Krzysztof Zarębski, performance, Sigma Gallery, Warsaw, 1973

Krzysztof Zarębski, performance, Sigma Gallery, Warsaw, 1973 (number of objects: 86)

Krzysztof Zarębski, exhibition, Sigma Gallery, Warsaw, 1973

Krzysztof Zarębski, exhibition, Sigma Gallery, Warsaw, 1973 (number of objects: 81)

Krzysztof Zarębski, performance of "Ambush", Repassage Gallery, Warsaw, 1974

Krzysztof Zarębski, performance of "Ambush", Repassage Gallery, Warsaw, 1974 (number of objects: 35)

Zygmunt Rytka "Time Units", Remont Gallery, Warsaw, 1974

Zygmunt Rytka "Time Units", Remont Gallery, Warsaw, 1974 (number of objects: 15)

"Live Gallery" - discussion at Educational Films Factory, Łódź, c. 1974

"Live Gallery" - discussion at Educational Films Factory, Łódź, c. 1974 (number of objects: 13)

"Live Gallery", recording at Foksal Gallery, 1974

"Live Gallery", recording at Foksal Gallery, 1974 (number of objects: 6)

"Live Gallery", performance by Krzysztof Zarębski, c. 1974

"Live Gallery", performance by Krzysztof Zarębski, c. 1974 (number of objects: 50)

"Live Gallery", Andrzej Partum "Avantgarde Silence", Warsaw, 1974

"Live Gallery", Andrzej Partum "Avantgarde Silence", Warsaw, 1974 (number of objects: 29)

"Live Gallery", Andrzej Partum, Poetry Office (Poznańska Street), Warsaw, 1974

"Live Gallery", Andrzej Partum, Poetry Office (Poznańska Street), Warsaw, 1974 (number of objects: 63)

Zygmunt Rytka, "Time Units", Remont Gallery, Warsaw, 1974

Zygmunt Rytka, "Time Units", Remont Gallery, Warsaw, 1974 (number of objects: 31)

Współczesna Gallery, "Aspects of Modern Polish Art", Warsaw, 1975

Współczesna Gallery, "Aspects of Modern Polish Art", Warsaw, 1975 (number of objects: 22)

Współczesna Gallery, "Film", Warsaw, 1975

Współczesna Gallery, "Film", Warsaw, 1975 (number of objects: 33)

Współczesna Gallery, "VIDEO", Warsaw, 1975

Współczesna Gallery, "VIDEO", Warsaw, 1975 (number of objects: 29)

Natalia LL, "Consumer Art", exhibition and projection of films, Współczesna Gallery, Warszawa, 1975

Natalia LL, "Consumer Art", exhibition and projection of films, Współczesna Gallery, Warszawa, 1975 (number of objects: 36)

Piotr Bernacki, Wojciech Bruszewski, Jan Wojciechowski, "Conceptions", Współczesna Gallery, 1975

Piotr Bernacki, Wojciech Bruszewski, Jan Wojciechowski, "Conceptions", Współczesna Gallery, 1975 (number of objects: 65)

Miroslav Kivar at Repassage Gallery, 1975

Miroslav Kivar at Repassage Gallery, 1975 (number of objects: 17)

Paweł Freisler - photographs, 1970s

Paweł Freisler - photographs, 1970s (number of objects: 11)

Marek Konieczny - photographs, 1970s

Marek Konieczny - photographs, 1970s (number of objects: 3)

Exhibition "Forms of Artistic Activity", Współczesna Gallery, Warsaw, 1970s

Exhibition "Forms of Artistic Activity", Współczesna Gallery, Warsaw, 1970s (number of objects: 44)

Henryk Stażewski - photographs, c. 1976

Henryk Stażewski - photographs, c. 1976 (number of objects: 10)

"Film Form Workshop" exhibition, STK, Łódź, 1976

"Film Form Workshop" exhibition, STK, Łódź, 1976 (number of objects: 21)

Kajetan Sosnowski, "Katalipomena", Współczesna Gallery, Warsaw, 1976

Kajetan Sosnowski, "Katalipomena", Współczesna Gallery, Warsaw, 1976 (number of objects: 30)

Wolf Kahlen, "Noli me videre", Labirynt Gallery, Lublin, 1976

Wolf Kahlen, "Noli me videre", Labirynt Gallery, Lublin, 1976 (number of objects: 40)

Jerzy Bereś, "Existential Ritual", LDK Labirynt Gallery, Lublin, 1976

Jerzy Bereś, "Existential Ritual", LDK Labirynt Gallery, Lublin, 1976 (number of objects: 44)

"Labirynt Gallery's Offer", LDK Labirynt Gallery and BWA Gallery, Lublin, 1976

"Labirynt Gallery's Offer", LDK Labirynt Gallery and BWA Gallery, Lublin, 1976 (number of objects: 82)

Andrzej Partum, "Stench", Repassage Gallery, Warsaw, 1977

Andrzej Partum, "Stench", Repassage Gallery, Warsaw, 1977 (number of objects: 23)

Remont Gallery, 1st International Visual Text Congress, 1977

Remont Gallery, 1st International Visual Text Congress, 1977 (number of objects: 47)

Remont Gallery, "Art as Activity in the Context of Reality” conference, Warsaw, 1977

Remont Gallery, "Art as Activity in the Context of Reality” conference, Warsaw, 1977 (number of objects: 21)

"CDN - Presentations of Young People's Art" exhibition, under Poniatowski Bridge, Warsaw, 1977

"CDN - Presentations of Young People's Art" exhibition, under Poniatowski Bridge, Warsaw, 1977 (number of objects: 57)

Zbigniew Warpechowski, Dziekanka Gallery, Warsaw, 1977

Zbigniew Warpechowski, Dziekanka Gallery, Warsaw, 1977 (number of objects: 32)

Jerzy Bereś, "Ritual of Culture", Riwiera Remont Student Club, Warsaw, 1977

Jerzy Bereś, "Ritual of Culture", Riwiera Remont Student Club, Warsaw, 1977 (number of objects: 30)

Artistic symposium, Świnoujście, 1977

Artistic symposium, Świnoujście, 1977 (number of objects: 66)

Jan Świdziński, Remont Gallery, Warsaw, 1977

Jan Świdziński, Remont Gallery, Warsaw, 1977 (number of objects: 21)

Remont Gallery, "I Am" workshop, Warsaw, 1978

Remont Gallery, "I Am" workshop, Warsaw, 1978 (number of objects: 18)

Zygmunt Rytka, Jacek Drabik, "TV/Studio 2 - Rembrandt 78", Interpress Gallery, Warsaw, 1978

Zygmunt Rytka, Jacek Drabik, "TV/Studio 2 - Rembrandt 78", Interpress Gallery, Warsaw, 1978 (number of objects: 41)

Association of Polish Artists and Designers Art Festival, Warsaw, 1978

Association of Polish Artists and Designers Art Festival, Warsaw, 1978 (number of objects: 285)

Zygmunt Rytka, "Multiplied Recording", Warexpo Gallery, Warsaw, 1978

Zygmunt Rytka, "Multiplied Recording", Warexpo Gallery, Warsaw, 1978  (number of objects: 10)

Zygmunt Rytka and Jacek Drabik, posters for the "TV/Studio 2 - Rembrandt 78” exhibition, Warsaw, 1978

Zygmunt Rytka and Jacek Drabik, posters for the "TV/Studio 2 - Rembrandt 78” exhibition, Warsaw, 1978 (number of objects: 3)

Andrzej Partum, Zbigniew Warpechowski, "Concert", Sigma Gallery, Warsaw, 1979

Andrzej Partum, Zbigniew Warpechowski, "Concert", Sigma Gallery, Warsaw, 1979 (number of objects: 22)

Henryk Gajewski, Warexpo Gallery, Warsaw, 1979

Henryk Gajewski, Warexpo Gallery, Warsaw, 1979 (number of objects: 16)

Art Fair, Warsaw, 1979

Art Fair, Warsaw, 1979 (number of objects: 38)

Zygmunt Rytka, "Photovision - s.m. Catalogue", Mała Gallery PSP-ZPAF, Warsaw, 1981

Zygmunt Rytka, "Photovision - s.m. Catalogue", Mała Gallery PSP-ZPAF, Warsaw, 1981 (number of objects: 29)

"Construction in Process" exhibition, Łódź, 1981

"Construction in Process" exhibition, Łódź, 1981 (number of objects: 926)

Zbigniew Warpechowski, Studio Gallery, Warsaw, 1981

Zbigniew Warpechowski, Studio Gallery, Warsaw, 1981 (number of objects: 22)

Zbigniew Warpechowski, Mała Gallery, Warsaw, 1981

Zbigniew Warpechowski, Mała Gallery, Warsaw, 1981 (number of objects: 29)

Zygmunt Rytka, "Photovisions - S.M. catalogue", Foto-Medium-Art Gallery, Wrocław, 1981

Zygmunt Rytka, "Photovisions - S.M. catalogue", Foto-Medium-Art Gallery, Wrocław, 1981 (number of objects: 7)

Jerzy Bereś, "Political Mass", part of "Fact Art", Bydgoszcz, 1981

Jerzy Bereś, "Political Mass", part of "Fact Art", Bydgoszcz, 1981 (number of objects: 30)

"Fact Art" exhibition and event, BWA Gallery, Bydgoszcz, 1981

"Fact Art" exhibition and event, BWA Gallery, Bydgoszcz, 1981 (number of objects: 38)

Andrzej Partum, "Das Sinnkomplex" (posters), 1981

Andrzej Partum, "Das Sinnkomplex" (posters), 1981 (number of objects: 18)

Andrzej Partum, Studio Gallery, Warsaw, 1982

Andrzej Partum, Studio Gallery, Warsaw, 1982 (number of objects: 9)

Zygmunt Rytka, "Holographs", Czyszczenie dywanów Gallery, Łódź, 1982

Zygmunt Rytka, "Holographs", Czyszczenie dywanów Gallery, Łódź, 1982 (number of objects: 48)

Andrzej Partum, Poetry Office, Warsaw (Podchorążych Street), 1982

Andrzej Partum, Poetry Office, Warsaw (Podchorążych Street), 1982 (number of objects: 35)

Richard Boulez, "Art of Mechanical Reproduction", Mała Gallery, Warsaw, 1983

Richard Boulez, "Art of Mechanical Reproduction", Mała Gallery, Warsaw, 1983 (number of objects: 58)

Performance exhibition, session and readings "RECORDS", BWA Gallery, Lublin, 1983

Performance exhibition, session and readings "RECORDS", BWA Gallery, Lublin, 1983 (number of objects: 100)

Teofilów Plein-air, 1983

Teofilów Plein-air, 1983 (number of objects: 13)

Teofilów Plein-air, 1985

Teofilów Plein-air, 1985 (number of objects: 9)

"Searching Photographers" symposium, Skoki, 1985

"Searching Photographers" symposium, Skoki, 1985 (number of objects: 55)

Jacek Krzyszkowski, Adam Rzepecki, "We will get rid of the world and native artworks within our reach", Mała Gallery, Warsaw, 1985

Jacek Krzyszkowski, Adam Rzepecki, "We will get rid of the world and native artworks within our reach", Mała Gallery, Warsaw, 1985 (number of objects: 67)

Skoki Plein-air, 1986

Skoki Plein-air, 1986 (number of objects: 62)

Exhibition, performances, projections, presentations, session "Records 2", BWA Gallery, Lublin, 1986

Exhibition, performances, projections, presentations, session "Records 2", BWA Gallery, Lublin, 1986 (number of objects: 44)

John P. Jacob in the studio of Zygmunt Rytka, Warsaw, 1986

John P. Jacob in the studio of Zygmunt Rytka, Warsaw, 1986 (number of objects: 15)

Władysław Kaźmierczak, performance, Stodoła Gallery, Warsaw, 1986

Władysław Kaźmierczak, performance, Stodoła Gallery, Warsaw, 1986 (number of objects: 26)

Communal painting, happening at Stodoła Gallery, Warsaw, 1986

Communal painting, happening at Stodoła Gallery, Warsaw, 1986 (number of objects: 33)

Jolanta Lothe, Piotr Lachman, "Act-ress II" (rehearsals), SPAM, Warsaw, c. 1986

Jolanta Lothe, Piotr Lachman, "Act-ress II" (rehearsals), SPAM, Warsaw, c. 1986 (number of objects: 48)

"What's Up?" exhibition, former Norblin factory, Warsaw, 1987

"What's Up?" exhibition, former Norblin factory, Warsaw, 1987 (number of objects: 47)

Second New Art Biennale, Zielona Góra, 1987

Second New Art Biennale, Zielona Góra, 1987 (number of objects: 78)

Plein-air "Work Offered", Karlino, 1987

Plein-air "Work Offered", Karlino, 1987 (number of objects: 92)

Józef Robakowski, "Energy Corners Office", Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, 1987

Józef Robakowski, "Energy Corners Office", Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, 1987 (number of objects: 57)

"1980s Polish intermedia photography", BWA Gallery, Poznań, 1988

"1980s Polish intermedia photography", BWA Gallery, Poznań, 1988 (number of objects: 51)

"Manhattan Dungeons, or the Art of Other Media" exhibition, garages, Łódź, 1989

"Manhattan Dungeons, or the Art of Other Media" exhibition, garages, Łódź, 1989 (number of objects: 96)

"Videoperfomance" international artists meeting, Koszalin, 1990

"Videoperfomance" international artists meeting, Koszalin, 1990 (number of objects: 41)

"Video Eye" action, Józef Robakowski, part of Andrzej Partum's Art Hotel, Łódź, 1990

"Video Eye" action, Józef Robakowski, part of Andrzej Partum's Art Hotel, Łódź, 1990 (number of objects: 14)

Exhibition "Construction in Process" (documentation), Łódź, 1990

Exhibition "Construction in Process" (documentation), Łódź, 1990 (number of objects: 64)

"Exhibition ""Construction in Process"" (opening), Łódź, 1990"

"Exhibition ""Construction in Process"" (opening), Łódź, 1990" (number of objects: 99)

Exhibition "Wschodnia Circles", Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, 1991

Exhibition "Wschodnia Circles", Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, 1991 (number of objects: 34)

Adam Klimczak, "I Connected with Wschodnia", Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, 1991

Adam Klimczak, "I Connected with Wschodnia", Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, 1991 (number of objects: 37)

Exhibition "Łódź Neo-avantgarde Movement 1970-1992", Grohman Palace, Łódź, 1992

Exhibition "Łódź Neo-avantgarde Movement 1970-1992", Grohman Palace, Łódź, 1992 (number of objects: 79)

Zygmunt Rytka, "Continuity of Infinity", Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, 2000

Zygmunt Rytka, "Continuity of Infinity", Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, 2000  (number of objects: 25)

Zygmunt Rytka, "Continuity of Infinity", Museum of the History of Photography, Krakow, 2002

Zygmunt Rytka, "Continuity of Infinity", Museum of the History of Photography, Krakow, 2002 (number of objects: 28)

Zygmunt Rytka, "Dynamic Objects", Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, 2002

Zygmunt Rytka, "Dynamic Objects", Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, 2002 (number of objects: 15)

Zygmunt Rytka, "Dynamic Objects", Mała Gallery, Warsaw, 2002

Zygmunt Rytka, "Dynamic Objects", Mała Gallery, Warsaw, 2002 (number of objects: 17)

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