Edward

Krasiński

Showing the infinite elusive by subtly materialising and visualising its presence. Something that might theoretically seem impossible for Edward Krasiński turned out to be downright terrifyingly banal. The blue line, appearing almost everywhere, 19 mm wide and placed at a height of 1.3 m, became a medium that on the one hand made the viewer aware of the vastness of reality, while on the other hand almost depressingly indicating the impermanence and suggestiveness of his being.

The abandonment of a multiplicity of formal means in favour of minimalism expresses the artist's ironic approach to the classical canons of art and the reality that surrounds him as an artist and art. This attitude allowed for the conceptual autonomy of the line as the main means of artistic expression, which places Krasiński at the forefront of Polish avant-garde artists.


Exhibitions
2016–2017 „Edward Krasiński”, Tate, Liverpool, UK
2015 „Edward Krasiński – Solidarity Avenue”, Flat Time House, London, UK
2014 “The compositions fit perfectly, organically most effective. Polish avant-garde ”, Polish Institute in Dusseldorf, Germany
2014-2013 31st International Biennial of Contemporary Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil
2013 Labirynt, Starmach Gallery, Kraków, Poland
"B", Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw, Poland
"The comprehension of being. Darkness. Infinity. Daily." Kyoto City University from Arts, Kyoto, Japan
2012-2013 “A Bigger Splash: Painting after Performance”, Tate Modern, London, UK
2011 “On Line. Drawing Through the Twentieth Century”, Museum od Modern Art, New York, USA
“Ostalgia”, New Museum w Nowym Jorku, USA
„Blue Scotch”, Starmach Gallery, Kraków, Poland
2006 "Edward Krasiński. Les mises en scène", Generali Foundation, Wiena, Austria
2004 "Krasński - Kamoji. The Blue Tape and Shadow ”, Foksal Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2003 “Edward Krasiński”, Anton Kern Gallery, New York , USA
1996 "Edward Krasiński", Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland
1988 Edward Krasiński, Galerie Donguy, Paris, France
1978 43. Biennale of Contemporary Art, Venice, Italy
"Polish Sculpture", Musee d'art. Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
1970 10th Tokyo Biennale, Japan
1967 5th International Exhibition, Guggenheim Museum, New York