On 21-24 September 2023, MOLSKI gallery&collection took part in the second edition of Prague Art Week, as part of which we prepared a special #pop-up exhibition entitled 'Contemporary Polish Abstraction'.

The works of seven artists using the language of abstraction were presented. Among them were artists such as Tamara Berdowska, Mariusz Kruk, Sebastian Krzywak, Krzysztof Mętel, Michał Misiak, Mateusz Piestrak and Kinga Popiela.

The exhibition took place in an unusual space that used to be the headquarters of the Czech National Bank. The fifth floor of the building designed specifically for the bank's management turned into an exhibition space for several days.

The paintings we are used to seeing hung on white gallery walls have, this time, entered into a dialogue with a different kind of surface — a textured wall in a shade of blue. This setting allowed us to shift art from the traditional gallery space into a more functional, everyday environment. The exhibition we curated offered a new way of experiencing artworks — one that differs from the conventional white cube context. It allowed us to view art as an element that co-creates the space of daily life.

The second edition of Prague Art Week23 exceeded last year's attendance in just four days from 21 to 24 September. A record 4,200 people visited the opening at the National Gallery, where PAW23 also took place, 500 professionals, visitors and PAW partners attended the professional programme at PAW Superstudio, and the 4 special exhibitions of PAW23 in the former bank building on Jerusalem Street attracted almost 2,000 visitors.