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23/09/2026

Currently on view at Wschód Warsaw!

Karolina Bielawska
𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸’𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵
until October 31, 2026

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Karolina Bielawska works primarily across the painting genre. As part of her practice, she has developed a distinctive sculptural language, creating large-scale, site-specific installations. Her works materialise through a restrained, often monochromatic palette, punctuated by subtle accents of colour. Through the minimal language, she builds compositions that are considered both intuitive and elusive, combining fractal lines, traces of seemingly spontaneous gestures, and biomorphic forms suspended between abstraction and figuration.

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The exhibition opened in the frame of Warsaw Gallery Weekend

Karolina Bielawska

18/09/2026

Warsaw Gallery Weekend opening today !

Karolina Bielawka
𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸’𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵
September 18 - 31, 2026

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Bielawska’s latest paintings depict figures reminiscent of birds, captured in motion or shown only in certain fragments. The body of a bird becomes a patch of color, or a contour on the surface of the canvas. This figurativeness remains extremely fragile — changing the orientation of the painting or the way it is cropped causes the recognizable silhouette and immediately starts to resemble once again an abstract gesture. The repetition of these avian fi gures imparts a restless, almost ornamental quality to the paintings.

The title Sparrow’s Heart refers to the sedentary nature of the species which results in a special relationship with its immediate surroundings. Sparrows operate within small, peaceful, and well recognized territories. Threatening situations force a rapid acceleration of their heart rate – a situation that their bodies cannot sustain for long. The juxtaposition of a sedentary nature and physiological tension becomes a springboard for refl ecting on the interdependence between body and place. It translates directly into how the exhibition is constructed. The works remain in close alliance with each other and the context of the space – moving between these environments is an integral part of the experience. Here, standing still, looking and fi nally moving creates a unique form of sensitivity to what is around us.

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Karolina Bielawska

📷 Bartosz Zalewski

08/09/2026

New publication by Foksal Gallery accompanying the exhibition Jan Domicz, John Smith 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘬𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 designed by Noviki studio noviki

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Conceived as both an extension of the exhibition and independent object, the catalogue brings together documentation, archival materials, films stills and texts to form a shared narrative. The publication combines photographs of Jan Domicz’s work, selected stills from John Smith’s films 'Home Suite' and 'Dad’s Stick', as well as photographs and drawings from the Foksal Gallery Archive.

Graphic design and typesetting: Studio Noviki
Editor: Zuzanna Mielczarek
Texts: Maja Demska, René Boer, Jan Domicz, Zuzanna Mielczarek

Jan Domicz Galeria Foksal

03/09/2026

Announcing our exhibition and art fair program for the fall!

28/08/2026

Closing this weekend at Galeria Foksal

Jan Domicz, John Smith
𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘬𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺

Galeria Foksal, Warsaw
July 3 - August 29, 2026

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The tools of the avant-garde return in an unexpected context: as techniques used to support the sale of apartments on the real-estate market.

Jan Domicz traces the trajectory of ideas from artistic experiment to practical marketing instruction.
The space of Foksal Gallery will be gradually repainted according to a found script. Throughout the entire process, the gallery will remain open to the public.

The personal narratives and precise formal construction of the films by British video artist John Smith provide a counterpoint to the impersonal language of an online interior-design guide. Individual experiences of dwelling and the materiality of architecture are set against the anonymous logic of spatial optimization.

curator: Zuzanna Mielczarek

Jan Domicz (b. 1990) is a visual artist working with video, objects, and exhibition formats. He is a graduate of the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main and the University of Arts in Poznań. In his practice, he draws on the narrative potential of space and its socio-political implications. His works have been presented at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and Frankfurt, Kunstverein SALTS in Basel, and Karlin Studios in Prague.

John Smith was born in 1952 in Walthamstow, London. He studied at North-East London Polytechnic and the Royal College of Art before becoming an active member of the London Filmmakers’ Co-op. Early in his practice, he drew on conceptual art and structural film while developing a parallel fascination with the immersive power of narrative and spoken language. His extensive body of work challenges the boundaries between documentary, fiction, representation, and abstraction.

Jan Domicz

14/08/2026

Last days to visit Laurie Smith’s solo exhibition 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 at Wschód Warsaw !

Laurie Smith
𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦

June 12 - August 15, 2026
Wschód Warsaw

The exhibition 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 by Laurie Smith at Galeria Wschód presents artist’s latest paintings, which delve into the complexities of q***r presence and subjectivity in the contemporary metropolis. The project takes the form of a site-specific painting installation, where individual works function as fragments of a single nocturnal narrative, constructing a layered intimacy of fleeting encounters. Smith continues his research into the visual and social strategies of constructing q***r life within the social imagination. The works engage with the psychoanalytic concept of 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 – a state of intensity in which pleasure and pain are inseparable, and the categories of trauma and celebration converge.

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Laurie Smith
Fairy tales, 2026
oil on linen
150 x 55 cm

Laurie Smith 🤢💥🐉🐉🐉

07/08/2026

New site-specific project 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 at Wschód Warsaw!

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 1920’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 […] 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 6 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 - 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 […]

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First presentation is titled 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 by Tbilisi-born, Düsseldorf-based artist Andria Dolidze (Andria Dolidze).

The work consists of collected banners gathered from institutions and public spaces across Düsseldorf and other cities, mounted directly onto the gallery façade and terrace. The surfaces have been reworked with acrylic paint, predominantly metallic pigments, obscuring and layering the original material. Traces of text remain visible in fragments, like residues of former announcements.

The banners were instruments of institutional visibility, designed to declare, signal, and be seen. Here, they return to a gallery façade in a muted, corroded state, resembling surfaces marked by oxidation and time. What once announced something now becomes a surface that quietly holds its history. The work explores the tension between visibility and erasure, the life cycle of institutional materials, and the way cities accumulate and shed visual information.

04/08/2026

New read !

Laurie Smith’s (Laurie Smith 🤢💥🐉🐉🐉) solo show 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 reviewed by Jess Łukawska for Émergent Magazine (émergent magazine).

The exhibition is on view until August 15 at Wschód Warsaw.
Book an appointment to see it !

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Laurie Smith (b. 1994, Huddersfield, UK) lives and works in London, UK. He received a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London. Recent solo exhibitions include Brick Boys (2025) with Gathering; Private Lives (2025) with Brunette Coleman; A Flower for a Heart (2024) with Painters Painting Paintings; and Lauri Smith (2024) with diez gallery. Selected group exhibitions include Parloir (2024), Tournai; Day by Day, Good Day (2023) with Union Pacific; Stranger Than Paradise (2022) with V.O Curations; and Sky-blue and green (2020), also with V.O Curations.

The upcoming projects for the artists are a group show 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 at Whitechapel Gallery, London and his solo presentation at Frieze London - both in October 2026.

29/07/2026

Currently on view in Bochum:

Cudelice Brazelton IV is included in Manifesta 16. Ruhr, titled 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩, at Kunstkirche Christ-König, curated by Andra Rottenberg and Krzysztof Kosciuczuk.

The exhibition will be on view until October 4, 2026.

After decades of secularisation, churches in the Ruhr Area are now closing on a weekly basis, often then purchased by profit-hungry developers or left slowly to decay […] Manifesta 16 Ruhr takes place in and around a selection of the churches and responds to their situation. It asks: what can we do with these buildings? What is their meaning? How might they be preserved as social spaces? Can they contribute to the formation of a more just society?

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𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 is a collaged steel object that echoes one of the artist’s former workplaces: Columbus Castings in Ohio where he spent his youth. Alongside his studio practice, producing industrial machinery and heavy equipment was part of Brazelton’s daily life in the American Midwest. In 𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦, a magnetised laser-cut steel plate sticks to the window, resembling a monitor or TV displaying the now decommissioned and demolished steel foundry. An image depicting factory work is inserted like a photographic slide or film. The artist’s former coworker and friend, the rapper ConQuest Tony Phillips, produced a 14-minute track sampling sounds from the facility. Merging industrial labour with Black creative expression, 𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 speaks less about the romantic vision of industrial capital and more about the perseverance and preservation of the self within its working conditions.

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Cudelice Brazelton IV
Abrade, 2022/2026
Steel, inkjet print, exciter, amplifier, audio (“CJ’s Quest for Metal Factors,” ConQuest Tony Phillips, MP3, loop 14’)
26 x 26 cm

Manifesta Biennial Cudelice Brazelton IV

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Walecznych 38
Warsaw
03-916

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Czwartek	12:00 - 18:00
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