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Politics in Art

27 красавіка 2022 – 26 лютага 2023
MOCAK, Краков

Выбраныя творы

  • Maria Anna Potocka
    куратарка
  • Agnieszka Sachar
    куратарка
  • Martyna Sobczyk
    куратарка
  • Mirosława Bałazy
    каардынатарка
  • Michał Adamski
    удзельнік
  • Paweł Althamer
    удзельнік
  • Андрэй Анро
    удзельнік
  • Alpin Arda Bağcık
    удзельнік
  • Mirosław Bałka
    удзельнік
  • Krzysztof M. Bednarski
    удзельнік
  • Marcin Berdyszak
    удзельнік
  • Jerzy Bereś
    удзельнік
  • Andrij Bojarov
    удзельнік
  • Maciej Cholewa
    удзельнік
  • Hubert Czerepok
    удзельнік
  • Edward Dwurnik
    удзельнік
  • Elmgreen & Dragset
    удзельнік
  • Daniil Galkin
    удзельнік
  • Thomas Galler
    удзельнік
  • Jakob Ganslmeier
    удзельнік
  • Lukáš Houdek
    удзельнік
  • Khaled Jarrar
    удзельнік
  • Hannes Jung
    удзельніца
  • Šejla Kamerić
    удзельніца
  • Allan Kaprow
    удзельнік
  • Dick Higgins
    удзельнік
  • kennardphillipps
    удзельнік
  • Thomas Kilpper
    удзельнік
  • Paweł Kowalewski
    удзельнік
  • Jarosław Kozłowski
    удзельнік
  • Marcin Kruk
    удзельнік
  • Agata Kubis
    удзельніца
  • Michalina Kuczyńska
    удзельніца
  • Tomasz Kulka
    удзельнік
  • Edgar Leciejewski
    удзельнік
  • Alicja Lesiak
    удзельніца
  • Zbigniew Libera
    удзельнік
  • Ella Littwitz
    удзельніца
  • Арцём Лоскутаў
    удзельнік
  • Agnieszka Mastalerz
    удзельніца
  • Rafał Milach
    удзельнік
  • Richard Mosse
    удзельнік
  • Tanja Muravskaja
    удзельніца
  • Joanna Musiał
    удзельніца
  • Deimantas Narkevičius
    удзельнік
  • Csaba Nemes
    удзельнік
  • Laura Pannack
    удзельніца
  • Pyotr Pavlensky
    удзельнік
  • Beata Pofelska
    удзельніца
  • Wojtek Radwański
    удзельнік
  • Tomáš Rafa
    удзельнік
  • Artūras Raila
    удзельнік
  • Oliver Ressler
    удзельнік
  • Adam Rzepecki
    удзельнік
  • Bartek Sadowski
    удзельнік
  • Tomasz Sarnecki
    удзельнік
  • Максiм Сарычаў
    удзельнік
  • Santiago Sierra
    удзельнік
  • Slavs and Tatars
    удзельнік
  • Воля Сасноўская
    удзельніца
  • a.z.h.
    удзельніца
  • Paweł Starzec
    удзельнік
  • Stitchit and Collective
    удзельнік
  • SUPERFLEX
    удзельнік
  • Paweł Susid
    удзельнік
  • Jason deCaires Taylor
    удзельнік
  • Piotr Uklański
    удзельнік
  • Daniel Warmuziński
    удзельнік
  • Sislej Xhafa
    удзельнік
  • Ada Zielińska
    удзельніца
  • Dawid Zieliński
    удзельнік
  • Artur Żmijewski
    удзельнік

In the past, art served the purpose of bolstering political power –today it is a tool for questioning and holding authority to account. Once, artists used their talent to support the political system of the day. Today, they have become perspicacious and critical observers of the political scene and are active participants in opposition.


The relationship between politics and art goes back a long way. For centuries, religion was part of the arrangement; for rulers and politicians it was the means of gaining control over hearts and minds. In some countries religion continues to back politics, with a doubly demoralising effect.

The exhibition Politics in Art presents – in six sections – the sceptical and critical approach of contemporary artists to the actions of those in power, exposing the artifice and mendacity of political strategies. It demonstrates that in the name of ambition, the desire to remain in power and the feeding of the dictatorial ego, politicians are capable of lying, manipulation and murder. Artists oppose this, both as critics and as soldiers.

  • Opposition and Protest – artistic manifestation of social and political views, and opposition to unethical behaviour of those in power. In extreme situations – such as the war in Ukraine – artists join in the fight.

  • Subverting Systems and Borders – questioning existing divisions and proposing – often utopian – ideas for political change and revolution.

  • Democracy and Its Corruption – identifying the ideal political model, realised through civil liberty and the right to vote, while pointing out its distortions.

  • Nationalism – warning against the reprehensible conviction that the assumed superiority of one’s own nation justifies contempt for and aggression towards others.

  • European Union – concern for the stability of the European Community in the era of migration, Brexit and the imperialist military aggression of Russia.

  • Political Mediality – exposing the role of the mass media in shaping political views, and their potential for the manipulation of information. Protest against muzzling of the media.

Politics in Art is the 10th exhibition in the flagship MOCAK series, in which we combine art with the most important civilisational concepts. Each exhibition presents a variety of artistic interpretations of a given theme. Politics in Art has been confronted with a tragic time when political ambitions have turned into a crime.