Łukasz Skąpski studied painting in Cracow and lives there. He makes photography, video films, installations, objects, etc. Throughout the 90-ties light and motion (almost imperceptible changing) were subjects (and materials) of his work. The Devices series, one of his best recognized works, conceptually and symbolically pertains to this area. Perfectly made optical instruments were designed to “facilitate spiritual experience” and should be interpreted as a critic of “new society” values. His latest works move more openly towards social or political issues, expressing his civic concerns. In 2001 he co-founded Azorro Supergroup, which has played a significant role in Polish artistic life being “institutional critic” with quite an ironic view of the art-world practices. Simultanously he made video dealing mainly with social and political matters.


Curriculum Vitae - Łukasz Skąpski

ŁUKASZ SKĄPSKI

 

1977-82            Studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, Poland

1982-84            Scholarship of Ministry of Culture and Art, Poland

1985                 Art Scholarship in the Artist's House, Boswill, Switzerland

1988                 Guest artist of Ecole des Beaux Arts, Aix-en-Provence, France

1989-91            Lived in Beijing, China

2001-02            Scholarship of Ministry of Culture, Poland

2001                 Rouse Kent Public Art Award 2001

Since 2001        Founding member of Azorro group

Since 2002        Teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow

2004                 Scholarship of Ministry of Culture, Poland

2006                 PHD degree at the Academy of Fine Arts, Department

                        of Multimedia, Poznan

2009                 Scholarship of Ministry of Culture, Poland

                        Lives and works in Cracow.

 

Works in Collections:

Ntional Museum , Krakow; Znaki Czasu Foundation – Krakow; Zacheta National Gallery, Warsaw; Silesian Museum – Katowice; Museum of Photography– Krakow; Galeria Arsenal – Bialystok; Galeria Studio – Warszawa; Galeria Zderzak – Krakow; Upper Silesia Museum; Kronika Gallery – Bytom; Wyspa Art Institute– Gdansk; Bialystok Zacheta Contemporary Art Collection, Bialystok, Zachęta Contemporary Art Collection, Łódź, Zachęta Contemporary Art Collection, Zielona Góra, private collections

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

2009       "Lucim żyje/ Lucim Lives On", Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej, Znaki

               Czasu, Toruń, PL

2008       "Piekło rzeczy /Hell of Things", Galeria Kronika, Bytom, PL

2008       "Przypadkowe przyjemności /Accidental Pleasures", Galeria Sztuki

               Współczesnej BWA w Katowicach, PL

2008       "Fluxus East", Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, DK (with Azorro)

2008      "Kwiaty naszego życia / Flowers of Our Lives", Centrum Sztuki

             Współczesnej, Znaki Czasu, Toruń, PL

2008      "Neighbours", The Naval Museum, Karlskrona, S

2008      "Resignation", Raster Gallery, Warsaw, PL

2008      "Medium… Post… Mortem…", BGSW, Slupsk, BWA Zielona Góra,

                   BWA Katowice, PL

2007     "Fluxus East", Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, D (with Azorro)

2007     "Dowcip a wladza sądzenia. Asteizm w Polsce", Contemporary Art

             Centre Zamek Ujazdowski, Warsaw, PL

2006      Lodz Biennial, Lodz, PL

2005     "In the New Reality of Europe", Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; The

             National Museum of Art, Osaka; Modern Art Museum, Nagasaki, Japan,

              (with Azorro)

2005      "Boys", Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow, PL

2004      "New Video, New Europe." The Renaissance Society, Chicago (with Azorro)

2003      "Public Rituals", Museum Moderner Kunst, Ludwig Stiftung, Wien, A (with

              Azorro)

2002      "Around Decade"-Polish Photography of the 90s, Contemporary Art

              Museum, Lodz; Galeria FF, Lodz; National Museum, Wroclaw;

              BWA Bielsko-Biala, PL

 

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

2007       "Selbstgemacht", Zak Gallery, Berlin

2006       "Machines", Fons Welters Gallery, Amsterdam

2006       "Grey Area", Bunkier Sztuki, Kraków

2006       "Machines", Galeria Potocka, Kraków

2006       "Lukasz Skapski- Recent Video Works", Location One, New York

2006       "Machines", Galeria ON, Poznań

2002        Museum of History of Photography, Krakow

2002        BWA Gallery, Zielona Gora, Poland (with Azorro)

2000        Globe Gallery, Newcastle

2000        Peer, London

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