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ENRICO PRAMPOLINI ENRICO THEATRE AVANT-GARDE POLISH THE AND DESIGN STAGE , free admission free Opening of the exhibition Opening of 9 9 Enrico Prampolini is one of the most important artistic personages of of personages artistic the most important of is one Enrico Prampolini His work echoes almost all new movements avant-garde. the international which he Futurism, from the 20th century: half of the first art of of and styles Dadaism, through group, Marinetti’s Tommaso with Filippo together co-founded et Cercle abstractionists Parisian the club of to and Surrealism, and architect choreographer, scenographer, sculptor, a painter, . He was Carré big montages, posters, advertisements, created Pampolini designer. graphic artistic of an organiser He was movies. of a number for sets and stage murals Avant- the last International of as well as curator and , Prague in , life in (1936). Triennale at the 6th Exhibition Scenotechnique garde Exhibition 8 October 2017 8 October by Filipp Tommaso Tommaso Filipp by fuoco di Tamburo for project Stage Enrico Prampolini, collection, Rome 26 × 35 cm, Private cardboard, tempera, 1920, Marinetti, June 2017

9 The exhibition at the Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź presents in chronological order order in chronological presents in Łódź Sztuki at the Muzeum The exhibition coincides with It rich artistic legacy in all these areas. extremely Prampolini’s an and creates movement avant-garde the Polish of the 100th anniversary and Futurism the Italian between look at the relations to opportunity excellent in most vibrant were These relationships new art. of representatives the Polish who decided Prampolini was It heart - theatre. Prampolini’s closest to the area and introduced decoration, or theatre such as scenography use the terms to not than rather architecture to closer which was scenotechnique that of the of artists Polish modern way. space in an innovative, the stage and treated approach all sided with this architectural circles Blok and Praesens Zwrotnica, Their decoration. painted the traditional, set design, discarding the theatre to theatrical and creating change in understanding a radical to testified works at the place in theatre took movement, the vanguard to scenery which, thanks time. ENRICO PRAMPOLINI. FUTURISM, STAGE DESIGN AND THE POLISH AVANT-GARDE THEATRE AVANT-GARDE THE POLISH AND DESIGN STAGE FUTURISM, ENRICO PRAMPOLINI. Exhibition

, 1920, Tarantella Enrico Prampolini, 80 x 80 cm, oil on canvas, in Lodz Sztuki Muzeum 8 October 2017 8 October , enriching their with his Tarantella Muzeum Sztuki in Lodz Sztuki Muzeum Museum at Wolności Squer, Squer, Museum at Wolności rooms of the first museum’s premises, premises, museum’s the first of rooms June 2017 ”a. r.” Group, Lodz 1931, Collection in the 1931, Lodz Group, r.” ”a.

the J. and K. Bartoszewicz Art History City City Art History and K. Bartoszewicz J. the International Modern Art Collection of the Art Collection of Modern International 9 The exhibition at the Muzeum Sztuki is the first one ever that will combine one ever is the first Sztuki at the Muzeum The exhibition avant-garde. and the Polish Futurism the Italian of representatives by projects also come under examination formations both of artists between The contacts instigation Jan Brzekowski’s to thanks all, it was After context. a broad in quite .” “a.r group the Łódź presented that Prampolini collection with this painting in 1930. takes which Sztuki, at the Muzeum performed praxis the specific exhibition Due to Tarantella collection, Prampolini’s the “a.r.’s” of point the importance starting as its appears to be an important key to understanding the exhibition. This painting the exhibition. understanding to key be an important to appears and evokes geometrical figures dynamic and mechanical dancing of presents dynamism in the of life: creative Futurist’s the Italian periods of three and post-purism ideas of and the later the 1920s of mechanical theatre the 1910s, periods in the all the three presents The exhibition the 1930s. of abstractionism avant-garde. and the Polish Futurism the Italian between relations of context ENRICO PRAMPOLINI. FUTURISM, STAGE DESIGN AND THE POLISH AVANT-GARDE THEATRE AVANT-GARDE THE POLISH AND DESIGN STAGE FUTURISM, ENRICO PRAMPOLINI. Exhibition Kazimierz Podsadecki, Kazimierz cardboard, 72 × 69 cm, 72 cardboard, Muzeum Sztuki in Lodz Sztuki Muzeum Private collection, Rome Private pencil, watercolour, paper pencil, watercolour, project of Egg Theatre for E–42 for Theatre Egg of project exhibition, 1940–1941, tempera, tempera, 1940–1941, exhibition, a drama by Jalu Kurek (1925-1926) Jalu Kurek by a drama , Doves ‘s Claudel Winicja for Sketch Private collection, Rome, Futur-ism collection, Rome, Private by Luciano Folgore, Folgore, Luciano by di Carta Rose for Enrico Prampolini, Architectonic Architectonic left: Enrico Prampolini, 1920, tempera, cardboard, 50 × 43 cm, cardboard, tempera, 1920, Enrico Prampolini, Stage project project Stage Enrico Prampolini, right: 8 October 2017 8 October June 2017

9 Against the background of retrospective exhibitions of the Italian Futurism Futurism the Italian of exhibitions retrospective of the background Against at the the exhibition works, Enrico Prampolini’s of overview and monographic his artwork of a presentation so comprehensive is the first Sztuki Muzeum a Futurist of exhibition monographic first is also Europe’s It since 1992. a chance to that we will have will be in Lodz It Italy. of outside oeuvre artist’s will The exhibition been shown before. never that have works see Prampolini’s , which has been Theatre Magnetic the model of of include the reconstruction this event that should also be noted this occasion. It especially for prepared avant- Polish of the chronicle problematize to one in history will be the first in isolation, grow which did not and 1930s, the 1920s of scenotechniqe garde of in the area undertaken practices international part of an integral but was theatre. traditional of reorganisation ENRICO PRAMPOLINI. FUTURISM, STAGE DESIGN AND THE POLISH AVANT-GARDE THEATRE AVANT-GARDE THE POLISH AND DESIGN STAGE FUTURISM, ENRICO PRAMPOLINI. Exhibition Enrico Prampolini, Author and date unknown, and date Author Enrico Prampolini, collection, Rome Private 8 October 2017 8 October June 2017

9 , Jan Brzękowski, Władysław Daszewski, Eugène Eugène Daszewski, Władysław Jan Brzękowski, Bragaglia, Giulio Anton Artists: Krassowski, Feliks Kiesler, Frederick Kertész, André Gronowski, Tadeusz Deslaw, Maria Marinetti, Tommaso Filippo Marchi, Virgilio Bohdan Lachert, Jalu Kurek, Podsadecki, Kazimierz Podhajská, Zdenka Pannaggi, Ivo Nicz-Borowiakowa, Henryk Russolo, Luigi Zbigniew Pronaszko, Pronaszko, Andrzej Enrico Prampolini, Vasari, Ruggero Szanajca, Józef Szymon Syrkus, Syrkus, Helena Stażewski, Zátková Rougena Witkiewicz, Ignacy Stanisław Maria Berghaus, Gunter Baffoni, Andrea catalogue: in the texts of Authors Rifkind, Giovanni David Chudzikowska, Monika Strożek, Przemysław Versari, Elena Maj. Kurc Paulina Lista, Strożek Przemysław curator: Purtak Przemysław coordinator: ENRICO PRAMPOLINI. FUTURISM, STAGE DESIGN AND THE POLISH AVANT-GARDE THEATRE AVANT-GARDE THE POLISH AND DESIGN STAGE FUTURISM, ENRICO PRAMPOLINI. Exhibition 8 October 2017 8 October More images More msl.org.pl June 2017

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100 YEARS OF THE AVANT-GARDE IN POLAND IN AVANT-GARDE THE YEARS OF 100 Main partner of 100th anniversary of Polish Polish of 100th anniversary Main partner of 9 ENRICO PRAMPOLINI. FUTURISM, STAGE DESIGN AND THE POLISH AVANT-GARDE THEATRE AVANT-GARDE THE POLISH AND DESIGN STAGE FUTURISM, ENRICO PRAMPOLINI. Avant-Garde Polish the Design and Stage Futurism, Prampolini. Enrico The exhibition of: the celebration is part of Theatre