WSZYSTKO OD RAZU. PIERWSZE 18 LAT MSN
(Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie)ALL AT ONCE. FIRST 18 YEARS OF MSN
(Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw)
On March 16, 2005, Gazeta Wyborcza featured a news item from Defilad Square. "The removal of the steel buildings and the construction of the Museum of Modern Art on Defilad Square were announced yesterday by the Minister of Culture and the Deputy Mayor of Warsaw," wrote Dariusz Bartoszewicz and, citing the promises of the decision-makers, added "The edifice is expected to be ready by early 2008 at the latest.
The story that "like a lens focuses most of the post-transformation tensions" is shared with you 18 years later, as we prepare to move to the new Museum of Modern Art headquarters on Defilad Square. This is a good time to go back to the Museum's beginnings and look at how it was shaped - with all the difficulties and successes.
Book design, typesetting and prepress:
Ludovic Balland Typography Cabinet GmbH, Basel
Ludovic Balland & Annina Schepping, Jonas Brüggemann, Gosia Stolińska, Rafayel Sdanewitsch
Softcover, 186x255 mm, printed in Warsaw
Authors: Stach Szabłowski, Joanna Mytkowska, Marcel Andino Velez, Grzegorz Piątek, Sebastian Cichocki, Tomasz Fudala, Katarzyna Szotkowska
Published by Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie / Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
©2023 Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
— excerpted from the book, an essay by @stachszablowski titled "Ballad of Making (a Certain Institution) Real."
The story that "like a lens focuses most of the post-transformation tensions" is shared with you 18 years later, as we prepare to move to the new Museum of Modern Art headquarters on Defilad Square. This is a good time to go back to the Museum's beginnings and look at how it was shaped - with all the difficulties and successes.
Book design, typesetting and prepress:
Ludovic Balland Typography Cabinet GmbH, Basel
Ludovic Balland & Annina Schepping, Jonas Brüggemann, Gosia Stolińska, Rafayel Sdanewitsch
Softcover, 186x255 mm, printed in Warsaw
Authors: Stach Szabłowski, Joanna Mytkowska, Marcel Andino Velez, Grzegorz Piątek, Sebastian Cichocki, Tomasz Fudala, Katarzyna Szotkowska
Published by Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie / Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
©2023 Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
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