Artists' Archives of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

Artists’ Archives gather private collections of artists, documenting the most significant phenomena in post-1945 Polish art, including those which opposed the system or were criticised by the authorities.
Many of these, are the work of creators and milieus engaged in the critique of the authorities and the cultural mainstream of Polish People's Republic. The Archives, designed as an integral part of the new Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, collects artzines, manifestos, private and official letters, as well as documentation of artistic activities. Its collection is being digitised and published via Internet portal. The unveiling of every new collection is treated as an exhibition marked by a series of panels and meetings.

Ort:
- Warszawa plac Defilad 1, Poland 00-901
Themen:
Gründungsdatum:
- 2008
Besondere Beispiele:
- Panoramiczny happening morski, photographic documentation, 1967

Artlist

Artlist is an online database that maps the development of modern and contemporary Czech fine art from the second half of the 20th century. Artlist is a unique project that allows free and online searches of authors and their works, including the artist's biography and catalog, and a detailed description of his work.

Ort:
- Dukelských hrdinů 500/25a, 170 00 Prague 7, Czech Republic
Themen:
Gründungsdatum:
- 2006
Besondere Beispiele:
- Karlíková, Olga. Swallowers, 1986. Drawing
- Nepraš, Karel. Dialog IV. 1969. Sculpture

Baász Imre Collection

The bequest of Imre Baász is proof of the progressiveness of his thinking, the innovativeness of his artwork, and the dynamic cooperation in which he engaged in times of political, cultural, and intellectual oppression. In the 1980s, the progressive, radical creative work was detached from the capital Bucharest, which served as the perpetual center. In this reversed centrum–periphery relationship, the periphery offered more freedom, and it ensured security and the possibility of invisibility. An important example from Transylvania of the micro-groupings which promoted progressive ideas and Western European styles and methods is the MaMű Association of Târgu-Mureș, which actively encouraged the practice of concept art, mail art, action art, and abstract artistic language in general. Imre Baász, though never an official member of the MaMű, shared their artistic view and language, and his work in the town of Sfântu Gheorghe can be considered as the prolongation of the Association’s work.

Ort:
- Sfantu Gheorghe, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
Themen:
Gründungsdatum:
- 1991
Besondere Beispiele:

Benedikt Rejt Gallery

Benedikt Rejt Gallery and its collection were founded in the 1960s with the aim of collecting contemporary tendencies in visual arts. The gallery kept buying works by progressive artists even after 1968. The Benedikt Rejt Gallery owns a unique collection of constructivist pieces.

Ort:
- Pivovarská 29, 440 01 Louny, Czech Republic
Themen:
Gründungsdatum:
- 1965
Besondere Beispiele:
- Filla, Emil. Slovak Folk Songs, 1948–1951. Paintings

Cunas.cz

Frantisek Starek was one of the leading figures of the Czechoslovak underground movement and culture. Due to his long-lasting activity, he has built a very rich and interesting collection. In this collection, a lot of material – often unique – about Czechoslovak counterculture and personal resistance can be found. The collection covers the time period from the seventies to the nineties.

Ort:
- Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
Themen:
Gründungsdatum:
- 1997
Besondere Beispiele:
- Chronicle of the Pathological Orchestra of the City of Marianske Lazne, 1980s. Notebook