Contemporary Posters * Donald S. Mayer
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Contemporary/vintage art posters - the antique/vintage posters of
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Jewish/Polish Posters @ JCC in Manhattan
Exhibit of 80+ original art posters of the Polish School of Posters
More than 80 contemporary Jewish cultural posters of the world-famous
Polish School of Posters will be on view at the JCC in Manhattan from
November 16th-January 17th. It will be the largest exhibit ever held
in New York of original Jewish/Polish posters created by the renowned
artists of the golden age of Polish poster art (1950s-1980s; post-WW
II to the fall of Communism).
The exhibit will feature Jewish themed posters commissioned by the
government under Communism. Although the once vibrant Jewish culture
that had existed in Poland for more than 800 years had been
effectively destroyed by the Holocaust; the Soviet supported State
employed Polish architects, designers & painters to create posters on
various subjects including the celebration of Jewish culture. With
the encouragement and support of the government, the Polish School of
Posters achieved worldwide recognition as the best in contemporary
poster art, possessing a genius comparable to France's La Belle
Époque of the 1890s.
In addition to the graphic masterpieces designed during the Communist
period such as Andrzej Pagowski's Austeria (film), Waldemar Swierzy's
Moses (opera) and Marian Stachurski's Dybbuk (theater), the exhibit
will also include Jewish posters created since the introduction of a
free market economy, and the concomitant revitalization of Jewish
life in Poland. Supplementing the Jewish posters, there will be a
sampling of some posters of the other genre of the Polish School of
Posters - jazz, film, opera, theater, political, CYRK, etc.
The exhibit was organized by Contemporary Posters, New York, NY, a
company specializing in the art of the Polish School of Posters. The
posters are all original, limited editions and priced from $135,
linen-backed (as are all fine antique vintage posters). A % of
poster sales will be for the benefit of the JCC. All posters can be
viewed at http://www.contemporaryposters.com
<http://www.contemporaryposters.com>
On Thursday, Nov 16th, 6-7PM there will be a gallery tour prior to an
opening reception which will include a tasting of Polish vodkas.
The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan is one of the most
comprehensive community centers in New York with its programs to
educate, inspire and transform. For more info visit
http://www.jccmanhattan.org
The exhibit is at the JCC's Laurie M. Tisch Gallery, The Samuel
Priest Rose Building, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th Street. Admission
is free and open to the public. Events arranged by the Polish
Cultural Institute, NY, include screening of the film Korczak, Nov
27, 2:30PM and performances by the Wroclaw Puppet Theater (Poland) of
'The Last Excape', based on the writings of Bruno Schultz, Nov 18,
8PM & Nov 19, 3PM.
att: 4 fotos - Pagowski's Austeria, Swierzy's Moses, Stachurski's
Dybbuk & The JCC in Manhattan exhibit by Sebastian Kubica
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