Between Images. The Latent Capital of Andrzej Skrzyński’s Collection
About the event
Artists:
- Magdalena Abakanowicz
- Olaf Brzeski
- Wanda Czełkowska
- Oskar Dawicki
- Zbigniew Dłubak
- Jan Dobkowski
- Stanisław Dróżdż
- Teresa Gierzyńska
- Aneta Grzeszykowska & Jan Smaga
- Ryszard Grzyb
- Władysław Hasior
- Koji Kamoji
- Kijewski/Kocur
- Bartłomiej Kokosiński
- Marek Konieczny
- Barbara Kozłowska
- Jarosław Kozłowski
- Ewa Kuryluk
- Anna Kutera
- Romuald Kutera
- Kwiek/Kulik
- Paweł Kwiek
- Jerzy Lewczyński
- Andrzej Lachowicz
- Natalia LL
- Zbigniew Libera
- Łódź Kaliska
- Irena Kalicka
- Jan Lebenstein
- Antoni Mikołajczyk
- Magdalena Moskwa
- Henryk Morel
- Teresa Murak
- Fortunata Obrąpalska
- Andrzej Partum
- Ewa Partum
- Andrzej Paruzel
- Włodzimierz Pawlak
- Marek Piasecki
- Maria Pinińska - Bereś
- Józef Robakowski
- Tadeusz Rolke
- Erna Rosenstein
- Zofia Rydet
- Zygmunt Rytka
- Adam Rzepecki
- Jadwiga Sawicka
- Jacek Sempoliński
- Janek Simon
- Mikołaj Smoczyński
- Zdzisław Sosnowski
- Henryk Stażewski
- Gabriele Stötzer
- Paweł Susid
- Bronisław Schlabs
- Alina Ślesińska
- Jerzy Truszkowski
- Jerzy Treliński
- Teresa Tyszkiewicz
- Ryszard Waśko
- Krzysztof Wodiczko
- Krzysztof Zarębski
- Jerzy Zieliński "Jury"
Between Images. The Latent Capital of Andrzej Skrzyński’s Collection
Opening: January 31 (Saturday) at 6 PM
Exhibition open from 31.01 to 21.03.2026
Free entry
Walter Benjamin wrote of ‘latent capital’ when reflecting on collecting as a passion capable of reactivating what is old, ‘a coup aimed at what is typical and classifiable’, at authority and tradition. In this sense, collecting becomes a practice with subversive potential, one that resists the linear narratives and hierarchies of conventional art history.
Andrzej Skrzyński’s collection defies organization by medium. Paintings, photographs, sculptures, objects, and films form a single, intertwined field rather than separate categories. There is no privileged chronology: works by emerging artists coexist with those of established figures.
The collection is neither linear nor hierarchical, though it may appear chaotic at first glance. It is shaped by subjective, often impulsive decisions — by encounters, affinities, and moments of fascination. As such, it is not the result of mechanical accumulation but of sustained proximity to art: exhibitions visited, studios entered, conversations held. The repeated appearance of certain names in the collection suggests not only persistence, but also a form of attachment — an ongoing negotiation between desire, intuition, and commitment.
The latent capital of this collection does not reside in market value or speculative potential. It is a symbolic capital, accumulated through attention, risk, and long-term engagement, and activated through display, encounter, and reinterpretation.
This selection from Andrzej Skrzyński’s collection inaugurates a new exhibition cycle devoted to the practice of collecting. It opens a space for reflection on the culture-forming role of private collections and on the shifting boundaries between private and public.
Media patronage:
- Magazyn Szum
- Contemporary Lynx
- Notes na 6 tygodni
- waw4free
- Le Monde diplomatique
- Polskie Radio RDC
- niezlasztuka.net
- Radio z QLTURĄ
- afterwork.art
Between Images. The Latent Capital of Andrzej Skrzyński’s Collection
Opening: January 31 (Saturday) at 6 PM
Exhibition open from 31.01 to 21.03.2026
Free entry
Walter Benjamin wrote of ‘latent capital’ when reflecting on collecting as a passion capable of reactivating what is old, ‘a coup aimed at what is typical and classifiable’, at authority and tradition. In this sense, collecting becomes a practice with subversive potential, one that resists the linear narratives and hierarchies of conventional art history.
Andrzej Skrzyński’s collection defies organization by medium. Paintings, photographs, sculptures, objects, and films form a single, intertwined field rather than separate categories. There is no privileged chronology: works by emerging artists coexist with those of established figures.
The collection is neither linear nor hierarchical, though it may appear chaotic at first glance. It is shaped by subjective, often impulsive decisions — by encounters, affinities, and moments of fascination. As such, it is not the result of mechanical accumulation but of sustained proximity to art: exhibitions visited, studios entered, conversations held. The repeated appearance of certain names in the collection suggests not only persistence, but also a form of attachment — an ongoing negotiation between desire, intuition, and commitment.
The latent capital of this collection does not reside in market value or speculative potential. It is a symbolic capital, accumulated through attention, risk, and long-term engagement, and activated through display, encounter, and reinterpretation.
This selection from Andrzej Skrzyński’s collection inaugurates a new exhibition cycle devoted to the practice of collecting. It opens a space for reflection on the culture-forming role of private collections and on the shifting boundaries between private and public.
Location: Warsaw
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