- Mirosław Bałka
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Mirosław Bałka (1958-), born in Warsaw, is a famous contemporary Polish painter and sculptor. Balka graduated from Warsaw's Academy of Fine Arts in 1985.[1]
Balka’s solo exhibitions include those at the National Museum of Art in Osaka, Japan; the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, the Netherlands; the Zacheta Gallery of Contemporary Art, Warsaw; the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK) in Ghent, Belgium; Dundee Contemporary Arts in Scotland; and the Douglas Hyde Gallery in Dublin, Ireland.[1]
His previous works include a sculpture called 480x10x10 (1990) and an installation called Oasis (C.D.F.) (1989).[2]
In 2009, Balka installed How It Is (2009), the 10th Unilever Series commission for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, which opened on 13th October, 2009.[3][4][5]
Balka lives and works in Warsaw and Otwock.
See also
References
- ^ a b 'The Shadow of Life's Mechanisms: A Conversation with Miroslaw Balka', Sculpture magazine, November 2004.
- ^ Tate Modern website. 'Tate Collection: Oasis C.D.F., 1989'. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "BBC News: Polish artist chosen to fill Tate". BBC. 2009-01-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7858316.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ Tate Modern website. 'The Unilever Series: Miroslaw Balka'. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ Lewis, Rebecca. 'Miroslaw Balka, How it is', this is tomorrow, 18 November 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
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