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Unexpected Encounters: Kasia Depta-Garapich and Stanisław Wejman

Unexpected Encounters is a conversation between two artists of different generations. It began around disposable objects that became works of art almost against the intention...

Now on until 21 February 2015

Belmacz,
45 Davies Street
London W1K 4LX

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MK: … I made it a little spicier. Put in more brown and white and sex. Were you the one who taught me to smoke?

AM: I thought you said I couldn't smoke right.

MK: Someone must be to blame. Collaboration is when you contemplate art or behavioural patterns or monkeys and butterflies for a certain measure of time, that then is collaboration…

‘Picture a Moon, Shining in the Sky’, Conversation with Martin Kippenberger (and Ariane Müller) 
Starship 2013, page 42–43

Unexpected Encountersis a conversation between two artists of different generations. Their conversation began around disposable objects that became works of art almost against the intention. For over two decades Stanisław Wejman, a devotee smoker, consuming several cigarette packets a day is painting over their health warning signs, a deliberate act of mischief, beautification, denial and defiance. Over time his instinctive action and compulsion grew into an obsession with a mountain of cigarette packets being the testimony. The conversation between Stanisław Wejman and Kasia Depta-Garapich led them to the subjects of intention and outcome, uniqueness and multiplicity, oval and square forms or colour versus white. Unifying contradictions are a starting point for Kasia Depta-Garapich’s sculptures that frame this show. Initially it was not expected that Stanisław Wejman’s works would be contemplated in a formal gallery setting.

The conversation continues…

Kasia Depta-Garapich, Stanisław Wejman and Belmacz would like to collect donations for ‘Magic Breakfast’ the charity which is dedicated to giving under privileged children throughout the UK a healthy breakfast. The first 20 people to give a donation of £20 or more will receive a unique painted packet by Stanisław Wejman.

Exhibition supported by the Polish Cultural Institute in London.

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