WEEKEND WITH HASIOR
Join us for a unique event celebrating the legendary, fascinating, and controversial artist, Władysław Hasior, who continues to be discovered and surprise audiences. The occasion marks the premiere of our new digital archive of the artist’s work (hasior.pl) and the 40th anniversary of the Władysław Hasior Gallery in Zakopane.
Day I (Saturday, September 27, 2025) – Potocki Palace in Krakow
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7:00 PM Panel Discussion (participants: Julita Dembowska, Karol Hordziej, Magdalena Figzał-Janikowska, host: Michał Nogaś)
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8:00 PM Multimedia Show (visuals: Michał Szota, music: Malediwy)
Day II (Sunday, September 28, 2025) – Tatra Museum in Zakopane
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12:00 PM Walk in Hasior’s footsteps (guided by Ania Batko)
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2:00 PM Archive Presentation (hosted by Julita Dembowska and Karol Hordziej)
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3:30 PM Concert (Ziut Gralak / Tomasz Leś)
The first day of the event will begin with a discussion featuring experts on Hasior’s work: Julita Dembowska, Karol Hordziej, and Magdalena Figzał-Janikowska. They will delve into the phenomenon of Hasior, discoveries from his archive, and unknown facts from the artist’s adventurous life. In the second part, we invite you to a unique multimedia show of treasures from the Władysław Hasior archive. Michał Szota will be live-mixing the visuals, with an improvised musical score provided by the duo Malediwy (Marek Pospieszalski and Qba Janicki).
On the second day (September 28), we will move to Zakopane, the home of the Władysław Hasior Gallery, which has been part of the Tatra Museum for 40 years. Ania Batko, a curator and critic, will lead us on a walk along Hasior’s trails in Zakopane. Immediately following, the curators of the artist’s archive, Julita Dembowska and Karol Hordziej, will take us on a journey through Władysław Hasior’s life and work. The weekend will conclude with a premiere concert by the duo Ziut Gralak and Tomasz Leś, set against the backdrop of the famous assemblages exhibited in the gallery space.
PLEASE NOTE: Participation in the multimedia show (Sept 27, 8:00 PM) requires a free ticket, which can be downloaded via the form on the website https://kbfbilety.krakow.pl/. You can also email us at fundacja@sztukawizualna.org regarding this matter.
The panel and multimedia show will take place in the courtyard of Potocki Palace, and in case of bad weather, it will be moved to the Potocki Palace Gallery, in the basement of the Palace.
Admission to the other events is free and does not require registration.
About the Władysław Hasior Archive
The website dedicated to Władysław Hasior’s work is part of a project carried out by the Foundation of Visual Arts in Krakow and the Tatra Museum in Zakopane. It consists of nearly 24,000 objects—in addition to the previously known slides from the „Photographic Notebook” series and photos of assemblages from the Museum’s collection, there is also newly processed documentation, drawings, sketches, designs for sculptures and objects, journals, notes, and press clippings. The site is supplemented with the artist’s biography, bibliography, and archival audiovisual materials, including interviews with the artist.
WEEKEND WITH HASIOR | SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2025 | KRAKOW-ZAKOPANE
Organizer: Foundation of Visual Arts Partners: Władysław Hasior Gallery / Tatra Museum in Zakopane, Potocki Palace / Krakow Festival Office
Co-financed by: The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the National Centre for Culture’s program: Culture – Interventions. Edition 2025
