Anka Ptaszkowska’s Archive documents the “art life” led by the critic, curator, gallerist and close collaborator of a dozen artists in Poland and France. It includes material dating back to the years 1956-2015. The Archive – curated by Maria Matuszkiewicz - is presented in the order given to it by Anka Ptaszkowska. It is selective by nature, responding to the interests and choices of its creator. The photographs, catalogues, letters and documents collected in it provide an insight into the ideas that were close to Ptaszkowska’s heart, show the intensity of her activities, the huge number of initiatives she undertook, her extensive international network of contacts and collaborators as well as the personal nature of many of her relationships. Ptaszkowska played a creative role in the art community, seeking independent ways for art to function, co-founding experimental institutions, writing manifestos and creating theoretical frameworks for art in action with artists, initiating meetings and bringing together people from different backgrounds and generations.
