FLYING UNIVERSITY AT THE SCULPTURE PARK. Stall Bar

The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw is pleased to announce a new lecture as part of the Bródno Sculpture Park Flying University. At the meeting Natalia Sielewicz will talk about Niks Kosmas' "Stall Bar" (2016).  tall bars are one of the most basic and universal items of strength and stretching exercise equipment. The history of stall bars started in the early 19th century when Pehr Henrik Ling (1766–1839), a Swedish physical education pioneer, created an exercise device to help with his arthritis. In 1813, with the support of the Swedish king, he founded a national institute where gymnastics was taught as an art. Nik Kosmas is fascinated by their open form and multifunctionality. He says they can be used not only for an endless number of different exercises, but also for drying towels, installing a shelf system or playing erotic games.