Table 2
17.
Daniel Buren
1
Two issues of the journal Les lettres françaises containing the article by Michel Claura “Extrémisme et rupture,” 1969, courtesy of Michel Claura
2
Anka Ptaszkowska’s Polish translation of Michel Claura’s article “Extrémisme et rupture,” typescript, 1969–1970
3
Daniel Buren’s art book Limites critiques, published by Galerie Yvon Lambert, 1970
4
Anka Ptaszkowska’s translation of Daniel Buren’s essay Limites critiques, 1970
Unless stated otherwise, all archival items are from the Anka Ptaszkowska collection (MSN Warsaw).
18.
Gallery 1–36
1
Responses by artists Joseph Beuys and André Cadere to survey of Gallery 2, and also the draft of the exhibition, with the question “We would like to know whether artists participating in Documenta V are satisfied with their participation,” 1972
2
Dan Graham’s art book Textes, published on the occasion of the artist’s exhibition at Gallery 17, containing the first French translations of texts by the artist, 1974
3
Dan Graham’s art book Teksty, published by the Foksal Gallery Foundation, containing a Polish translation of texts by the artist, 2008
4
Letter from Dan Graham to Anka Ptaszkowska, 1973
5
From left: Dan Graham, André Cadere, unknown, unknown, during the opening of Dan Graham’s exhibition at Gallery 17, 1974
6
Opening of Dan Graham’s exhibition at Gallery 17, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1974
Unless stated otherwise, all archival items are from the Anka Ptaszkowska collection (MSN Warsaw)
18.
Gallery 1–36
1
Opening of Hiroshi Yokoyama’s exhibition at Gallery 24, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1974
2
Debate held as part of Gallery 13, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1973
3
From left: Anka Ptaszkowska, Anny De Decker, Bernd Lohaus and Michel Claura during the opening of Lohaus’s exhibition at Gallery 14, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1973
4
Opening of Bernd Lohaus’s exhibition at Gallery 14, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1973
5
Opening of Peter Downsbrough’s exhibition at Gallery 8, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1973
6
Anka Ptaszkowska during the opening of Goran Trbuljak’s exhibition at Gallery 28, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1975
7
Michel Claura (first from left) at the opening of Bertrand Wicquart’s exhibition at Gallery 25, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1975
8
Bertrand Wicquart during the installation of his exhibition at Gallery 25, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1974
9
From left: Michel Claura, André Cadere, unknown, unknown, during the opening of Jacques Charlier’s exhibition at Gallery 18, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1974
Unless stated otherwise, all archival items are from the Anka Ptaszkowska collection (MSN Warsaw).
18.
Gallery 1–36
1
Opening of Takahiko Iimura’s exhibition A Loop Seen as a Line at Gallery 23, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1974
2
Anka Ptaszkowska and Takahiko Iimura during Iimura’s opening at Gallery 23, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1974
3
Takahiko Iimura, A Loop Seen as a Line, 1972
4
Vincent D’Arista during the opening of his exhibition at Gallery 10, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1973
5
Anka Ptaszkowska and Niele Toroni during the opening of Vincent D’Arista’s exhibition at Gallery 10, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1973
6
Opening of Vincent D’Arista’s exhibition at Gallery 10, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris 1973
7
Text by Vincent D’Arista on his action Several Exhibitions of a Non-Existent Gallery, early 1970s
8
Photographic documentation of artistic action by Vincent D’Arista on Piazza dei Martiri in Naples, photographer unknown, 1972
Unless stated otherwise, all archival items are from the Anka Ptaszkowska collection (MSN Warsaw).
19.
Gallery fringe in the 1970s
1
Anka Ptaszkowska installing Carl Andre’s work 4 Segment Hexagon at Gallery 34, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1976
2
Carl Andre’s work 4 Segment Hexagon presented at Gallery 34 and sold in 1976 by Anka Ptaszkowska and Isi Fiszman to the newly created collection of the Musée national d’art moderne—Centre Pompidou
3
Anka Ptaszkowska’s Polish translation of Guy Debord’s book The Society of the Spectacle, published by Słowo-Obraz-Terytoria, 1998
4
Shared booth of Gallery 1–36 and the journal POUR écrire la liberté at the FIAC art fair in Paris, 1976. Isi Fiszman and a work by Joseph Beuys can be seen in the photos.
We are showing the work of Carl Andre with an awareness of the debate continuing to this day surrounding the accusation that he murdered his wife, the artist Ana Mendieta. Let this be an occasion to remember Ana Mendieta and her story. Mendieta died on 8 September 1985. Her husband claimed that she jumped from the window of their apartment. The prosecutor alleged that she was pushed by Carl Andre. The trial lasted three years and ended in an acquittal. The verdict sparked strong protests in America. More on the topic is available in the podcast Death of an Artist by the American curator Helen Molesworth, which is accessible online free of charge.
Unless stated otherwise, all archival items are from the Anka Ptaszkowska collection (MSN Warsaw).
21.
Michel Claura
1
Catalogue for the pioneering exhibition 18. Paris IV.70, conceived by Michel Claura and organized in cooperation with Seth Siegelaub in Paris, 1970
2
Anka Ptaszkowska’s Polish translation of text by Michel Claura published in the catalogue of 18. Paris IV.70, typescript, 1970
3
Sketch by Anka Ptaszkowska of the scheme for the exhibition presented at Gallery 7, 1973
4
Text of speech by Anka Ptaszkowska presenting Gallery 7, delivered during the opening of Gallery 6, 1973
5
Anka Ptaszkowska reading the text presenting Gallery 7 during the opening of Gallery 6, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1973
6
Posters for Gallery 7 distributed during the opening of Gallery 6, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1973
7
View of exhibition of Gallery 7, 17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 1973
8
Handwritten note by Michel Claura with proposal for Gallery 8, never executed, 1973,
courtesy of Michel Claura
Gallery 8
17 rue Campagne-Première, Paris, 14th arrondissement
As we had the scheme for the exhibition organized at Gallery 6, presented at Gallery 7, we thought that the scheme suggested a military cemetery, but we didn’t think that the exhibition itself would look like the scheme for the exhibition.
20 April 1973
Unless stated otherwise, all archival items are from the Anka Ptaszkowska collection (MSN Warsaw).
22.
Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel
1
From left: Anka Ptaszkowska, Jean-Hubert Martin, Brigitte Niegel, Michel Claura, and Bibiche and Ryszard Kiwerski during the installation of books before the opening of Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel, 51 rue Quincampoix, Paris, 1977
2
View of the interior of Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel, 51 rue Quincampoix, Paris, 1977
3
Window of Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel with space for slides, offered for a fee on a subscription basis to galleries and other art institutions from around the world, 51 rue Quincampoix, Paris, 1977
4
Reception at Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel, 51 rue Quincampoix, Paris, 1978
5
Concert by the group Theoretical Girls, with members (from left) Glenn Branca, Jeff Lohn and Margaret De Wys, at Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel, 51 rue Quincampoix, Paris, 1978
6
Anka Ptaszkowska at the bar of Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel, 51 rue Quincampoix, Paris, 1978
7
Michel Claura and Philippe Sers in front of Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel, 51 rue Quincampoix, Paris, 1978
8
Social event at Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel, 51 rue Quincampoix, Paris, 1978
Invitation to opening of Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel, 1977
9
Reception at Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel, 51 rue Quincampoix, Paris, 1978
10
Journal Paris Neon by the Spanish art group Neon de Suro documenting the group’s activity during their stay in Paris at the invitation of Vitrine pour l’Art Actuel, 1979, courtesy of Michel Claura
Unless stated otherwise, all archival items are from the Anka Ptaszkowska collection (MSN Warsaw)
24.
Stażewski – Buren – Krasiński
1
Invitation by Gallery 21 presenting in situ work by Daniel Buren in Henryk Stażewski’s studio in Warsaw, 1974
2
Anka Ptaszkowska and Michel Claura at Henryk Stażewski’s studio in Warsaw, 1974
3
Henryk Stażewski (left) and Daniel Buren at Anka Ptaszkowska’s home in Zalesie, 1974
4
Invitation to meeting with Daniel Buren, Michel Claura and René Denizot at Repassage Gallery in Warsaw, 1974
5
Windows of Repassage Gallery with in situ work by Daniel Buren presented during an exhibition by Edward Krasiński at the gallery, Warsaw, 1974, photo Jagoda Przybylak
6
Daniel Buren during the exhibition of his in situ work at the Repassage Gallery, 1974, photo Jagoda Przybylak
Unless stated otherwise, all archival items are from the Anka Ptaszkowska collection (MSN Warsaw)