Artists Space

Metaphysical Visions:
Middle Europe

May 25 – July 1, 1989

Mrdjan Bajic
Miroslaw Balka
Jiri David
El Kazovszkij
Zeljko Kipke
Jiri Kovanda
Mariusz Kruk
Piotr Kurka

In the foreground of a white gallery space is a large sculpture made of a wooden box topped with a floral textile and wooden chairs. Another sculpture and painting are installed behind it.
Metaphysical Visions. Installation view, Artists Space, 1989. [In the foreground of a white gallery space is a large sculpture made of a wooden box topped with a floral textile and wooden chairs. Another sculpture and painting are installed behind it.]

Artists Space is pleased to present Metaphysical Visions: Middle Europe, an exhibition organized by former Artists Space curator Valerie Smith. These artists represent work from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Yugoslavia. Their work deals with particular aspects of the human condition in four quite different countries, whose cultural, social, political, and economical situation is rapidly changing in that directly effect their production as artists.

Three abstract sculptures in the foreground of a white-walled gallery space with white columns. In the background, there are other gallery spaces with artworks hanging on the walls.
Metaphysical Visions. Installation view, Artists Space, 1989. [Three abstract sculptures in the foreground of a white-walled gallery space with white columns. In the background, there are other gallery spaces with artworks hanging on the walls.]

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Artists Space programs are made possible by: the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, New York State Council on the Arts, and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; AT&T Foundation, Inc., The David Bermant Foundation: Color, Light, Motion, The Bohen Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc., Horace w. Goldsmith Foundation, The Greenwall Foundation, Jerome Foundation, The J.M. Kaplan Fund, The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, Inc., The Joe and Emily Lowe Foundation, Inc., The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, The Menemsha Fund, Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, Betty Parsons Foundation, The Reed Foundation, Inc., The Rockefeller Foundation, The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; American Express Company, The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Equitable Real Estate Group, Inc., General Atlantic Corporation, R.H. Macy and Company, Inc., Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Philip Morris Companies Inc., and U.S. Trust Company of New York; as well as Artwatch, Galleries in Support of Artists Space, Members and numerous Friends.

Artists Space is a member of the National Association of Artists Organizations (NAAO) and the National Alliance of Media Arts Centers (NAMAC).

    An abstract sculpture made of sticks, cords, and a textile sits in the center of a gallery space. Three large paintings hang on the walls around it, all blending abstract, painterly designs with latin text.
    Metaphysical Visions. Installation view, Artists Space, 1989. [An abstract sculpture made of sticks, cords, and a textile sits in the center of a gallery space. Three large paintings hang on the walls around it, all blending abstract, painterly designs with latin text.]