Artur Zmijewski, Them, 2007. NGC Collection. Courtesy the artist, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw
September 9 – October 30, 2011
Opening: Friday, September 9, 8:00 – 11:00 pm
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART
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Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and the National Gallery of Canada
Polish artist Artur Zmijewski’s powerful video Them (2007), a highlight of Documenta 12 in Kassel, Germany, in 2007, documents the results of a social experiment bringing together four different groups within Polish society. As with many of Zmijewski’s projects, Them engages directly with dogma and prejudice to reveal profound insights into human behaviour and relationships.