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VITKAC X NATIONAL MUSEUM IN WARSAW

D.H. VITKAC is a place renowned not only for its expertly curated fashion, but also for its pioneering spirit and focus on art. 

The department store's name was chosen to honor one of Poland’s most eccentric artists, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, who 

spent part of his life living at 23 Bracka Street. It is his creative work that inspired a unique collaboration in the Polish market - 

VITKAC x National Museum in Warsaw.


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On view at the National Museum in Warsaw until October 9, the exhibition Witkacy. Seismograph of the Acceleration Era features over 500 works 

by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, one of the most outstanding artists of the 20th century. This collection of paintings, drawings, pastels, and photographs allows for 

a new and more complete reading and understanding of the artist’s enigmatic body of work. This unique accessibility to the art became the starting point 

for launching a new project in collaboration with the Museum, inspired by a desire to translate the situations, emotions, and 

apparitions of the characters from Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz’s works onto our models. The results of this collaboration can be admired in our photo shoot 

and video material.

The first frame captures a shot in which the models are styled to resemble the protagonists of the 

Double Portrait of Helena Lisińska and Jan Gadomski 

painted in 1939. A similar character is reflected in 

the second photograph, which transports us to one of the many portraits by Leon

Reynel featured in the exhibition.

Witkiewicz's works also serve as a unique documentation of everyday fashion from the interwar period. In his portraits, we can observe 

above all, white silk or cotton blouses with collars, summer dresses and geometric patterns, as well as men's suits and outerwear. 

Following this idea, VITKAC in its interpretation of Witkiewicz's works presents looks inspired by the styles of the interwar period, 

curated from the finest designers' autumn-winter 2022 collections available at D.H. VITKAC 

and at vitkac.com.


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“Witkacy loved art and he loved women.”
[source: Niezła Sztuka portal]

That is why, as a playful contrast to the restraint of Jadwiga Witkiewicz, the artist’s wife, beneath a painting from the collection of the Książnica Pomorska in Szczecin, a woman in an avant-garde colorful fur coat can be seen dashing by in a humorous manner.


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The artist has always been intrigued by the female appearance 

as well as personality. The metaphorical multidimensionality of his subjects 

can be seen in one of the frames.

In the next shot, Portrait of Julian Tuwim played like a "real character,"
creating a close connection with the model.


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It is no coincidence that a series of emotionally charged portraits has become an integral part of the session.“Witkacy greatly enjoyed being photographed and liked to make various faces.” [source: Niezła Sztuka portal]. 

The artist would sometimes create during narcotic sessions. 

As he himself admitted, at times, intensified visionary experiences allowed him to create his best works. This fact became the starting point for the video, which at moments takes on a psychedelic character.


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