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Blak Rahim


Born in 1983 in Skopje, in 2008, Rahim Blak graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (the Faculty of Painting, Professor Andrzej Bednarczyk’s studio). In his works he revises his own biography with the view of deconstructing the myth of an artist. He also makes an attempt at finding the definition of the art’s place and role in the world of today. He becomes engaged in the issues of constituting the notion of a “renowned artist”, he researches the force and the range of artist’s influence. His works revolve around problems connected to the artist and art’s functioning in the network of institutions and the society. In his projects, he involves people strongly rooted in the realities of the world of art, politics, business, advertising, and religion.

His more important works include, among others:
Braciom z Kosova [For the Brothers from Kosovo],
List Motywacyjny [Motivation Letter],
Święty Obraz Kaaba [The Holy Picture of Kaaba],
Folia Concept jako Formacja Artystyczna i Reaktywacja Spuścizny Rahima Blaka[Folia Concept, as an Artistic Formation and the Reactivation of Rahim Blak’s Legacy],
Inwestycje Budowlane jako rzeźba w przestrzeni publicznej,
Siedlisko Niepołomice [Building Investments as Sculptures in Public Space, including: The Centre of Islamic Culture AL-FAN in Krakow, Housing estate Siedlisko Niepołomice].

Major exhibitions:
XXXVII Wystawa Indywidualna Galeria F.A.I.T in Krakow (2006)
East’s Desires, Norwich, UK (2006)
Architektura intymna, architektura porzucona w Galerii Kronika, Bytom (2006)
Hmm. Problemowa Wystawa, Galeria Arsenał, Białystok (2007)
Achtung! Umpolen, Axis Mundi, Wiener Projekt Museum Qartier, Vienna (2007)
Projekt Warszawa Redakcja Sekcji, Warsaw (2007)
Inwestycja mieszkaniowa - rzeźba w przestrzeni publicznej, Narodowa Galeria Sztuki Zachęta, Warsaw (2008)
art world™ - prezentation


The project prepared by Rahim Blak during the ArtBoom Festival was a logical continuation of his to-date research into the relations between the art and the reality. artworld™ neon-light was a gateway to the world of Rahim Blak, a total artist who takes art to the realms and strategies apparently unrelated thereto. It hides Pierwsza Pracownia Konceptualna [The First Conceptual Workshop] where we can watch other productions and concepts creating the ideas of “artworld™” where the world of art begins to function in the world of advertising.


Project curator: Piotr Sikora


Picture: Weronika Szmuc


A trip to the Art World Corporation, meaning New Business for the World of Art

Supremum Group – the first Advertising Agency, which implemented the Art World division – meaning artistic practices in advertising.(Tour given by Zbigniew Woźnowski - CEO).

Additionally, sign boards with the new Art World logo will hang in the public space on the facades of two present headquarters of the Art World™ Agency (Angel City on Warszawska Street and a tenement building at Main Market no 39/40).



Pictures: Weronika Szmuc

10/06/2009

art world™ - prezentation

12/06/2009

A trip to the Art World Corporation, meaning New Business for the World of Art

Wyspiański Pavilion
Wszystkich Świętych Square no 2
Supremum Group
Main Market no 39/40