screening of incognito as part of the exhibition tomasz machciński: american dream
Produced in collaboration with the Tomasz Machciński Foundation, the artist’s first solo show at galerie christian berst art brut presents some sixty self-portraits spanning five decades of his immense artistic practice, which until now had remained private.
On this occasion, the film Incognito can be seen in its entirety in the bridge, which we have transformed into a cinema.
film:
Incognito, by H. Dederko, 1988, 15m04
Tomasz Machciński (1942–2022), a war orphan and Polish laborer, dedicated 50 years of his life to creating over 22,000 photographic self-portraits. Ten years before Cindy Sherman, Machciński embarked on an intense quest for identity. Recently discovered, this monumental work has been acclaimed at the Rencontres d’Arles, Paris Photo, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, and the Independent Art Fair in New York.
- According to the artist’s wishes and in agreement with the Machciński Foundation, only 2,500 photographs from the estate will eventually be available for sale.