Open-Air Łódź Sculpture Gallery and Its Influence on the City’s Aesthetics in 1972–1978

The aim of the paper is to outline the circumstances of the establishment of the Łódź Sculpture Gallery in Rubinstein’s Alley (formerly: Aleja ZMP) and its impact on the aesthetics of Łódź. Despite the city’s history dating back to the beginning of the 15th century, the first fully-fledged scul...

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Autor principal:	Maria Nowakowska
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Lenguaje:	CA EN ES FR IT PT
Publicado:	Universitat de Barcelona 2021
Materias:	Polish sculpture Lodz artistic values landscape values public space Fine Arts N
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d36bd9b6600e4633b320b916cff4bdee2021-11-09T13:12:54ZOpen-Air Łódź Sculpture Gallery and Its Influence on the City’s Aesthetics in 1972–197810.1344/waterfront2021.63.11.021139-7365https://doaj.org/article/d36bd9b6600e4633b320b916cff4bdee2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/waterfront/article/view/37179https://doaj.org/toc/1139-7365 The aim of the paper is to outline the circumstances of the establishment of the Łódź Sculpture Gallery in Rubinstein’s Alley (formerly: Aleja ZMP) and its impact on the aesthetics of Łódź. Despite the city’s history dating back to the beginning of the 15th century, the first fully-fledged sculpture in public space appeared only in 1912. By the beginning of World War II, the number of sculptures increased to a dozen or so, but all of those works were destroyed by the Germans in the first years of the occupation. In the period 1945–1970, two monuments and a dozen or so smaller forms appeared. The sculptural face of the city was changed only by the Łódź Sculpture Gallery, which focused on the most important issues of post-war town planning, politics, artistic trends, and social needs. Despite its short period of operation (1972–1978), its effects are still visible almost everywhere in Łódź. Never before and never after has the medium of sculpture been aestheticised on such a scale in the city. The memory of this place and several dozen sculptures (and of their creators) has almost faded away. Currently, activities are under way to restore the Łódź Sculpture Gallery to its due position in the history of the city and to continue its activities in the same place. Maria NowakowskaUniversitat de BarcelonaarticlePolish sculptureLodzartistic valueslandscape valuespublic spaceFine ArtsNCAENESFRITPTOn the W@terfront, Vol 63, Iss 11 (2021)
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description	The aim of the paper is to outline the circumstances of the establishment of the Łódź Sculpture Gallery in Rubinstein’s Alley (formerly: Aleja ZMP) and its impact on the aesthetics of Łódź. Despite the city’s history dating back to the beginning of the 15th century, the first fully-fledged sculpture in public space appeared only in 1912. By the beginning of World War II, the number of sculptures increased to a dozen or so, but all of those works were destroyed by the Germans in the first years of the occupation. In the period 1945–1970, two monuments and a dozen or so smaller forms appeared. The sculptural face of the city was changed only by the Łódź Sculpture Gallery, which focused on the most important issues of post-war town planning, politics, artistic trends, and social needs. Despite its short period of operation (1972–1978), its effects are still visible almost everywhere in Łódź. Never before and never after has the medium of sculpture been aestheticised on such a scale in the city. The memory of this place and several dozen sculptures (and of their creators) has almost faded away. Currently, activities are under way to restore the Łódź Sculpture Gallery to its due position in the history of the city and to continue its activities in the same place.
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title	Open-Air Łódź Sculpture Gallery and Its Influence on the City’s Aesthetics in 1972–1978
title_short	Open-Air Łódź Sculpture Gallery and Its Influence on the City’s Aesthetics in 1972–1978
title_full	Open-Air Łódź Sculpture Gallery and Its Influence on the City’s Aesthetics in 1972–1978
title_fullStr	Open-Air Łódź Sculpture Gallery and Its Influence on the City’s Aesthetics in 1972–1978
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publisher	Universitat de Barcelona
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Open-Air Łódź Sculpture Gallery and Its Influence on the City’s Aesthetics in 1972–1978

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