Who takes care of an artist’s work after their death, and how? How can one organize an archive and col­lec­tion? How can an artist’s legacy be promoted after their pas­sing? We invite you to a special meeting with represen­tatives of the family foun­dations of Edward Dwur­nik and Zofia Rydet. We will discuss how the artistic legacy of these out­stan­ding artists has been preserved, the behind-the-scenes of daily work and life among their artworks, as well as the role of gal­leries in promoting an artist’s estate. Our guests will be Pola Dwur­nik and Daniel Ożga from the Edward Dwur­nik Foun­dation, and Zofia Augustyńska-Martyniak and Karol Hor­dziej from the Zofia Rydet Foundation.

The meeting is held in the con­text of the cur­rent exhibition at Raster, “People” by Edward Dwur­nik and Zofia Rydet, featuring their original works from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. For the first time, we present the art of these two key figures of 20th-century Polish art side by side, revealing the intuitive affinity of their interests and their uncom­promising pas­sion for humanizing art.

The meeting will be simul­taneously inter­preted into Polish Sign Language.

The event accom­panies the exhibition “People”: https://rastergallery.com/…/edward-dwurnik-zofia-rydet…/

The full program of events accom­panying Warsaw Gal­lery Week­end 2025: https://warsawgalleryweekend.pl/wydarzenia?wgw=1

The SPO­TKANIA (MEETINGS) series is co-​financed by the PZU Foun­dation, the Ministry of Cul­ture and National Heritage, and the Capital City of Warsaw.