The Real Within: A New Generation of Polish Realism – Art Exhibition
The Kosciuszko Foundation is pleased to present The Real Within: A New Generation of Polish Realism, a group exhibition showcasing the work of eight contemporary Polish painters. Marking the centennial of the Foundation’s activities, the exhibition pays homage to Poland’s artistic heritage while highlighting a new generation of artists whose work exemplifies the strength and vibrancy of Polish realism today.
While distinct in style and approach, these contemporary works reflect the enduring tradition of Polish realism, long recognized for its technical mastery and deep emotional resonance. Presented alongside the Foundation’s permanent collection—home to masterpieces by 19th-century Polish luminaries—these paintings affirm realism’s continued evolution and relevance in contemporary art.
The Real Within explores how a new generation of artists engages with realist figuration, expanding its emotional and mystical possibilities while refining techniques of image-making. These artists approach pictorialism with imagination and precision, producing figures, portraits, landscapes, and still lifes that are neither Photorealism nor an extension of Surrealism. Their interpretations of realism are free from nostalgia, offering instead a fresh, immediate perspective—one that resonates powerfully in today’s world.
Participating Artists:
Katarzyna Adamiak-Jaśnikowska, Eva Evangelista, Agnieszka Kotarska, Jakub Podlodowski, Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak, Daria Solar, Katarzyna Widmańska, Anna Wypych.
Daria Solar – Artistic Director
Samuel Peralta – Honorary Curator, Lunar Codex Founder
Works by all eight artists in the exhibition have been included in The Lunar Codex, an archive of contemporary art, literature, music, poetry, and film launched via NASA’s Artemis program to the Moon.
Exhibition opening – Thursday, March 20, 7 PM at the Kosciuszko Foundation House, 15 E 65th Street, New York, NY 10065 (btw. Madison and 5th Avenues)
The exhibition is partly sponsored by the Marek Maria Pienkowski Foundation and the Polish Cultural Institute New York.
Featured visuals: Anna Wypych, Thinker, Jakub Podlodowski, The Evening by The Autumn River, Katarzyna Widmańska, Black Madonna
