SEE US ON FB 
2 September 2010

Main page

Polish Culture in the World Polish Cultural Institutes
important links Ministry of Culture and National Heritage - Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych

Publisher:
Adam Mickiewicz Institute
ul. Mokotowska 25
00-560 Warsaw
tel. (+48 22) 44 76 100
fax (+48 22) 44 76 152
www.iam.pl 
about us  redakcja@culture.pl  order newsletter 
Joanna Rajkowska "Greetings from Jerusalem Avenue"
Warsaw, De Gaulle Circle, opening: December 13, 2002
languages: Polski  / English 
 

"GREETINGS FROM JERUSALEM AVENUE" is an art project realized in the public space of the city of Warsaw. Its central element is an artificial date palm (Phoenix Canariensis) installed in Warsaw on the traffic island in the middle of De Gaulle Circle, at the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and New World Street.

GREETINGS FROM JERUSALEM AVENUE is an art project realized in the public space of the city of Warsaw. Its central element is an artificial date palm (Phoenix Canariensis) installed in Warsaw on the traffic island in the middle of De Gaulle Circle, at the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and New World Street. The palm tree will remain at this site for twelve months.

GREETINGS... is the product of the desire to tell stories, to recount a voyage to Israel. Rows of palm trees along Jerusalem Avenue in Warsaw were supposed to summarize the journey that Joanna Rajkowska and Artur Zmijewski took to Israel in the spring of 2001. The project in its present incarnation constitutes the recreation in Warsaw of a view that is common in Israel. The site selected for this re-creation is a street that refers to Israel in its name. At the same time, the palm tree is an absurd project that was pursued and completed by a group of individuals. In this way, it reflects its basic function: to bring people together and confront them with something that they do not understand.

The palm tree is made of synthetic and natural materials and was designed for outdoor use, having been rain, snow, low temperature, as well as sun-proofed. The tree measures approximately 15 meters in height including its crown.

Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle
Centrum Sztuki Wspolczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski
Aleje Ujazdowskie 6, 00-461 Warsaw
tel. (+48 22) 628 76 83, 628 12 71-3, 628 64 08
fax (+48 22) 628 95 50
csw.art.pl

back to top
Browsing history




VIDEO COVERAGE  PHOTO COVERAGE  PAINTING  GRAPHIC ART  DRAWING  PHOTOGRAPHY  PORTRAITS  POLISH FILM 
RECENTLY ADDED
Martha Argerich and Maria João Pires at the "Chopin and His Europe" Festival
August 30, 2010
Promotion of the Podlaskie Voivodship
July 30 - July 31, 2010
Andrzej Sosnowski
On Monday, September 20, the first Polish arena for the Euro 2012 Cup will open in Poznań. The official ceremony will be honoured with a concert featuring Sting performing with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, conducted by Steven Mercurio.
Until September 25 (except for Sundays and holidays), the John the Baptist Archcathedral in Warsaw will host daily organ recitals as part of the 7th edition of the "Grand Organ of the Archicathedral" Festival.
"Dotyk człowieka/Beruehrungen" is the title of the exhibition presenting works of six Polish contemporary artists displayed at the German Embassy in Warsaw (Jazdów street): on view until September 27.
On October 17, the National Museum in Poznań will host the first public presentation of Claude Monet's "Beach in Pourville". The painting was stolen ten years ago. The painting returned to the museum in January 2010 after the folice found the thief.
Jazz pianist Chick Corea will give his only Polish solo concert on November 8 in Zabrze.
© Copyright by Instytut Adama Mickiewicza. All rights reserved - unless stated otherwise - including the rights of authors and the publisher. No further distribution of articles or other materials contained on the www.culture.pl website is permitted without the publisher's consent.
www.culture.pl ISSN 1734-0624 Nr 3166 | www.iam.pl
implementation: www.ornak.pl | design: Marek K. Zalejski
SITE MAP