NAU NUA: ALINA SZAPOCZNIKOW

Sculpture Undone, 1955-1972

Alina Szapocznikow (Polish, 1926-1973). Petit Dessert I (Small Dessert I), 1970–71.

Colored polyester resin and glass, 3 3/16 x 4 5/16 x 5 1/8″ (8 x 11 x 13 cm).

Kravis Collection. © The Estate of Alina Szapocznikow/Piotr Stanisławski/ADAGP, Paris.

Photo by Thomas Mueller, courtesy Broadway 1602, New York, and Galerie Gisela Capitain GmbH, Cologne.

Alina Szapocznikow (Polish, 1926-1973). Femme illuminée (Illuminated Woman). 1966–67.

Plaster, colored polyester resin, electrical wiring 61 1/16 x 22 7/16 x 15 3/4″ (155 x 57 x 40 cm).

Collection Alexandre Stanisławski Photo. © Fabrice Gousset, Paris, courtesy Piotr Stanisławski and Galerie Gisela Capitain GmbH, Cologne © The Estate of Alina Szapocznikow/Piotr Stanisławski/ADAGP, Paris.

Alina Szapocznikow (Polish, 1926-1973). Torse noyé (Headless Torso), 1968.

Polyester ersin and polyurethane foam. 18 1/8 x 25 3/16 x 28 3/4″ (46 x 64 x 73 cm).

Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw. Courtesy Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, and Agencja Medium Sp. z o.o.© The Estate of Alina Szapocznikow/Piotr Stanisławski/ADAGP, Paris.

Alina Szapocznikow (Polish, 1926-1973). Dessert III, 1971.

Colored polyester resin and porcelain base. 7 1/8 x 9 7/16 x 9 7/8″ (18 x 24 x 25 cm).

Kravis Collection. Photo by Thomas Mueller, courtesy Broadway 1602, New York, and Galerie Gisela Capitain GmbH, Cologne. © The Estate of Alina Szapocznikow/Piotr Stanisławski/ADAGP, Paris.

Alina Szapocznikow (Polish, 1926-1973). Untitled (Fétiche VII) (Fetish VII), 1971.

Polyester resin, nylon tights, wool. 13 13/16 x 19 11/16 x 15 3/4” (35 x 50 x 40 cm).

Ursula Hauser Collection, Switzerland. © The Estate of Alina Szapocznikow/Piotr Stanisławski/ADAGP, Paris.

Alina Szapocznikow (Polish, 1926-1973). Souvenirs, 1967.

Polyester resin and photographs. Left: 4 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 2 3/4″ (11.5 x 3.5 x 7 cm). Right: 11 13/16 x 8 5/8 x 3 9/16″ (30 x 22 x 9 cm). The Estate of Alina Szapocznikow/Piotr Stanisławski.

Courtesy Broadway 1602, New York. © The Estate of Alina Szapocznikow/Piotr Stanisławski/ADAGP, Paris.

Alina Szapocznikow (Polish, 1926-1973). Lampe-bouche (Illuminated lips). c. 1966.

Colored polyester resin, metal, electrical wiring. Ranging from 11 1/4″ (28 cm) to 20 1/2″ (52 cm) high.

Alina Szapocznikow (Polish, 1926-1973). Krużlowa (Macierzyństwo) (Madonna of Krużlowa [Motherhood]). 1969.

Colored polyester resin, photographs, gauze, 16 9/16 x 20 1/2 x 7 1/8″ (42 x 52 x 18 cm).

Société de l’Apostolat Catholique (Pères Pallotins).

Alina Szapocznikow (Polish, 1926-1973). Sculpture – Lampe IV (Sculpture – Lamp IV), 1970.

Colored polyester resin, electrical wiring. 24 13/16 x 14 3/16 x 12 3/16″ (63 x 36 x 31 cm).

Friedrich Christian Flick Collection. Courtesy Piotr Stanisławski and Galerie Gisela Capitain GmbH, Cologne.

Alina Szapocznikow (Polish, 1926-1973).Bouquet II, 1966.

Plaster, plastic foil, colored polyester resin, metal. 65 x 19 11/16 x 14 3/16″ (165 x 50 x 36 cm).

Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź. Photo by Piotr Tomczyk, courtesy Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź.

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Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955-1972

All works by Alina Szapocznikow. © The Estate of Alina Szapocznikow/Piotr Stanisławski/ADAGP, Paris except where is noted

An exhibition courtesy of Museum of Modern Arts of New York, MoMA

An exhibition organized by WIELS Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels, and the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, in collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955–1972, is curated by Elena Filipovic and Joanna Mytkowska. MoMA’s presentation is organized by Connie Butler, The Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings.