This exhibition presents a comprehensive survey of Magda Bielesz's art from the last two decades, featuring selected paintings, sculptures, and notes. Displayed within the historic interiors of the Museum of Pharmacy, her works interact with the permanent exhibition on medicinal tools and substances, exploring themes of life experiences, illness, and creativity.
Magda Bielesz. Wśród leków czuję się bezpiecznie (Among Medicines, I Feel Safe) offers a cross-sectional view of the artist Magda Bielesz's oeuvre from the past two decades. The exhibition features selected works, including paintings, sculptures, and notes, which delve into her life experiences, particularly her relationship with illness as a paradigm for creation. These new and prior works are carefully arranged within the Museum of Pharmacy's antique interiors, entering into dialogue with the permanent exhibition that narrates the history of medicines, poisons, and their production and distribution.
Bielesz's art, personal yet infused with pop culture references, examines the complex relationships between illness and creativity, and fears and medicines. The exhibition goes beyond a simple retrospective, acting as a space where the artist confronts opposing spheres like health and illness, childhood and motherhood. Bielesz utilizes art as a means to process difficult experiences and transcend real-world limitations. Her works, held in significant public and private collections, reflect her engagement with personal history, memory, dreams, and the potential for art to foster positive change and alternative perspectives.
