Jakub Julian Ziółkowski, in utero

Jakub Julian Ziolkowski’s paintings are a wild hallucinatory journey into his strange and often frightening universe. Skeletons battle soldiers in murky swamps; towers of eyeballs goggle cartoonishly; flesh peels wetly off bare bones. Ziolkowski has an unflinching attitude to the corporeal: the body takes centre stage, at once defiled and dissected To mark the occasion of his solo exhibition( 9th June to 29 July, 2011), Parasol unit has produced a unique and comprehensive publication. The catalogue is hardcover and in colour throughout and features insightful essays by Parasol unit’s Director/Curator Ziba Ardalan and Jakub Banasiak, critic and curator, currently running Wydawnictwo 40000 Malarzy, a publishing project, and KolonieGallery in Warsaw. The publication comprise a first part, which focuses on the works exhibited in the exhibition Jakub Julian Ziolkowski: In Utero at Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art. The second part comprises approximately 30 selected works. The second part will be a more general overview of the artist’s oeuvre, with images and explanatory text for his most significant works. This will be an invaluable asset for students and admirers of his work.