Elie Nadelman. In search of beauty
Editors: Magdalena Furmanik-Kowalska, Krzysztof Wejman
ISBN: 978-83-963329-1-2
300 copies
As part of the project, a catalogue 'Elie Nadelman. In Search of Beauty' was published. Edited by Magdalena Furmanik-Kowalska and Krzysztof Wejman in an edition of 300 copies (ISBN: 978-83-963329-1-2).
The publication contains the following contents:
a) an editorial introduction with statements by Prof. Jerzy Malinowski,
b) a curatorial article by Agnieszka Dzika 'Elie Nadelman. Perfect Form',
c) Dr Ewa Ziembińska's article 'The Great Absentee. Nadelman in Poland',
d) Dr Ewa Bobrowska's 'Loose pages about Nadelman, Golberg and the perfection of the form',
e) Dr Magdalena Furmanik-Kowalska's 'How art became advertising. The image of Helena Rubinstein and the work of Elie Nadelman,
f) Cynthia Nadelman 'Chronology of the life and work of Elie Nadelman',
g) a catalogue part containing photographs of the works presented at the exhibition together with descriptions and interpretations of the objects by Agnieszka Dzika,
h) a list of selected exhibitions and a bibliography,
i) a reprint of the artist's artistic manifesto from the magazine 'Sztuka' from 1912,
j) reproductions of 32 drawings by the artist constituting his portfolio 'Vers La Beauty Plastique'.
The publication uses a hard cloth binding reminiscent of the style of publications produced in the early 20th century. The printing on the cover was done in an artisanal way by the screen-printing workshop “Kwiaciarnia Grafiki” using environmentally friendly inks.
