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Miroslaw Balka

 
Monographs/Solo Exhibition Catalogues
2018
Kreuzer, Stefanie. Die Spuren. Berlin: Distanz, 2018.
2017
Todoli, Vincente. Miroslaw Balka: Crossover/s. Milan: Mousse Publishing, 2017.
Miroslaw Balka: Nerve. Construction. Łódz: Muzeum Sztuki, 2017.
2016
SETTING. New York: Viana Art, 2016.
2013
Goncharova, Natalia, Mikhail Mindlin and Vitaly Patsukov. Fragment. Moscow: Centre for Contemporary Art, 2013.
Signals. Helsinki: IHME Contemporary Art Festival, 2013.
2012
Bojarska, Katarzyna. bes-sennosh-ch. Lubin: Galeria Labirynt, 2012.
2011
Bauman, Zygmunt, Marek Goździewski, Julian Heynen, Piotr Krajewski, and Frances Morris. Miroslaw Balka: Fragment. Warsaw: Centre for Contemporary Art, 2011.
Arbeitsplatz. Warsaw: Academy of Fine Arts Warsaw, 2011.
Cooke, Lynne, Georges Didi-Huberman and Zigniew Herbert. Ctrl. Madrid: Museo Reina Sofia, 2011.
2010
Miroslaw Balka Wir sehen dich. Karlsruhe: Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, 2010.
2009
Sainsbury, Helen. Miroslaw Balka: How It Is. London: Tate Publishing, 2009.
Cotter, Suzanne. Topography. Oxford: Modern Art Oxford, 2009.
Gravity. Amherst: University of Massachusetts, 2009.
2008
Jetzt. Wroclaw: WRO Art Center, 2008.
17 x 2,35 x 1,6. London: White Cube, 2008.
2007
Tristes Tropiques. Dublin: Irish Museum of Modern Art, 2007.
Reflejos condicionados. Cantabria: Fundacion Marcelino Botin, 2007.
AAA+ rauchsignale. Rijeka: Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, 2007.
2006
Lichtzwang. Dusseldorf: K21 Düsseldorf, 2006.
2005
Hipnoza. Bialystok: Galeria Arsenal, 2005.
2004
Guigon, Emmanuel. Bon Voyage. Strasbourg: Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg, 2004.
2003
Winterreise. Krakow: Galeria Starmach, 2003.
2002
Dig, dug, dug. Dublin: The Douglas Hyde Gallery, 2002.
Cekaonica. Zagreb: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2002.
2001
eclipse. Otterlo: Kroller Muller Museum, 2001.
Ruhe. Zielona Gora: BWA, 2001.
Miroslaw Balka Around 21˚ 15’oo’E 52˚06’17”N + GO-GO (1985-2001). Warsaw: Zachęta – Narodowa Galeria Sztuki, 2001.
2000
Between Meals. Osaka: The National Museum of Art, 2000.
1999
sza. Warsaw: Galeria Foksal, 1999..
1998
Hygiene. Lubin: Galeria Labirynt 2, 1998.
Miroslaw Balka: A Memorial. Stockholm: Statens Konstråd, 1998.
1997
Aliaga, Juan Vicente and Jean Manuel Bonet. Revision 1986-1997. Valencia: Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno Centre Julio Gonzalez, 1997.
a,e,i,o,u. Warsaw: Galeria Foksal, 1997.
Selection. Oslo: Museet for Samtidskunst, 1997.
1995
Dawn. London: Tate Gallery, 1995.
1994
Badovinac, Zdenka. Winterhilfsverein. Ljubljana: Moderna Galerija, 1994.
Debbaut, Jan, Selma Klein Essink, Jaromir Jedlinski, Maria Morzuch, and Anda Rottenberg. Die Rampe. Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum; Lodz: Museum Sztuki, 1994.
1993
37, 1 (cont.). Venezia: La Biennale di Venezia. 1993.
1992
Schjedahl, Peter and Julian Heynen. 36,6. Chicago: The Renaissance Society; Cambridge: MIT List Visual Arts Center, 1992.
bitte. Krefeld: Museum Haus Lange, 1992.
1991
April, My body cannot do everything I ask for. Warsaw: Galeria Foksal, 1991.
xxx. Amsterdam: De Appel Foundation, 1991.
1990
Good God. Warsaw: Galeria Dziekanka, 1990.
1989
River. Lublin: Galeria Labirynt 2, 1989.
1986
Percepta Patris Mei Servivi Semper. Warsaw: Galeria Pokaz, 1986.
Books and Catalogues
2016
Glesman, Amanda. The Campaign for Art: Gifts for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2016.
2015
Three Narratives. Memory. Palma de Mallorca: Obra Social “la Caixa”, 2015.
Eccles, Tom, Charles Esche, Pablo Lafuente, Paul O’Neill, and Lucy Steeds. Cultural Anthropophagy: The 24th Bienal de Sao Paulo 1998. London: Afterall Books, 2015.
2014
Progress and Hygiene. Warsaw: National Gallery of Art, 2014.
25 Works from the Serralves Collection. Porto: Fundação de Serralves, 2014.
Morality in Fragments. Rotterdam: Witte de With, 2014.
La Disparition des Lucioles. Avignon: Prison Sainte-Anne, 2014.
Denegri, Dobrla. Arena. Torun: Centrum Sztuki Wspolczesnej Znaki Czasu, 2014.
Daszewska, Marzena and Lukasz Galusek. Mit Galicji. Krakow: Miedzynarodowe Centrum Kultury, 2014.
Babel: Works from the Igal Ahouvi Art Collection. Tel Aviv: Igal Ahouvi Art Collection/Tel Aviv University, 2014.
2013
Arts and Memories. Tasuno: Tatsuno Art Project 2013, 2013.
Pamiex. Rejestry I Terytoria. Krakow: Miedzynarodowe Centrum Kultury, 2013.
An Approach to Being—Darkness, Infinity, Everyday Life. Kyoto: Kyoto University of Arts, 2013.
Potrzeba Wolnosci. Krakow: Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow and Contributors, 2013.
5th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. Moscow: Institute of Contemporary Art, 2013.
Kiasma Hits. Helsinki: Joni Kling Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, 2013.
Glasstress: White Light: White Heat. London: London College of Fashion - University of Arts, 2013.
Il Palazzo Enciclopedico. Venice: Marsilio Editori, 2013.
Twisted Entities, Zeitgenossische polnische Kunst. Leverkusen: Museum Morsbroich, 2013.
Polish Art and the Holocaust. Warsaw: Zydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma, 2013.
My Pick 2003-2013. Trieste: CEI Venice Forum for Contemporary Art Curators, 2013.
D-O ARK Underground. Sarajevo: Association Biennial of Contemporary Art, 2013.
The Desire for Freedom: Art in Europe since 1945. Krakow: Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, 2013.
2012
PREPASTPOSTCONTINUOUS. Tel Aviv: Dvir Gallery, 2012.
Beros, Nada. Zapisano na vodi/Written on Water. Zagreb: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2012.
Dziennik Getta – Rysunki. Z Podziemnego Archiwum Getta Warszawskiego. Warsaw: Kordegarda, 2012.
Void. Nowy Sącz: Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej BWA SOKÓŁ; Nowym Sączu: Małopolskie Centrum Kultury SOKÓŁ, 2012.
Selected Works from the Collection. Osaka: The National Museum of Art, 2012
Prażmowski, Wojciech. Towards Schulz / W stronę Schulza. Schulz w Warszawie, Drohobycz w Warszawie. Warsaw: Academy of Fine Arts, 2012.
Kubiak, Jarosław and Malgorzata Ludwisiak. Korespondencje. Sztuka nowoczesna i uniwersalizm/ Correspondences. Modern Art and Universalism. Lodz: Muzeum Sztuki in Lodz, 2012.
Martinez, Rosa. What to Think. (What to Desire. What to Do). Barcelona: Obra Social “la Caixa,” 2012.
Martinez, Rosa. Qué pensar. (Qué desear. Qué hacer) / What to Think. (What to Desire. What to Do), Barcelona: Obra Social “la Caixa,” 2012.
Hohenegger, Beatrice. The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2012.
2011
Luc Tuymans: The Reality of the Lowest Rank - A Vision of Central Europe. Tielt: Lannoo Publishers, 2011.
Potocka, Maria Anna. History in Art. Kraków: Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej w Krakowie MOCAK, 2011.
The Power of Fantasy: Modern and Contemporary Art from Poland. Brussels: Bozar Books; Munich: Prestel, 2011.
Musiał, Grzegorz and Ewa Górniak-Morgan. Particolare: Percorsi di democrazia. Paths of democracy. Venezia: Signum Foundation Palazzo Dona, 2011.
Gregory, Jarrett and Sarah Valdez. Ostalgia. New York: New Museum, 2011.
Schalhorn, Andreas. New Realities. PhotoGraphik from Warhol to Havekost. Berlin: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 2011.
Shaping a Collection. An interpretation of the Fundación Botín Collection. Santander: Fundacion Botin, 2011.
Rytmika ćwiczeń/Rhythmic exercises. Nowy Sącz: Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej BWA SOKÓŁ, 2011.
Obok. Polska - Niemcy. 1000 lat historii w sztuce. Berlin: DuMont-Verlag, 2011.
Nowy porządek - New Order. Pozan: Art Stations Foundation, 2011.
2010
Che cosa sono le nuvole? Works from the Enea Righi Collection. Milan: Kaleidoscope Press, 2010.
Verzotti, Giorgio. Elogio della Semplicità. Milan: Silvana Editoriale, 2010.
Cokolwiek. Poznań: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych, 2010.
Kupferstichkabinett: Between Thought and Action. London: White Cube, 2010.
Imielska, Joanna. Roz-Poznanie Miejsca. Poznań: Uniwersytet Artystyczny w Poznaniu, 2010.
Siła sztuki. Lublin: Lubelskie Towarzystwo Zachęty Sztuk Pięknych, 2010.
2009
Horizontabschreitung. München: Kunstparterre, 2009.
Serralves 2009 – the Collection. Porto: Museu de Serralves, 2009.
Morawinska, Agnieszka and Zacheta Narodowa. Invasion of Sound/Inwazja Dźwięku. Muzyka i Sztuki Wizualne. Warszawa: Galeria Sztuki, 2009.
Par lijevih cipela / A Pair of Left Shoes - reality Check in East Europe. Zagreb: Muzej suvremene umjetnosti Zagreb, 2009.
Bińczycka, Magdalena, and Małgorzata Gołębiewska. Artboom. Krakow: Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, 2009.
Kilkanaście koanów na (nie)istnienie. Słupsk: Bałtycka Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej, 2009.
Rattemeyer, Christian. Compass in Hand: Selections from the Judith Rothschild Foundation. Contemporary Drawings Collection. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2009.
Rattemeyer, Christian. Compass in Hand: Selections from the Judith Rothschild Foundation. Contemporary Drawings Collection. Catalogue Raisonne. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2009.
Termińska, Agnieszka. Labirynt Pamięci. Oblicza zła 1939-2009. Katowice: BWA Contemporary Art Gallery, 2009.
Bochyński, Romuald K. ed. Koany w elektrowni. Radom: Mazowieckie Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej, Elektrownia w Radomiu, 2009. 
2008
Leszkowicz, Pawet. Imperium zmysłów/The Empire of the Senses. Poznań: Academy of Fine Arts, 2007.
Akiko, Kayasu. Still / Motion: Liquid Crystal Painting. Tokyo: The Asahi Shimbun, 2008.
Ciesielska, Jolanta. Republika Bananowa. Ekspresja lat 80. Wrocław: Ośrodek Kultury i Sztuki we Wrocławiu, 2008.
Lewandowski, Roman. Medium... Post... Mortem..., (Wolumian I & II). Słupsk: Bałtycka Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej, 2008.
Souvenirs. Beersheba: University of Ben Gurion University, 2008.
Driessen, Chris and Heidi van Mierlo eds. Wanderlust. Excursions in Contemporary Sculpture. Tilburg: Fundament Foundation, 2008.
Morris, Frances ed. Tate Modern, The Handbook. London: Tate Publishing, 2008.
International Triennale of Contemporary Art [Re-reading the Future]. Prague: Kant pro Národní galerii, 2008.
2007
Hoffman, Jens. The Exotic Journey Ends/Koniec egzotycznej podróży. Warszawa: Fundacja Galerii Foksal, 2007.
Montani, Pietro. Mirosław Bałka, Alfredo Pirri: Beyond. Kraków: Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej Bunkier Sztuki, 2007.
Identity/Tozsamosc. Wroclaw: Dolnoslaskie Towarzystwo Zachety Sztuk Pieknych, 2007.
New Agora. International Academy on Intercultural Dialog. Sejny: Borderland Foundation, 2007.
Loock, Ulrich. The 80s - A Topology. Porto: Fundacao Serralves / Edicoes Asa, 2007.
2006
Madill, Shirley. Sublime Embrace: Experiencing Consciousness in Contemporary Art. Hamilton: Art Gallery of Hamilton, 2006.
Merewether, Charles. Zones of contact. Sydney: The Biennale of Sydney Ltd., 2006.
Arteast Collection 2000+23. Ljubljana: Moderna Galerija, 2006.
van der Ley, Sabrina, and Markus Ritcher. Ideal City - Invisible Cities. Frankfurt: Revolver, 2006.
Premio Biella Per L’incisione 2006. Geneva-Milan: SKIRA, 2006
Trzupek, Jan. Kolekcja Małopolskiej Fundacji Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej Znaki czasu. Nowy Sącz: MBWA w Nowym Sączu, 2006.
Still points of turning world. Santa Fe: Site Santa Fe, 2006.
Ciepło/zimno – Letnia miłość. Warszawa: Zachęta Narodowa Galeria Sztuki, 2006.
Tulli, Mara Chiara. Polemos. The work of art between conflict and resolution. Milano: Silvana Editoriale Spa, 2006.
Tatarczuk, Waldemar. Terytoria. Lublin: Centrum Kultury w Lublinie, 2006.
Forma Jest pustką - Pustka Jest Formą Górnośląskie. Katowice: Centrum Kultury, Katowice, 2006.
Wobec zła / In the face of Evil. Częstochowa: Miejska Galeria Sztuki, 2006.
GK Collection #1. Poznan: Stary Browar, 2006.
Leaving in Material World: “Things” in Art of the 20th Century and Beyond. Tokyo: The National Art Centre, 2006.
2005
Jowlewa, Lidia and Maria Poprzęcka. Warszawa - Moskwa/Moskwa - Warszawa 1900-2000. Warszawa: Narodowa Galeria Sztuki Zachęta and Galeria Trietjakowska, Moskwa, 2005.
Nassisi, Anna Maria. Vis a Vis. Rome: Volume, 2005.
Landau, Suzanne. Vanishing Point: Hidden Beauty in Contemporary Art. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2005.
Theorema: A Private Collection in Italy. The Enea Righi Collection. Avignon: Collection Lambert, 2005.
Idyl. Anwerp: The Middelheimmuseum, 2005.
Positioning in the New Reality of Europe: Art from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Osaka: The National Museum of Art, 2005.
La Biennale Di Venezia: 51 International Art Exhibition. Venezia: La Biennale di Venezia, 2005.
Drawing from the Modern 1975-2005. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2005.
Barber, Anna. Beauty and Sanctity. The Israel Museum at 40. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2005.
Acqua, Aria, Terra, Fuoco. Milano: Skira, 2005.
Chocolate Grinder No.3/ Continental Breakfast. Trieste: Trieste Contemporanea, 2005. 
2004
Mytkowska, Joanna and Pawl Althamer. Prym: Galeria BWA Zielona Gora. Frankfurt am Main: Revolver, 2004.
Lerm Hayes, Christa-Maria. Joyce in Art: Visual Art inspired by James Joyce. Dublin: The Lilliput Press LTD, 2004.
Art Poznań 2004. Poznań: Fundacja Akademii Sztuk Pięknych w Poznaniu, 2004.
Boellert, Arvid. Rohkunstbau. Spreewald: Wasserschloss Gross, 2004.
Transcultures. Athens: The National Museum of Contemporary Art, 2004.
Eclipse: Towards the Edge of Visible. London: Jay Jopling, White Cube.
Continental Breakfast. Belgrade: Belgrade Cultural Center, 2004.
Myślą, słowem, formą, obrazem. Poznań: Wydział Edukacji Artystycznej ASP w Poznaniu, Stary Browar, 2004.
Ellis, Andrew. Passage Europe. Realities, References. A Certain Look at Central and Eastern European Art. St-Etienne: Musée d’Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne Metropole, 2004.
Między różnicami/Amongst differences. Tarnow Podgorny: Galeria Hansgrohe-Aquademia, 2004.
2003
Dekada. Warszawa: Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej/Center of Contemporary Art, 2003.
Rituale in der zeitgenössischen Kunst. Berlin: Akademie der Künste, 2003.
Phantom der Lust. Visionen des Masochismus in der Kunst/Phantom of Desire. Graz: Neue Galerie, 2003.
Szeemann, Harald. Sic! sa langt/Sic! So far. Stavanger: Stavanger International Collection, 2003.
An International Legacy: Selections from Carnegie Museum of Art. New York: American Federation of Arts, 2003.
ICANOF Media Art Show 2002-03: Distopia and Heterotopia between meals. Hachinohe: ICANOF, 2003.
Le creazione ansiosa da Picasso a Bacon. Verona: Galeria d’Arte Moderna e Cont., 2003.
Labyrinth. Hatfield: University of Hertfordshire Galleries, 2003.
2002
The Unthought Known. London: White Cube, 2002.
ARTEAST 2000+. Kunst Aus Osteuropa. Karlsruhe: Zentrum Fur Kunst U.Medientech, 2002.
Badovinac, Zdenka and Peter Weibel. 2000+ Arteast Collection: The Art of Eastern Europa. Bozen: Folio Verlag Wein, 2002.
converstion?. Athens: van Abbemuseum and Galeria Bernier-Eliades, 2002.
Arte all Arte 7. San Gimignano: Arte Continua, 2002.
Rottenberg, Anda. Tanz. On the occasion of 2nd International Art Biennial of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires: National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, 2002.
2001
Oblicza smierci we współczesnej sztuce polskiej/The faces of Death in Polish Contemporary Art. Katowice: Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej BWA, 2001.
Lugares de la Memoria. Valencia: Espai d’Art Contemporain de Castelló, 2001.
Mala, Olga. Milano Europa 2000. Milan: PAC e La Triennale de Milano, 2001.
‘Motel Jezevo Project.’ 2001.
I’m Not Here: Constructing Idenity at the Turn of the Century. Harrinsburg: Susquehanna Art Museum, 2001.
Ikus Usaina 6. Esencias 6: colección Ernesto Ventós Omedes. Gipuzkoa: Fundación Kutxa, 2001.
De Cecco, Emanuela. Arte All’ Arte 7. San Gimignano: Arte Continua, 2001.
2000
Vanitas: Meditations on Life and Death in Contemporary Art. Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2000.
L’ombra della ragione. Bologna: Galeria d’Arte Moderna, 2000.
The Oldest Possible Memory. St. Gallen: Sammlung Hauser und Wirth, 2000.
Czas i chwile/Time and Moments. Lublin: BWA, 2000.
Absolut Ego. Paris: Palais du Louvre, 2000.
Wanås 2000. Wanås: The Wanås Foundation, 2000.
OO. New York: Barbara Gladstone Gallery, 2000.
2000+ Arteast Collection: Umetnost Vzhodne Evrope V Dialogu Z Zahodom Od 1960. Ljubljana: Moderna Galerija, 2000.
The Vincent: The Shortlisted Artists. Maastricht: Bonnefanten Museum, 2000.
c/o. Krefeld: Haus Lange Haus Esters–Kunstmuseen, 1999.
Heynen, Julian. Ein Ort der denkt/A Place That Thinks. Kunstmuseen Krefeld, 2000.
Amnesia. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg, 2000.
Between Cinema and the Hard Place. London: Tate Modern, 2000.
Distant Similarities/Uzdalene Podobnosti. Prague: National Gallery, 2000.
Absolut Art. Stockholm: Milesgarden, 2000.
Czubak, Bożena. Negotiators of Art. Facing Reality/Negocjatorzy sztuki. Wobec rzeczywistości. Gdańsk: Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Łaźnia, 2000.
L’autre moitié de l’Europe. Paris: Jeu de Paume, 2000.
1999
Poliptyk, VII Biennale. Katowice: Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej BWA, 1999.
Displacements. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario,1999.
Three Stanzas: Miroslaw Balka, Robert Gober and Seamus Heaney. Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, 1999.
7. Triennale der Kleinplastik 1998: zeitgenossische Skulptur: Europa, Afrika. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 1999.
Figura w rzeźbie polskiej XIX i XX wieku. Warszawa: Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej Zachęta, 1999.
Ars Aevi 1994-1997. Bosnia: Museum of Contemporary Art Sarajevo, 1999.
Trace, 1st Biennial of International Contemporary Art. Liverpool: Tate Liverpool, 1999.
Lost Paradise. Porto: Galeria Presença, 1999.
Aspects — Positions. Wien: Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, 1999.
1998
Wounds: Between Democracy and Redemption in Contemporary Art. Stockholm: Moderna Museet, 1998.
Kasuya, Akiko. Art and environment. From an ecological point of view. Osaka: National Museum of Art, 1998.
Privacy. Porto: Fundaçaõ de Serralves, 1998.
Pedrosa, Adriano. XXIV Bienal de Sao Paulo, Representacoes Nacionais. Sao Paolo: Fundacao Bienal de Sao Paolo, 1998.
10-Intensita in Europa. Prato: Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, 1998.
MINIMAL MAXIMAL. Minimal Art and it’s influence on international art of the 1990s. Bremen: Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen, 1998.  
1997
Niemansland. Krefeld: Museum Krefeld Kunstmuseen, 1997.
Wróblewska, Hannam and Jerger Krisztina. Lengyelorszag. Muveszet 1945-1996. Budapest: Mucsarnok Szepmuveszeti Museum and Kortars Muveszeti Muzeum Ludwig Muzeum, 1997.
1996
City Space. Copenhagen: City Space, 1996.
Distemper: Dissonant Themes in the Art of the 1990s. Washington D.C.: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 1996.
Horizons: 14 Polish Contemporary Artists. Kyongiu: Sonje Museum of Contemporary Art, 1996.
Styki/Contact Prints. Warszawa: Galeria Foksal, 1996.
Betong/Concrete. Malmo: Malmo Konsthall, 1996.
1995
Jaukkuri, Maarretta. ARS 95. Helsinki: The Museum of Contemporary Art, 1995.
Carnegie International. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Art, 1995.
Gdzie jest brat twój, Abel?/Where is Able, thy brother?. Warsaw: Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej Zachęta, 1995.
Ripple across the Water. Tokyo: The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, 1995.
Rites of Passage: Art for the End of the Century. London: Tate Gallery Publications, 1995.
1994
Winterhilfsverein. Ljubljana: Moderna Galerija, 1994.
Stanisławski, Ryszard and Christoph Brockhaus. Europa, Europa: Das Jahrhundert der Avantgarde in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 1994.
Tuning Up #2: Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg: Das Kunstmuseum, 1994.
Till Brancusi: Malmö Konsthall. Malmö: Konsthalle Malmö, 1994.
Borkowski, Wiesław, Małgorzata Jurkiewicz, and Andrzej Przywara eds. GALERIA FOKSAL 1966-1994. Warszawa: Galeria Foksal, 1994.
Flügge, Matthias and Jiri Svestka. Der Riss im Raum. Positionen der Kunst seit 1945 in Deuschland, Polen, der Slowakei und Tschechien. Berlin: Guardini Stiftung; Dresdin: Verlag der Kunst, 1994.
Broeker, Holger. Tuning up-2. Wolfsburg: Kunstmuseum-Wolfsburg, 1994.
1993
Sonsbeek 93. Ghent: Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1993.
Konfrontationen: Neuerwerbungen, 1990–1993: Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien: Ausstellung im Palais Liechtenstein und im Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, 26. Wien: Das Museum, 1993.
Baltic Sculpture Gotland ‘93. Visby: Baltic Art Center, 1993.
Domaine 1993. Bignan: Domaine de Kerguehennec, 1993.
XLV Espozizione Internazionale d’Art La Biennale di Venezia. Venice: Marsilio, 1993.
Zugabe: 1983-1993: zehn Jahre Förderkreis für das Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld e.V. Krefeld: Förderkreis für das Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 1993.
Jancou, Marc. Restaurant. Zurich: Galerie Marc Jancou, 1993.
1992
Nachtigaller, Roland and Nicola von Velsen. Documenta IX. Stuttgart: Edition Cantz, 1992.
Polnische Avantgarde, 1930–1990. Berlin: Neuer Berliner Kunstverein; Łódź: Muzeum Sztuki, 1992.
Muzeum Sztuki w Lodzi 1931–1992. Lyon: Musée d’Art Contemporain and ELAC, 1992.
Bond, Anthony. The Boundary Rider, 9th Biennale of Sydney. Sydney: Biennale of Sydney,1992.
1991
Borealis V. Pohjoismaisen Taiteen Biennale. Helskini: Nordic Art Centre and Pori Art Museum, 1991.
Europa nieznana. Kraków: Pałac Sztuki, 1991.
Kunst, Europa: 63 deutsche Kunstvereine zeigen Kunst aus 20 Ländern. Mainz: Verlag Hermann Schmidt, 1991.
Kolekcja sztuki XX w. Łodzi: Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi, 1991
Le monde critique. Hamburg: Neue Kunst, 1991.
Metropolis: International Art Exhibition Berlin. New York: Rizzoli, 1991.
Rosa e Giallo. Roma: Galeria Pieroni, 1991.
Von Angesicht zu Angesicht/Face to Face. Kiel: Stadtgalerie Kiel, 1991.
1990
Possible Worlds. London: Institute of Contemporary Art and Serpentine Gallery, 1990.
Ekspresja lat osiemdziesiątych. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Andrzej Bonarski, 1990.
Pracownia Dziekanka: 1976–1987. Warsaw: Galeria Dziekanka, 1990.
XLIV Esposisizione Internazionale d’Arte la Biennale di Venezia. Catalogo Generale 1990. Venezia: Edizioni Biennale di Venezia realizzazione Fabbri Editori, 1990.
1989
Dialog. Düsseldorf: Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf; Warsaw: Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski, 1989.
Sitkowska, Maryla. Co słychać. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Andrzej Bonarski, 1989.
Metaphysical Visions: Middle Europe. New York: Artists Space, 1989.
Poruszanie myśli, działania równoległe. Warszawa: Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski, 1989.
1988
BKK. HCAK Bulletin nr 19. 1988. The Hague: Het Haags Centrum voor Actuele Kunst, 1988.
Rzeźba w ogrodzie. Warszawa: Fundacja EGIT, 1988.
Polish Realities. New Art from Poland. Glasgow: Third Eye Centre; Łódz: Muzeum Sztuki, 1988.
1987
2nd Biennale of the New Art. Gmina Zielona Góra: BWA Zielona Góra, 1987.
1986
Dyplom ‘85. Sopot: Galeria BWA, 1986.
Figures and Objects. Puławy: Galeria BWA, 1986.
Ekspresja lat 80-tych. Sopot, 1986.
Na rzecz wszystkich świętych. Poznań: Galeria Wielka, 1986.
Selected Articles and Reviews
2021
Agarwal, Pragya. “Miroslaw Balka’s How It Is Showed Me the Way Out of My Own Darkness,” Elephant Magazine, October 19, 2021.
Walewska, Anna. “The romantic manifesto AD 2021. A night will drive a heart in Wrocław Contemporary Museum,” Contemporary Lynx Magazine, April 20, 2021.
Gruszecka, Marta. “Z kolekcjonerskiego zamiłowania króla. Wystawa arrasów na Wawelu,” Gazeta Wyborcza Kraków, March 20, 2021.
2020
Herber, Martin. “Is Contemporary Art Frightened of Fear?,” ArtReview, October 2020.
“Wyzwania edukacji, an interview with Betina Fekser and Maria Prawelska,” MOCAK Forum, October 2020.
Zboralska, Kama. “Ich prace osiągają zawrotne sumy. Kompas Sztuki 2020,” Rzeczpospolita, May 13, 2020.
Pyzik, Agata. “Gra na nosie. ‘Kradzieże i zniszczenia’ w bałostockim Arsenale,” Magazyn Szum, April 24, 2020.
“Doświadczenie przestrzeni, an interview with Katarzyna Jagodzińska,” Architektura&Biznes, no. 3, March 2020.
Kosiewski, Piotr. “Ponownie przychodząc. Mirosław Bałka w Galerii Labirynt 2,” Magazyn Szum, January 25, 2020.
“A step into the future – a discussion moderated by Miroslaw Balka,” Architektura – murator, no. 304, January 2020.
2019
“Miroslaw Balka ‘Wasserzeichen. Drawings for a Harbor for Cultures.’ Inauguration Thursday 2 May,” FVG News, April 2019.
“Miroslaw Balka: Random Access Memory review,” Time Out London, January 24, 2019.
Dickson, Andrew. “Hot Topic: Miroslaw Balka on putting Trump-style walls in a gallery heated to 45C,” The Guardian, January 24, 2019.
2018
“Miroslaw Balka and Tracey Emin in Sculpture in the City, London,” White Cube, June 27, 2018.
Brady, Anna. “Plastic fantastic at Art Basel: Don’t throw it in the ocean – hang it on your wall,” The Art Newspaper, June 13, 2018.
2017
Farago, Jason. “The Best Art of 2017,” The New York Times, December 6, 2017.
“The Glue of Dark,” Elephant, Autumn 2017
Tarocco, Francesca. “Miroslaw Balka,” Frieze, June 29, 2017.
Bombelli, Ilaria. “Miroslaw Balka,” Domus, April 21, 2017.
Deganello, Sara. “First Italian Retrospective of Polish Artist Miroslaw Balka,” Italy Europe 24, April 6, 2017.
Wise, Lloyd. “Miroslaw Balka,” Artforum, January 2017.
Gratza, Agnieszka. “Reviews: Mirislaw Balka ‘CROSSOVER/S’ at Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan,” Mousse Magazine 2017.
2016
“The Magic Mountain Made into an Opera,” The Warsaw Voice, September 4, 2016.
2015
Shea, Christopher D. “Summer Festivals, From the Eclectic to the Electric,” The New York Times, May 27, 2015.
Michalska, Julia. “Miroslaw Balka: what ‘Shoah’ means to me,” The Art Newspaper, January 27, 2015.
Kerr, Dylan. “Sculptor Miroslaw Balka on the Romance of Conceptual Art,” Artspace, January 25, 2015.
2014
Milliard, Coline. “In Review: London’s Top 10 Exhibitions, from Herald Street to David Zwirner,” Artnet, April 18, 2014.
Cumming, Laura. “Balka: Die Traumdeutung 75,32m AMSL and 25,31m AMSL,” The Guardian, March 29, 2014.
2013
“Miroslaw Balka,” Modern Painters, June 2013.
“Miroslaw Balka’s ‘The Order of Things’ on view at Gladstone Gallery,” artdaily.org, April 13, 2013.
Balestin, Juliana. “Miroslaw Balka at Gladstone Gallery, New York,” Purple Diary, March 18, 2013.
Lindemann, Adam. “Miroslaw Balka, ‘The Order of Things’ at Gladstone Gallery,” New York Observer, March 16, 2013.
Johnson, Ken. “Miroslaw Balka: The Order of Things,” The New York Times, March 1, 2013.
Zylski, Tomasz. “Zycie w architkturze,” Architektura Murator, February 2013.
Casavecchia, Barbara. “Gespräche über persönliche Themen: Miroslaw Balka and Roni Horn,” Art-Agenda, January 2013.
2012
Menegoi, Simone. “Miroslaw Balka and Roni Horn,” Artforum, 2012.
Blackwood, Jessica. “Miroslaw Balka at Scrap Metal,” Articula blog, November 28, 2012.
Perry, Colin. “Conference/The Penzance Convension,” Art Monthly, July/August 2012.
Kudielka, Robert. “Im Denkeln warden die Sinne wach. Die Bildkunst von Miroslaw Balka,” Sinn und Form, January/February 2012.
“O wystawie bes-sennosh-ch, Galeria Labirynt,” Kultura i Program TV, August 2012.
2011
Vetrocq, Marcia E. “Eastern Promises: The New Museum Gets Post-Soviet with ‘Ostalgia,’” Artinfo, July 22, 2011.
Cotter, Holland. “When Repression Was a Muse,” New York Times, July 22, 2011.
Gregston, Brent. “The Man Who Tried to Stop the Holocaust,” Festival D’Avignon Report, Radio France Internationale, July 16, 2011.
Kurianowicz, Tomasz. “Was mir der Schneeball erzählt Angriffe auf den Verstand: Miroslaw Balka in der Berliner Akademie der Künste,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, November 11, 2011.
Wahjudi, Claudia. “Wege der Angst,” Der Tagesspiegel, November 10, 2011.
Preuss, Sebastian. “Hall Nachbarn!” Berliner Zeitung, November 5, 2011.
Fuchs-Frotscher. “Korrider mit Kriegsschatten. Die Akademie der Künste präsentiert Videokunst des Polen Miroslaw Balka,” Neues Deutschland, November 4, 2011.
Prince, Mark. “Miroslaw Balka at Norenhake Galerie,” Frieze, September 2011.
Zielinska, Joanna. “Miroslaw Balka, ‘Wege zur Behandlung von Schmerzen.’” Dwutygodnik, August 8, 2011.
Sheffi, Smadar. “Man in the mirror,” Haaretz, March 2011.
2010
Rappolt, Mark. “Miroslaw Balka/Tate Modern,” ArtReview, Issue 40, #85-86, April 2010.
Gartner, Barbara. “Kein Mitleid mit der Kunst,” Süddeutschen Zeitung, July 7, 2010.
“Der Betrachter im Käfig. Die Kunsthalle Karlsruhe wagt ein Experiment und befreit ihre Sammlung,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, May 27, 2010.
Loock, Ulrich. “Some Notes on Miroslaw Balka’s Work,” cura.magazine, Issue 4, April 18, 2010.
Hubbard, Sue. “Into the Shadows,” New Statesmen, January 14, 2010.
“Miroslaw Balka: Topography and Pawel Althamer: Common Task,” this is tomorrow, Contemporary Art Magazine, January 13, 2010.
2009
Dillon, Brian. “Miroslaw Balka: The Unilever Series,” Tate Etc., Issue 17, Autumn 2009, p. 68 – 73.
Searle, Adrian. “Balka’s Bambi at Birkenau,” The Guardian, December 15, 2009.
Lubbock, Tom. “Art of Darkness,” The Independent, December 14, 2009.
Campbell-Johnston, Rachel. “Dark, brooding and magnificent,” The Times, October 12, 2009.
McLean-Ferris, Laura. “Medicine Man,” Art Review, August 2009.
Dillon, Brian. “Stories of a Continuous Past,” Tate Etc., Issue 17, Autumn 2009.
Searle, Adrian. “Why Miroslaw Balka is a great choice for the Tate’s Turbine Hall commission,” The Guardian, January 29, 2009.
2008
Clancy, Luke. “Miroslaw Balka: Tristes Tropqiques,” Art Review, # 126, February 2008.
Cumming, Laura. “A master poet of infinitive vision,” The Observer Review, December 21, 2008.
Clancy, Luke. “Miroslaw Balka: Tristes Tropiques,” Art Review, February 2008.
2007
Kantor, Jordan. “Preview: Miroslaw Balka, Irish Museum of Modern Art,” Artforum, September 2007.
2006
French, Christopher. “SITE Santa Fe’s Sixth International Biennial,” Flash Art, October 6, 2006, p. 49.
Colpitt, Frances. “A Slow Motion Biennial,” Art In America, Oct 2006, p. 69-71.
“SITE Santa Fe,” Tema Celeste, July/August 2006, p. 95.
Messimeris, Vivian. “Art Confronts Reality: Zones of Contact – Biennale of Sydney,” July 8, 2006, August 9, 2006.
Pagliuca, Francesca. “The 15th biennale of Sydney,” Tema Celeste, May/June 2006.
“Artists Picked for SITE Santa Fe,” Art in America, April 2006, p. 176.
Hall, Louise. “Cultures Explored,” The Sun-Herald, April 9, 2006.
2005
“51st Venice Biennale Special,” Flash Art, July/September 2005.
2004
Mears, Emily Speers. “Miroslaw Balka,” Artforum, September 2004.
Güner, Fisun. “Unusual Dimanetions,” London Metro, March 5, 2004.
Falconer, Morgan. “Faint Human Traces,” What’s on in London Magazine, March 10-17, 2004.
Kent, Sarah. “Miroslaw Balka, White Cube, East End,” Time Out London, March 17-24, 2004.
Searle, Adrian. “Silence is Golden,” The Guardian, March 9, 2004.
Pasini, Francesca. “Review – Miroslaw Balka, Galleria Raffaella Cortese,” Artforum, May 2004.
2002
Herbert, Martin. Frieze, Nov/Dec 2002.
Mahoney, Elisabeth. “The Ties That Bind,” Art Review, September, 2002.
Cork, Richard. “A Fear of the Dark Inside Us,” The Times, March 22, 2002.
Searle, Adrian. “World of Interiors,” The Guardian, March 12, 2002.
Volk, Gregory. “Miroslaw Balka at Barbara Gladstone,” Art in America, April 2002.
2001
Burton, Johanna. “Miroslwa Balka, ‘sweep, swept, swept,” Time Out, October 25, 2001.
Szablowski, Stach. “Otwocki Dom, Miroslaw Balki,” Prze Kroj, May 27, 2001.
Gioni, Massimiliano. “New York Cut Up,” Flash Art, Nov/Dec 2001.
2000
Caulfield, Patrick. “Miroslaw Balka,” Tate Report, 2000.
Pagowski, Andrzej. “Pod wlos,” Playboy, No. 3, 2000.
Jarecka, Dorota. “Wedlug polityki,” Gazeta Wyborcza, February 18, 2000.
Majewska, Barbara. “Strategia doklejania,” Rzeczpospolita, February 25/26, 2000.
Krall, Hanna. “Siedze w pociagu, a pron odjezdza rozmowa z R. Makowskim,” Rzeczpospolita, February 25/26, 2000.
Jakubowicz, Rafal. “Nekrologi pozostana po karnawale zycia,” Tygodnik Powszechny, No. 3, 2000.
Kuc, Monika. “Alfabet Morse’a,” Elle, 2000.
1999
Rinder, Lawrence. “Wall of Joy,” Nest, Fall 1999.
Aliaga, Juan Vincente. “Miroslav Balka: Life and Death Struggle,” Time Out,
November 22, 1999.
Belina, Dech and Fedisz Marcin. “Stal. Mydlo, wymiar, beton, sol I swinskie jelita-nosniki Historji,” Max, No. 7, 1999.
Jedlinski, Jaromir. “Klepsydra Ciala,” Czas Kultury, No. 2, 1999.
Jakubowicz, Rafal. “W jednej przestrzeni-Kantor, Balka,” Opcje, No. 3, 1999.
Morzuch, Maria. “Three stanzas,” Max, No. 2, 1999.
Sarzynski, Piotr. “Najwieksi Tworcy Sztuki XX Wieku-ankieta,” Polityka, No. 40, 1999.
Kuc, Monika. “sza sza sza,” Gazeta Stoleczna/Gazeta Wyborcza, March 16, 1999.
Cork, Richard. “We love you, Yeah, yeah, yeah,” The Times, September 29, 1999.
Sweet, Matthew. “All you need is a past,” The Independent, October 3, 1999.
Ritchie, Lynn Mac. “Memories are made of this,” Financial Times, October 10, 1999.
1998
Sommerman, Eileen. “Still Waters,” Canadian Art, Summer 1998.
Hume, Christopher. “A Sense of time and memory, sadness and loss,” The Toronto Star, April 9, 1998.
Dault, Gary Michael. “The deafening silence of the past given voice in art,” The Globe and Mail, April 18, 1998.
Czubak, Bozena. “Each boy fears differently,” Magazyn Sztuki, No. 19, March 1998.
Jakubowicz, Rafal. “Pisze poezje,” Czas Kultury, No. 6, 1998.
1996
Gorczyca, Lukasz. “Nieobecnosc w imie harmonii,” Art & Business, No. 5, 1996.
Jarecka, Dorota. “Cien lnstalacji,” Gazeta Wyborcza, April 4, 1996.
Sarzynski, Piotr. “Sztuka to nie anegdota,” Polityka, February 10, 1996.
1995
Zeleznik, Adela and Bela snezna zgodba. Razgledi, No. 2, January 20, 1995.
Benezra, Neal. “Bruce Nauman: Raw Material,” Art Press, No. 184, 1995.
Ericsson, Lars O. “Valdskonsten till Helsingfors,” Dagens Nyheter, February 25, 1995.
Kemp-Welch, Wanda. “Prad Zycia.” Gazeta Wyborcza, December 1995.
Mira Novak, Razstava. “v L>elem,” Delo, no XXXVII, January 10, 1995.
Pore, Mieczystaw. “Spothanie z Ablem,” Znak, 1995.
Andize; Przywara, “Ma/twy Swit,” Rzeczpospolita, No. 270, November 22, 1995.
Ratajczak, Slawomir. Odra, 1995.
Szymczyk, Adarn. “Moczenie lozka przesiakniete eschatologia,” Zycie Warszawy, August 2, 1995.
1994
Aliaga, Juan Vicente. “La figuracion nanativa de Miroslaw Balka,” El Aragueno, August 7, 1994.
Ciesielska, Jolanta. “Stalowe nerwy lin utrzymuja, sciany jego (wiata: na marginesie spothah z Miroslawem Balka,” Obieg, No. 63/64/65, 1994.
Kokke, Paul. “Bji Miroslaw Balka loert de dood steeds mee,” Eindhovens Dagblad, February 1994.
Knight, Christopher. “Miroslaw Balka Takes Society’s Temperature,” The Los Angeles Times, July 4, 1994.
Morgan, Stuart. “Last Rites,” Frieze, No. 14, January/February, 1994.
Muchnic, Suzanne. “Miroslaw Balka,” Artnews, November, 1994.
Marin-Medina, Jose. “Miroslav Balka, rituales ultimos,” Abc, June 10, 1994.
Nilsson, John Peter. “En diffus dofl av Osteuropa,” Aftonbladet, October 18, 1994.
Olmo, Santiago B. “Miroslaw Balka,” Lapiz, 1994.
Pereda, Felipe. “Vientos del este,” El Mundo, June 13, 1994.
1993
Schjeldahl, Peter. “Awash in the Venice Biennale,” Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1993.
Steevensz, Bert. “Miroslaw Balka, ‘... de rest is stilte,’” Metropolis, No. 5, 1993.
Borowski, Wiestaw. “Miroslaw Balka, 37,1,” Obieg, 1993.
Koplos, Janet. “Report from the Netherlands. Paratchuting into Arnhem,” Art in America, No. 10, October 1993.
Morgan, Stuart. “Into the trees,” Frieze, no 12, September/October 1993.
Regnier, Philippe. “Miroslaw Balka,” Blocnotes, No. 4, 1993.
1992
Smolik, Noerni. “Miroslaw Balka,” Artforum, January 1992.
Blase, Christoph. “Tranen am Stahlzeit,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, No. 142, June 22, 1992.
Karavagna, Christian. “Miroslaw Balka,” Kunstforum, 1992.
Nilsson, John Peter. “Den manskliga svettens slutliga materia,” Aftonbladet, No. 192, July 15, 1992.
Pagel, David. “Miroslaw Balka,” Arts Magazine, No. 2, 1992.
1991
Przywara, Andrze. “Miroslaw Balka,” Flash Art, No. 160, 1991.
Steevensz, Bert. “Miroslaw Balka,” Metropolis, No. 2, 1991.
1990
Kiliszek, Joanna. “Miroslaw Balka at Dziekanka Gallery,” Flash Art, No. 152, May/June 1990.
1989
Morzuch, Maria. “Trwanie,” Oko I Ucho, No. I, 1989.
1987
Rottenberg, Anda. “Draught,” Nike, No. 16, 1987.
Writings by the Artist
2000
Gagarin (second edition). Waasmunster: The Municipal Academy of Fine Arts, 2000.
1999
“U mezczyzny cenie wrazliwosc,”Wysokie Obcasy/Gazeta Wyborcza, January 15, 1999.
Bonami, Francesco and Hans Ulrich Obrist eds. Sogni/Dreams. Venice: 48th The Venice Biennial of Visual Arts; Roma: Castelvecchi Arte, 1999.
1995
Balka, Miroslaw. Turin: Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo per l’Arte, 1995, p. 18.