Marek Oberlander - Artist Info

About Marek Oberlander

  • Biography

    In the years 1946–48 Marek Oberlander studied at the High School of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Then in 1948-53 he studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. In 1955 he was a co-organizer of the Polish National Young Art Exhibition, which under the name "Arsenal" entered the legend of Polish modern art. One of the symbols of the "arsenal" attitude and style has become Oberländer's branding. In the years 1956–61 he managed the gallery operating under the patronage of cultural and social weeklies, in order: 'Po Prostu', 'New Culture' and 'Contemporary'. In 1963 he went to France. His contacts with Poland loosened. He exhibited several times abroad (Stockholm 1963, 1965; Paris 1964; St-Paul de Vence 1965; Berlin 1967; Amsterdam 1970; Antibes...

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