Konrad Zukowski

"He twists the natural movements of things, of bodies - transforming and expanding the forces of gravity. A leg surges stiff like a clumsy folk dancer and an arm goes flaccid and quickly rigid as if glued to the air, like a lily that wilts, dries and hardens at the same time.

Every time the limb falls beyond its own elongation, the spirit feels beyond its own comprehension.

Every time the stretched finger taps, the dark sky opens.

R was awoken in the middle of the night by his lover's nightmares. He saw him run out of the room screaming: "There are wild swans at your door, wild swans at your door!". (...)"

—Agnes Gryczkowska

Konrad Żukowski was born in Poland and currently lives and works in Paris. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (2019) as well as the University of Applied Arts in Vienna (2018). Żukowski completed residencies at Cité internationale des arts in Paris (2023) and Pamoja in Athens (2022). His recent solo exhibitions include Heartwood, a collaboration with The Breeder and the Razem Pamoja Foundation held in Athens (2022) and I keep smoking and waiting for everything to burn down at HOS Gallery in Warsaw, Poland (2021). Żukowski's work has been featured in recent group exhibitions such as The Discomfort of Evening at Zacheta - National Gallery of Art (2022) in Warsaw, Poland; In these days of tumult, heat and dazzle, I retreat in my mind at the Stefan Gierowski Foundation in Warsaw, Poland (2021); and Don't panic, kiss me at BWA in Wroclaw, Poland (2021). Additionally, Żukowski has participated in Art Athina with Ewa Opalka Gallery (2023) and Felix with The Breeder in Los Angeles (2023). Konrad Żukowski is the recipient of the 14th Geppert Competition's main prize in Wroclaw, Poland (2023).