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Alina Szapocznikow

1926

SculptureSurrealismPop ArtRealism

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• Surrealism
• Pop Art
• Realism
• Op Art

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New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum

2026

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Alina Szapocznikow was a Polish artist and Holocaust survivor. Recognized as one of the most important Polish sculptors of the post-war era, Szapocznikow utilized diverse and experimental mediums to investigate and examine the human form, recalling genres such as surrealism, nouveau realism, and pop art.

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Surrealism

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York New Museum

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Artworks (16)

Untitled (From the series Human Landscape [Paysage humain])

1971 · Watercolor and felt-tip pen on paper

19 5/8 × 25 5/8" (49.8 × 65.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Derriere rouge)

1970 · Colored polyester resin

10 × 37 × 21.5 cm (3 15/16 × 14 5/8 × 8 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1970 · Ink on paper

25 x 19" (63.5 x 48.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1970 · Ink on paper

25 × 19" (63.5 × 48.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1970 · Felt-tip pen on paper

25 1/2 x 19 5/8" (64.8 x 49.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1964 · Ink and blue ink on paper

12 3/4 x 9 1/4" (32.4 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Studies for a "Bouquet-like" Sculptural Form)

1964 · Ballpoint pen on paper

10 5/8 x 8 1/4" (27 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1964 · Ink and felt-tip pen on paper

12 5/16 x 9 1/4" (31.3 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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New Museum

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New Museum

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Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future

2026