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Mikołaj Sobczak, Gossips. Bar Tore Confidential
Extending his exploration of queer migration, exile, and underground networks, Sobczak weaves together personal and historical encounters, using gossip as a fleeting yet powerful means of community-building and rewriting the past.
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Mikołaj Sobczak, Gossips. Bar Tore Confidential
Extending his exploration of queer migration, exile, and underground networks, Sobczak weaves together personal and historical encounters, using gossip as a fleeting yet powerful means of community-building and rewriting the past.
Gossips. Bar Tore Confidential is a large curtain created by artist Mikołaj Sobczak for Bar Tore, conceived as the backdrop for an ongoing theatrical performance. Extending his exploration of queer migration, exile and underground networks, Sobczak weaves together personal and historical encounters, using gossip as a fleeting but powerful means of building community and rewriting the past.
In Gossips. Bar Tore Confidential, the artist revisits, encounters and reimagines the stories of Andrei Korlialov, Suzette Robichon, Eva Kotchever, Hella Olstein, Józef Czapski, Mikołaj Nowak-Rogoziński, Sergey Nabokov, D Harding, Wojciech Karpiński and Colette Laumière as friends, artists and historical figures, living or deceased. Drawing on history and personal narratives, their stories unfold in fragmented recollections, shaping an erratic navigation of the world and embracing the ephemeral nature of everyday life.
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Mikołaj Sobczak
Mikołaj Sobczak is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses painting, video, ceramics and performance. Sobczak's work explores themes of political memory and the narratives of marginalized communities, often incorporating figures from queer and transgender activism into his surreal, collaged compositions.
His works have been exhibited in institutions such as the Ludwig Forum in Aachen (2023), the Kunsthalle in Münster (2022-2023), the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin (2021), the MUDAM in Luxembourg (2021) and the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw (2020). Sobczak's works are included in collections such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Moderna Museet in Stockholm and the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf.
Mikołaj Sobczak studied at theAcadémie des beaux-arts in Warsaw, at Mirosław Bałka's Studio of Spatial Activities, and was a scholarship holder at the Berlin University of the Arts. In 2019, he completed his master's studies at Kunstakademie Münster under the direction of Aernout Mik.
From 2021 to 2023, Sobczak is artist-in-residence at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. In 2021, he received Poland's prestigious Paszport Polityki Award .
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Address
Bar Tore, Port of Durrës
Accessibility
Dates and times
April 10 to 21, all day
Safety
Visit itinerary
EXPERIENCES On board
Immersive exhibition "Présentes
Created with the exceptional collaboration of the Musée du Louvre, this exhibition highlights female figures in Mediterranean civilization, thanks to the digitization and modeling of part of the Louvre's collections. A two-stage experience: an introductory film to provide context, followed by an immersive experience in a 16-meter-long tunnel covered by 120 m2 of LED screens.
A sound journey through the Mediterranean
An immersive sound experience designed by Ircam, inviting the public to explore the richness and diversity of the Mediterranean through headphones equipped with spatialized sound.
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The artists
Frequently asked questions
Yes, the boat is freely accessible on site. However, you can pre-book your time online on our website.
For reasons of safety and preservation of the boat, high heels and stilettos may not be worn on the boat.
The museum boat is open to all free of charge. To find out on which quay it will be moored, or to pre-book your slot, consult the page dedicated to your town.
Appropriate facilities have been set up on the Festival site for the reception and access of people with reduced mobility. The boat is equipped with a 1m-wide ramp, accessible to people with reduced mobility, but may require the accompaniment of a third party due to its gradient of over 6%. Access to the aft deck and immersive exhibition is possible. However, the upper deck is not accessible. Please inform us in advance of any special accessibility requirements, so that we can make the necessary arrangements.