Construction in Process

Construction in Process could only happen with the coincidence of unbelievable circumstances—a magical accumulation of energy.
—Maria Wasko

Construction in Process is a curiously chaotic, anarchistic, even fun-loving undertaking which is simultaneously truly creative, expanding the boundaries of artistic innovation, knowing no limits and no orthodoxies.
—Professor Zbigniew Brzezinski, Patron, The International Artists’ Museum

In 1981, in Lodz, Poland, Ryszard Wasko, along with a small group of local artists and filmmakers, secretly invited about 100 artists from outside of Poland to take part in a gathering which they named Construction in Process. The invited artists were promised food, shelter, and materials in return for paying for their own transportation. The event was totally illegal in occupied Poland. There was no food, shelter, or materials in Lodz for 100 artists from the West. The artists appeared and chaos broke out. The city responded, with much-needed materials supplied by the Solidarity Labor Unions.
—Joshua Selman

Robin Hill: Construction in Process, 1V

1993
My Home is Your Home
Lodz, Poland

Construction in Process was a series of international exhibitions organized by artists in the 1980s and 90s all around the world. The originator of this idea was Ryszard Wasko. Artists who were invited to participate in "Construction in Process" invite in turn, another group of participants, giving the project a dynamic, open character. Another original idea was to spur the artists to create their works on site.

Art in America 
Constructing the Process: Ryszard Wasko Looks Back
from an interview by Lilly Wei

Gregory Volk, Critiquing the Critique: Construction In Process V Mitzpe Ramon, Israel.
The Bridge, Construction in Process VI, Edited by Richard Thomas. Book review by Rebecca Nissen, 2000.

Lodz Biennale 2004

Art in America

The Artists’ Museum & Construction in Process, Lodz: The Artists’ Museum, 1999.