As part of the annual program K.B.W.: Warburg 1926–2026. The Myth and Its Political Forms, the Warburg-Haus and the City Curator Hamburg, together with Kunsthaus Hamburg, Villa Romana e.V., and the Warburg Institute London, warmly invite you to a presentation by Marysia Lewandowska, the first recipient of the Gertrud Bing Research Residency.
The artistic practice of the Poland-born, London-based artist Marysia Lewandowska has, over the years, focused on exploring the public functions of archives, museums, and exhibitions, with particular attention to the absence of women’s voices.
Gertrud Bing was one of the key figures of the KBW both during its founding years in Hamburg and after the library’s exile to London from 1933 onward. She was a former director of the Warburg Institute and Professor of the History of Antiquity at the University of London. Her commitment to a multidisciplinary intellectual life continues to inspire contemporary feminist thinkers today. The research residency is dedicated to her and aims to create a unique connection between scholarly research and experimental artistic practice, with a focus on research, engagement with history, and intellectual freedom. The residency grant is awarded to women artists who, as part of the program, spend three months conducting research in each of three cities: Hamburg, Florence, and London.
On the occasion of the centenary of the library building of the Warburg Library of Cultural Studies, opened in 1926, the artist Marysia Lewandowska will present her work developed within the Gertrud Bing Research Residency in Hamburg, London, and Florence.
Following a welcome by City Curator Joanna Warsza, the artist will give a lecture and present a short segment of her film about the German-Jewish philosopher and art historian Gertrud Bing (1892–1964). This will be followed by a conversation between the artist and Gertrud Bing researcher Laura Tack, and then a Q&A with the audience.
Adress: Warburg-Haus, Heilwigstraße 116, 20249 Hamburg
We are grateful to Knotenpunkt, Alfred Toepfer Stiftung and Adam Mickiewicz Institute for supporting the first chapter of the project and Marysia Lewandowska’s stay in Hamburg.
Laura Tack is a writer and scholar who authored the first monograph on Gertrud Bing, foregrounding her pivotal role in the formation and legacy of Warburgian thought. Her work spans religious studies and art history, with a focus on interreligious dialogue and the movement of images across cultures; she is currently developing parallel practices in fiction and ceramic.
