MA monumental sculpture by Igro Mitoraj depicts part of human face modelled on statues of ancient heroes. On the one hand, it reveals the artist’s fascination with classical culture, on the other, it presents an unusual combination of tradition and modernity. Igor Mitoraj has become famous for his monumental sculptures exhibited in cities all around the world.

The columns by Leon Tarasewicz are a unique work of contemporary Polish art. Created to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the city of Poznań, the installation was originally displayed on the columns of Poznań’s Teatr Wielki (The Opera house) which served as a “canvas sketcher” for the painting. The artist painted yellow and green stripes on 54 rings which later decorated the Opera House’s façade for a month. They now add life to the area around the escalator in the Atrium.

“Conflict Between Good and Evil” by Piotr Kurka is a black-and-white marble bench featuring a statue of a raven sitting on the white side. The work illustrates the struggle between the dark and bright sides of the reality we experience. Piotr Kurka is an artist living and working in Poznań, a co-founder of the legendary group Koło Klipsa.

Made of bronze, the Beer Mug was designed by Wojciech Kujawski to celebrate the opening of the Shopping Arcade. The unveiling ceremony of this unusual sculpture was connected with the breaking of two Guiness World Records – for the largest beer mug in the world and for the most beer drunk of a single beer mug. On the outside, the mug depicts six small silhouettes trying to climb inside.

Alessandro Mendini is one of the most famous design artists in the world. He prepared the “Citta Gentile” (The Friendly City) installation especially for an exhibition held in Poznań in 2004 which inaugurated the launch of the Art Stations Foundation. The sculptures present the Mendini’s concept of public places as objects of powerful poetic expression with an abundance of colours and forms. Citta Gentile is not just sculptures – it is also a list of philosophical questions about the human condition, written down by the artist.

The sculpture Hnyo-Penyo Myomyonmyo is the work of Mr., who made his name on the international modern art scene as the author of little girls who resemble animated characters from the Manga cartoon characters (which he initially drew on the reverse of his regular bills). Inspired by animation, the artist employs such numerous techniques as drawing, painting and sculpture; he is also a performer.

Choe U-Ram’s sculpture was created for the fifth Liverpool Biennale in 2008. Hidden Opertus Lunula Umbra was inspired by the observation of natural phenomena. Exposed in Shopping Arcade, the sculpture reveals great subtleness and attention to detail. Suspended in the air, its kinetic construction seems to be an organic form. The work is a continuation of the artist’s previous large-scale installations.

The Stary Browar Shopping Arcade façade is a joint work of the designers of ADS Studio and the sculptor Adam Garnek. The architects created a wavy façade, divided by several levels of horizontal stripes. The façade is enclosed on both sides by brick towers topped with glass cupolas. The interior features a light installation made up of mobile vertical elements, which, at night, transform the façade into a semi-transparent curtain shimmering in the dark.

Wavefunction was first presented at the Venice Biennale in 2007. The installation by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer consists of several rows of chairs moved by a mechanism made of pistons, computers and cameras. In response to the audience, the chairs move like the waves referred to in the title. Originally from Mexico and working in Canada, the artist is famous for his interactive installations in public places.

Set in the reception hall of Blow Up 5050, the installation “Irrlichter” consists of two longitudinal fluorescent lamps which swivel around and project light. The installation was designed by a German artist Sebastian Hempel who has received several artistic awards. Hempel is famous for installations dominated by movement as well as visual and spatial light effect.

Caio Reisewitz is one of the world’s best known Brazilian artists. His photograph Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura IV, Rio de Janeiro on display in Susznia is part of the work showing the interiors of the Portuguese Royal Library in Rio de Janeiro, a gem of Southern American colonial architecture. The artist shows the extraordinary and monumental character of the interiors.

Susznia features thot her excellent photos by the French artist Partick Tourneboeuf who has been working on the large-scale pictures of interiors and urban spaces since the 1990’s. The artist documented the renovation of the Pompidous Centre, Grand Palais in Paris and The Palace of Versailles. His artworks Archives nationales #09 and Archives nationales #16 show old books and documents displayed in the interiors of the National Archive in Paris. Tourneboeuf’s photos are a reflection on the public and private interiors.

The Blow Up Commission was prepared by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer to fit the unique interiors of Blow Up 5050. The installation consists of two plasma screens, motion detectors, cameras and computers which interact with people moving in the interiors. Once their movement activates the system, the image is sent to the screens divided into tens of little squares creating a unique mosaic of simultaneous pictures.

Since 1992 Spencer Tunick has been creating monumental installations / performances that feature large numbers of nude people posed in artistic formations. The artist forms various shapes to fit interiors and landscapes. Every performance is documented with photographs. “San Sebastian” is a result of a performance organised in Fundacion COFF in San Sebastian.

Vanessa Beecroft’s monumental photograph is part of documentation made during a performance in Castello di Rivoli in Turin in 2003. It was one of the events organized by the artist, among other photographic sessions, where models posed in order to make up specific shapes in the gallery’s interiors.