Grażyna Kulczyk Explained

Grażyna Kulczyk
Birth Date:5 November 1950
Birth Place:Poznań, Poland
Education:Adam Mickiewicz University
Occupation:lawyer, investor, art collector
Spouse:Jan Kulczyk (div. 2006)
Children:Dominika Kulczyk,
Sebastian Kulczyk

Grażyna Maria Kulczyk[1] (Polish pronunciation: ; born 5 November 1950) is a Polish lawyer, investor, art collector and philanthropist.[2] In 2015, she was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for her contributions to Polish culture and the promotion of Polish art.[3]

Education and career

She graduated in law and administration from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.[4] Upon finishing her studies, she began to work in the Civil Law Institute at her alma mater. After a few years, she resigned and decided to pursue a career in business.

She is a supporter of contemporary art, avant-garde choreography and new technology and start-ups. She is particularly engaged in supporting entrepreneurship among women as well as the equal presence of women in STEM. She joined the board of the Modern Women's Fund Committee of the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 2015, and has been a board member of Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw for almost 10 years. In 2017, ARTnews magazine recognized her as one of the Top 200 Collectors in the world.[5] [6]

Kulczyk was married to Jan Kulczyk with whom she had two children, Dominika (born 1977) and Sebastian (born 1980).[7] They divorced in 2006.[8]

In 2022, her net worth was estimated at PLN 1.9 billion (US$ 387 million) according to Wprost magazine, making her the fourth richest woman in Poland.[9]

Muzeum Susch

Muzeum Susch, founded by Kulczyk, opened on 2 January 2019, in Susch, Switzerland.[10] [11] [12] It predominantly features works by renowned Polish avant-garde and contemporary artists such as Monika Sosnowska, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Piotr Uklański, Mirosław Bałka, Zofia Kulik, Paulina Olowska and Joanna Rajkowska.[13]

Art Stations Foundation / Stary Browar Nowy Taniec

Since 2004, Kulczyk's Art Stations Foundation by Grażyna Kulczyk has been providing support to develop contemporary choreography through its performative programme based in Poznań, under the name Stary Browar Nowy Taniec / Old Brewery New Dance. Stary Browar Nowy Taniec is located at the Stary Browar complex in Poznan.[14] [15] [16]

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-03-17 . Lista największych dłużników podatkowych na Słowacji. Grażyna Kulczyk: "zobowiązanie nałożono niezgodnie z prawem"" . 2023-11-01 . www.money.pl . pl.
  2. Web site: Magdalena Rigamonti: Grażyna Kulczyk. Pani na browarze (wywiad) . 27 February 2023 . 20 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220011501/http://stylzycia.newsweek.pl/grazyna-kulczyk--pani-na-browarze,85685,1,1.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Odznaczenia dla twórców i mecenasów kultury . pl . prezydent.pl . 1 July 2015 . 15 April 2023 . 1 July 2015 . https://archive.today/20150701161829/http://www.prezydent.pl/aktualnosci/ordery-i-odznaczenia/art,1468,odznaczenia-dla-tworcow-i-mecenasow-kultury.html . dead .
  4. Web site: "Dwójce" stuknęło 90 lat. Wywiad z dyrektor II LO - .:LAZARZ.PL->poznański portal dzielnicowy:. Łazarz w z@sięgu myszki . 2023-02-27 . lazarz.pl.
  5. Web site: Grażyna Kulczyk -. ARTnews. 10 September 2017 . en-US. 2018-09-17.
  6. News: Die zehn wichtigsten Player im Kunst-Business - Handelszeitung. Handelszeitung. 2018-09-17. de-DE.
  7. Poland's richest man, Jan Kulczyk, dies at 65, http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-poland-kulczyk-idUKKCN0Q30PR20150729
  8. Web site: Rozwód z klasą, czyli rozstania w wielkim biznesie. Domarecki. Paweł. Mielczarek. Adam. 2008-03-27. Bankier.pl. pl. 2020-02-08.
  9. Web site: Dominika Kulczyk i długo, długo nikt. Oto najbogatsze Polki według rankingu "Wprost" . pl . bankier.pl . 27 October 2022 . 15 April 2023.
  10. Web site: Collector Grażyna Kulczyk to Open New Experimental Arts Space in the Swiss Alps. www.artforum.com. en-US. 2018-09-17.
  11. Web site: Gerlis . Melanie . 2018-05-25 . Can blockchain clean up the art market? . subscription . 2018-09-17 . . en-GB.
  12. News: True to her word: Kulczyk's eagerly awaited mountain-top art museum opens to the public with 'feminist' exhibition . 2019-09-21.
  13. News: Muzeum Susch – "klasztor" sztuki nowoczesnej w alpejskiej dolinie . 2019-03-09.
  14. Web site: Polish collector Grazyna Kulczyk to launch sprawling contemporary art complex in secluded Swiss valley town. www.theartnewspaper.com. 17 May 2018 . 2018-09-17.
  15. News: Polish Philanthropist, Grazyna Kulczyk, Is Seeking to Open Museum in Warsaw. Berendt. Joanna. 30 November 2015. 1 December 2015. New York Times.
  16. News: Grazyna Kulczyk's collection on show at Boadilla del Monte, Madrid. Adam. Georgina. 7 March 2014. 1 December 2015. Financial Times.

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