Artist profile
Mirosław Bałka
Mirosław Bałka is a Polish sculptor and installation artist whose work explores body, memory, personal trauma, and collective history, particularly in relation to Poland's complex modern past. He represented Poland at the 1993 Venice Biennale and created the monumental installation 'How It Is' for Tate Modern's Turbine Hall in 2009.
Ranking metrics
Cofactor
111.60
Credential score
2104.5
Reference 80×100cm
$138,400
Credentials
- Nationality
- Polish
- Museum exhibitions
- 120
- Solo exhibitions
- 75
- Group exhibitions
- 250
- Museum collections
- Tate, Museum of Modern Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Centre Pompidou
- Gallery representation
- White Cube, Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Dvir Gallery
- Private collections
- 150
- Press
- 300
- Scholarly articles
- 60
- Books
- 20
- Auction record
- $250,000
Last updated 2026-08-08.
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Identity
Nationality
Polish
Birth / death years
1958
Mediums
sculpture, installation, video
Prices
Auction record
$250,000
Representation
Gallery representation
White Cube, Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Dvir Gallery
Museum collections
Tate, Museum of Modern Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Centre Pompidou
Private collections
150
Exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
120
Solo exhibitions
75
Group exhibitions
250
Bibliography
Books
20
Press
300
Scholarly articles
60