Curatorial practice as working with archives and history of social movements that creates contemporary context. Marta's talk will be about creating an exhibition based on archives and contemporary art, curating exhibitions of ephemeral art and the Venice Biennale with Ukrainian artists during far right governance. Marta Czyż is an art historian, independent curator and critic. She Lives and works in Warsaw. Curator of the Polish Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024 (with an exhibition by the Ukrainian collective Open Group). Her practice draws on archives and recent developments in art history to influence culture and social movements. She researches the history of exhibitions in Poland and the profession of curator. Since 2019 she is focused on Ukrainian art. She graduated in Art History faculty in Warsaw University, curatorial studies in Jagiellonian University in Cracow. She was also participating in the Erasmus program in Freie Universitat in Berlin. She has realised her exhibitions at the CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw, BWA Zielona Góra (Poland), MOS Gorzów (Poland), and the National Museum in Szczecin (Poland) and other. In 2020, she curated the 10th Contexts Festival of Ephemeral Arts in Sokolowsko (Poland) and the 9th Youth Triennale at the Centre for Polish Sculpture in Oronsko (Poland). In 2022 she created the exhibition “Society of Discouragement” at the History Meeting House in Warsaw (with Yuriy Biley). She regularly publishes texts for the catalogues and in the art and opinion press (Dwutygodnik, Vogue Polska, Polityka, miejmiejsce, Wysokie Obcasy, Camera Austria, Follow.art). In 2015 she published (together with Julia Wielgus) the book "In the frame of the exhibition - conversations with curators". Scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture. Member of the AICA. The Talk Series program brings the flourishing ideas and diverse practices within the international contemporary art scene to the Icelandic art community and the public at large. Each guest is asked to offer an insight into the field through a public lecture at the Reykjavik Art Museum, studio visits and a seminar lecture at the Department of Fine Art as well as an introduction to the Icelandic art scene through visits to practicing artists studios and the gallery and museum scene. The overall aim of the program is to support a stronger link between local aspects and broader perspectives of contemporary art. By joining the resources of three major local art institutions the wish is to convey current topics of art to both younger and established artists, art students and the general public alike.