Julie Mehretu in Warsaw through August 30, 2026
Published on 08/22/2026 at 10:19 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Julie Mehretu is on view in Warsaw this week. The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw says Kairos / Hauntological Variations runs through August 30, 2026, and marks her first extensive presentation in Poland.Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw exhibition page
The Warsaw show now
The Warsaw exhibition brings together works from different periods, from late-1990s analytical diagrams to recent large-scale paintings. The museum frames the show around kairos and hauntology, which gives the presentation a clear historical and philosophical edge.
White Cube also dates the run from March 20 to August 30, 2026, and describes the show as an expanded chronology of Mehretu's practice. That makes the Polish presentation one of the clearest current institutional anchor points for her work in Europe.
Why this series matters
Mehretu's paintings often begin with maps, city plans, press images and architectural traces. The result is a dense abstract surface that holds movement, conflict and memory at once.
In Warsaw, that method reads as both retrospective and present tense. The exhibition places early source-based works beside recent canvases, so the viewer can follow how her language of layering has sharpened over time.
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How Mehretu works
Julie Mehretu's practice centers on painting, drawing and printmaking. Her work groups include the Archive Pages and later layered compositions built from translucent marks, erasure and repeated gestures.
She lives and works in New York City. The artist's large-scale canvases remain tied to political and urban imagery, even when the final image is fully abstract.
Where she stands now
Julie Mehretu currently has an announced exhibition in Warsaw running through August 30, 2026.
Julie Mehretu at a glance
- Artist: Julie Mehretu
- Medium / Genre: Painting, drawing, printmaking
- Born: 1970, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Place(s) of practice: New York City
- Active since: Late 1990s
- Key work groups: Archive Pages, TRANSpaintings, Black Paintings, Oneironaut
- Current/last exhibition: Kairos / Hauntological Variations, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, March 20-August 30, 2026
- Major collections: Whitney Museum of American Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Tate, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
- Awards: MacArthur Fellowship, 2005; U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts, 2015; Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 2025
- Next date: August 30, 2026, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Frequently asked questions about Julie Mehretu
Where can Julie Mehretu be seen in August 2026?
At the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, where Kairos / Hauntological Variations runs through August 30, 2026.
What kind of work is included in the Warsaw show?
The museum says the exhibition spans analytical diagrams from the late 1990s through recent large-scale paintings.
Which works define Julie Mehretu's practice?
Her recurring groups include Archive Pages, TRANSpaintings, Black Paintings and Oneironaut.
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