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1 & 2 is an exhibition built around the issue of applying a mathematical-logical regime in artistic practice. The main pretext for this analysis is the little-recognised work of Janusz Bąkowski (1922-2005), where the theme dominated. Bąkowski, a self-taught artist who soon became a significant member of the 1970s neo-avantgarde community, was fascinated by the relationship between the ostentatious rigour of mathematics and the freedom of art opposed to it – in his large-format photographic panels and objects, this order is reversed.  Echoes of this rhythm can be felt in the works of Piotr Bosacki (b. 1977), whose animations are featured in 1 & 2. Built of micro-systems, the same precision and logic can be found in them. Presented in two instalments, 1 & 2 is an exhibition-turned-meeting that follows similar themes in the works of Janusz Bąkowski and Piotr Bosacki, mutual correlations on the level of both visuals and logic.