Allegro Prize articles
Portfolio: SAGG NAPOLI Multidisciplinary artist working with performance, video, sculpture, installation, fashion design and sound curation.
The artist devotes her practice to cross-examining gender politics, economy, along with portrayals of class and ethnicity in high and popular culture.
Portfolio: Filipka Rutkowska She is a multidisciplinary artist working with performance, video and drawing.
Her work is primarily focused on sexuality, society and identity from a gender-fluid perspective. In her practice, she explores how queerness can become a form of narration about society as a whole.
Portfolio: Veronika Cherednychenko Her body of work ranges from large-scale public art to VR projects.
Her artistic practice appeals to the unconscious, provoking the imagination in an attempt to look into the future or into oneself: nature, organic forms, growth dynamics, transformation, but also decay and death, fundamental and mundane processes for all living beings.
Portfolio: Beatrice Schuett Moumdjian visual artist and artistic researcher
In her multi-disciplinary practice, she explores facts, situations, natures, cultural habits, traditions and customs, historical events and their fields of tension.
Portfolio: Jan Kowal He practices video performance and painting
He is interested in experimentation, within which he attempts intermedia projects. In his activity he confronts himself with the immediate surroundings of the village of his origin.
Portfolio: Alicja Rogalska an interdisciplinary artist based in London and Berlin
Her practice is research-led and focuses on social structures and the political subtext of the everyday; she mostly works in specific contexts making situations, performances, videos and installations in collaboration with other people to collectively search for emancipatory ideas for the future.
Portfolio: Zuzanna Czebatul She has had numerous international solo exhibitions
She completed her studies fine arts at the Städelschule in Frankfurt/Main and later attended the MFA program at Hunter College in New York on a Fulbright scholarship.
Portfolio: Akwasi Bediako Afrane His works explore the idea of augmentation or extensions between consumer technological gadgets and humans
He works with discarded electronic gadgets, which he refers to as amputees’, and he refashions and repurposes these amputees into machines and micro-organisms, which he describes as ‘TRONS’.
Portfolio: Andriy Rachinskiy and Daniil Revkovskiy a creative duo of Kharkiv
The artists are fusing different formats of artistic practices (installations, reenactment, video, archives), researching the contexts and landscapes of the industrial regions of Ukraine.
Portfolio: Yana Kononova Her work is informed by her geographical experience, inspired by both romantic and naturalistic worldviews, between which there is a tension
Yana graduated from the Photoschool of Viktor Marushchenko and then studied the photography course during the long-term programme from Image Threads Collective (USA). She won the Bird in Flight Prize for the Emerging photographer nomination in 2019 and is a winner of the Hariban Award in the Benrido Award nomination in 2022.
Portfolio: Dorota Gawęda and Eglė Kulbokaitė They work in multiples across performance, painting, sculpture, fragrance, and video installation
ransfusing different bodies of knowledge across space and time, Dorota Gawęda and Eglė Kulbokaitė nurture a research-based practice that weaves together seemingly disparate fields - ecology and technology, science and magic, nonhuman intelligence and shared speculation.
Portfolio: Gaia Bellini Her works are aesthetic and gnoseological reflections on plant life
Gaia Bellini lives and feels her place of origin, a total sentimental participation that she translates with Apollonian style, a rigorous procedure that leaves room for surprise.
Portfolio: Claire Laude Her work deals with the notion of trace and the construction of the memory of a place.
She is a French architect and artist who has lived in Berlin since 1997 and works with site-specific installations, photography, drawing, video and texts.
Portfolio: Katarzyna Wąsowska a photographer, gardener and social activist
Her art practice juggles between subjective, unreal creation photography and documentary. She builds stories about specific places or certain communities by referring to scientific and para-scientific literature and basing her research on archives and interviews.
Portfolio: Gosia Lehmann Her practice involves critical research on technology and economics and its’ social impact.
Gosia Lehmann lives and works between Poland, Berlin and Amsterdam. She graduated from Central Saint Martins in London and University of Arts in Berlin. Her practice involves critical research on technology and economics and its’ social impact.
Allegro Prize 2022 Online Gala Be with us to follow the results
We wholeheartedly invite you to watch the online gala of Allegro Prize 2022 to be screened via the Allegro Prize Group FB page, on the 6th of December at 6 pm CET.
Portfolio: Rufina Bazlova artist who works in illustration, social artwork, scenography and performance
Rufina Bazlova is a Prague-based artist who works in illustration, social artwork, scenography and performance. Bazlova got a Master degree in illustration and a second bachelor degree in stage design.
Portfolio: Federico Estol Uruguayan artist and photographer
Currently working as a social visual storyteller in the Latin American region, also as the artistic director of SAN JOSÉ FOTO festival and as editor of El Ministerio Ediciones publishing house.
“Let Art Speak For Itself” An Interview with Dorian Batycka
Dorian Batycka is an independent curator and art critic working between Europe, Canada and Dubai. He has contributed to the Art Newspaper, artnet, Hyperallergic and Frieze. His interests include technology, cultural politics and everything scandalous.
How to criticise and be fun at the same time? In conversation with Slavs and Tatars
Slavs and Tatars reflect on the past 16 years of their practice and on what art means to them.
Portfolio: Małgorzata Mycek Artistic person involved in painting and performance.
Artistic person involved in painting and performance. In their artistic work, she explores the theme of the periphery, which is romanticised in mainstream discourse, and overlooks many aspects associated with village life, such as deep-rooted sexism.
Portfolio: Anna Perach Her practice explores the dynamic between personal and cultural myths.
She is interested in how our private narratives are deeply rooted in ancient folklore and storytelling.
In conversation with Ksenia Malykh Allegro Prize 2022
Ksenia Malykh is an art historian, a curator, and a cultural manager. She’s the Head of the Research Platform at the PinchukArtCentre and this year, she’s also joining us on the jury panel of the Allegro Prize 2022.
Portfolio: Ewa Ciepielewska painter, performer, activist, altruist and nature lover
She is interested in social and community situations and looking for non-institutional forms of being together in the face of social andecological crises.
‘We have to follow the artists…’ In conversation with Joanna Kamm, LISTE Director
Maria Markiewicz met with Joanna Kamm, director of Liste Art Fair Basel and one of our Allegro Prize jury members. The two spoke about Liste 2022, the importance of supporting young artists and gallerists, and what Joanna is hoping to see in Allegro Prize submissions.
Portfolio: Latifa Zafar Attaii She makes stories of dissent and rebellion.
"To be born, brought up, and live in a society where one is intrinsically deprived and forgotten as a female, isolated and labeled as the ‘other’ in one’s own homeland, femininity and ethnicity become one’s identity."
Portfolio: Debashish Paul He explores the problems of queer identity in a society dominated by heterosexual norms
He seeks to expand and explore the tabooed conception of homosexuality by unveiling the body, treating it as a tender landscape, and generating new references to queer identities.
Portfolio: Paweł Starzec documentalist, photographer, sociologist
Mainly interested in correlations between space and its context, and in envisioning broader processes through their aftermath and peripherals.
Portfolio: Emilia Kurylowicz Their practice combines video, sound, performance and text.
By means of songwriting, provocative humor, visual paraphrasing and creating alter egos, she touches upon a variety of themes such as feminism, technology, environmentalism, sexuality and critique of the neoliberal ideology.
Portfolio: Honza Zamojski Artist, designer, book publisher and (sometimes) curator
His minimalist forms are loaded with meaningful symbols, abstract compositions and figurative representations...
We know the Winners Allegro Prize 2021
After the vigorous deliberations, the jury has chosen the three winners and 10 honourable mentions.
Portfolio: Veneta Androva Androva explores sociopolitical, economic, and gender issues through stories
Veneta Androva (born in Sofia) is a visual artist who graduated in Fine Arts from Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin and also obtained a degree in History of Art and […]
Allegro Prize 2021 Meet the 30 finalists
We are delighted to announce the Shortlisted Artists for the 2021 edition of the Allegro Prize.
Portfolio: Barbara Gryka She is interested in social reality
In her practice she works with performance, video and photography. She is interested in social reality.
A Choir of Female Voices. An Interview with Valeria Napoleone, an Italian collector
Valeria Napoleone is an Italian collector, patron, and philanthropist, who has been building an incredible art collection solely dedicated to female artists since the mid-1990s.
An interview with Rafał Milach a photographer and visual artist
A well-known visual artist Rafał Milach tells us how he ended up as a photographer and how to work with this specific medium. He also reveals how important it is for him to be a lecturer and shares his opinion on competitions.
“I am trying to go along unpaved ways”. In conversation with Andrzej Chyra - juror of Allegro Prize 2021
You are a member of the jury of this year’s edition of Allegro Prize, a competition for young visual artists.
On negotiating potential versions of the future and “being together”. An interview with curator of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.
We met with Natalia Sielewicz to discuss her latest work, current outlook on the role of a curator and art institution.
Portfolio: Open Group Yuriy Biley, Pavlo Kovach and Anton Varga
Оpen Group was founded in August 2012 in Lviv by six Ukrainian artists. The group’s structure changed over the years...
Portfolio: Rafał Zajko Artist who lives and works in London
He holds an MFA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London and a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art, London, UK.
Portfolio: Horacy Muszyński He combines film, performance and video art in his work.
Horacy Muszyński (born. 1994, Poznań) – Graduate of Experimental Cinema department at Sczecin Academy of Art, currently participant of De Ateliers in Amsterdam. Horacy Muszynski combines film, performance and video art […]
Portfolio: Anna Zaradny Sound and visual artist, composer, improviser and performer
Visual artist, composer, improviser, sound art artist, music festival animator, author of installations and objects...
Portfolio: Yan Tomaszewski artist who works at the intersection of sculpture, film and installation
Yan Tomaszewski is a French/Polish artist who works at the intersection of sculpture, film and installation. His often narrative projects combine research-based methodologies with visually seductive outcomes...
Portfolio: Agata Ingarden Her practice is driven by material research as well as investigations in post-humanities, science fiction and mythical narratives
Agata Ingarden's practice is driven by material research as well as investigations in post-humanities, science fiction and mythical narratives...
Allegro Prize 2020 The List of Shortlisted Artists
At the second stage in the selection process, the competition jury consists of: Anda Rottenberg, Jakub Julian Ziółkowski, Monika Brodka, Werner Jerke, Łukasz Ronduda, Jacek Weichert (Allegro), Dobromiła Błaszczyk & Sylwia Krasoń (Contemporary Lynx).
‘Making Feature Films’ In Conversation with Łukasz Ronduda
Łukasz Ronduda — whose current project All Our Fears [Wszystkie Nasze Starchy] is a distinctly narrative-driven film steeped...
The Reefs of the Future in the Lens of Alicja Wróblewska
Before taking part in an art competition, do you sometimes wonder who are the eventual laureates? In this article, we would like to shed light on one such winner – Alicja Wroblewska...
Brodka: My Music Always Goes Hand in Hand with the Image
Brodka juggles different styles of music, daring sound and aesthetics with amazing grace. Her alternative sources of inspiration go far beyond the world of sound to encompass varied areas of...
Art Is a State of Internal Traveling In Conversation with Jakub Julian Ziółkowski
In the following conversation Jakub Julian Ziółkowski shares thoughts on his own artistic practice, the relationship with the art world, and what being a judge of the Allegro Prize Competition means to him...
“The Studio Is Like A Case For Me.” Visiting The Warsaw Historic Art Studio Of Paulina Tyro-Niezgoda
In our conversation she explained to me the nuances of work of an exhibition designer, elaborated on the role...
10 Art Competitions You Need to Enter in 2020
Looking for a new challenge? We prepared a selection of 10 amazing art competitions for artists from around the world and all disciplines. Check out the list and apply right now.
I’m Looking For a Fresh and Unique Worldview: Jacek Weichert
Allegro Prize is an international competition for visual artists from all over the world. There’s no entrance fee, and the game is worth the candle since the...
The Culture-making Role Galleries and Art Fairs
The art world brings together numerous talented players. From artists, curators, and collectors to museums, galleries, art fairs, auction houses and many other institutions and professionals...
7 Collectors to Follow Online Each of them collects with a different goal in mind, but they can all help keep us in the loop about the newest art trends
Collectors have always played a significant role in the art world – they are trendsetters who actively shape the art market and influence it...
7 Artists to Follow Online we present a list of seven most interesting artists present in virtual reality
Below, we present a list of seven most interesting artists present in virtual reality. Keep an eye on them – you’ll definitely see their names in the headlines again!
5 Rules On How to Buy Polish Young Art
For beginning collectors, young art is a perfect investment - it allows for adding the first few notches on the belt without a need to spend a lot...
The Brief History of the Art Market From Patrons to Online Sales
Even though the art market is still considered to be exclusive and reserved for the lucky few, more and more people seem to be aware of its existence...
Step by Step: Do You Want to Buy Art Online? How to Do It and What to Look for?
Today, thanks to the benefits of the Internet, it doesn’t take much to become an art collector - the only thing we need is our computer or smartphone and...
The ABC's of Auction: Terms and Words You Must Know
Would you like to start buying art during art auction but are terrified by the mass of unknown terms? We have prepared and collected for you the most important terms / words that you can meet at the auction.