‘QUEERING’ IS THE ALCHEMY OF TURNING A WHITE CUBE INTO A DISCO BALL’
The new queer modes of inquiry – camp, kitsch, and tongue-in-cheek aesthetics generate new possibilities and meanings, which make it a fascinating form of art to engage with.
LITTLE REVIEW: INTERVIEW WITH BARBARA PIWOWARSKA (CURATOR)
Interview with curator of the Polish Pavilion at 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2017. Alex Urso: Your relation with Sharon Lockhart dates back to years ago…
THE AMERICAN DREAM IN VENICE
Last year’s selection of Sharon Lockhart’s art project for the Polish Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale caused quite a stir in the art world. An American artist was to represent Poland at this sort of international art exhibition.
KEEPING DESIGN ROMANCE ALIVE – INTERVIEW WITH MICHAŁ PIERNIKOWSKI – ART DIRECTOR OF LODZ DESIGN FESTIVAL
Autumn chill, industrial vibe and three floors of design from around the world. These are three of identification marks of Lodz Design Festival in Poland.
NOTION OF NOVELTY: PHOTO STORY FROM ŁÓDŹ DESIGN FESTIVAL
This year’s eleventh edition of Łódź Design Festival entitled OD.NOWA (A.NEW) took place from 3 to 8 October. The event, advertised as the most important event in Central and Eastern Europe…
LYNX TEAM LOVES PAPER. LONG LIFE, PAPER! 4 – ART FAIR
Lynx Team loves paper. We cannot resist searching, browsing, and reading new magazines. We could spend hours in bookstores looking at new titles. So, it was evident that we had to take part in…
MUSIC AND THE DISCOMFORT ZONE
Ania Prokop speaks to Krzysztof Pietraszewski, the curator of Cracow’s Sacrum Profanum festival, about sound evolutions, changes in the concept and form of the festival, and this year’s theme of “discomfort zone”…
POLISH ART DURING THE FRIEZE WEEK IN LONDON. FRIEZE WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS.
Frieze is an exceptional celebration of art that provides an opportunity to encounter some of the most significant artists in the world. Taking place between 5-8 October the fair comprises of Frieze London…
NOW IT’S A TIME OF QUESTIONING…
There were sound works, installations, interventions in public space, screenings, exhibitions, presentations and discussions. All this and more could be seen during the 7th edition of CONTEXTS International Festival of Ephemeral Art (Sokołowsko).
FOTOFESTIVAL: ŁÓDŹ 2017
David Lynch once said, ‘I just like going into strange worlds’, which might be a suitable comment after seeing this year Fotofestival in Łódź. With the subheading ‘Can you imagine?’, the sixteenth edition invited us to experience photo stories…
CAN WE EMBRACE THE NEW SYSTEMS? THE 17TH MEDIA ART BIENNALE WRO
The leitmotif and title of the 17th Media Art Biennale WRO is Draft Systems. It is a timely and highly relevant choice, as there is an inescapable feeling of being at a junction of history.
OUR SUBJECTIVE GUIDE TO POLISH ARTISTS IN VENICE
We have prepared a lot of information and coverage directly from the Venice Biennale for these who will visit this art celebration and also for those who will not be able to attend it.
June 1 - December 31
Online: "Solidarity and Agency" project
May 21 - October 1
Online: The 2nd Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA2)