Hay. The phantasmagorical work of Anna Raczyńska She extends his hands in front of her. On one of them I see a tattoo of the euro symbol. ShHe arranges heris fingers framing the landscape in front of her. I know it very well. I can smell the image in my nostrils. We used to call…
Lurking, Aesthetic of Withdrawal and Y2K. On Laureta Hajrullahu’s Practice The National Gallery of Kosovo | 2026 The world of games of the margins today proposes alternative modes of being online. It is no longer about yet another variation on the heroic journey, centered on a (most often male) protagonist driven by a progressive narrative…
A View of One’s Own. Paulina Stasik BWA Tarnów | 2025 The paintings of Paulina Stasik, a Kraków-based artist, though at first glance filled with allegories and symbols, are deeply rooted in her autobiography. They form an intimate, yet camouflaged, self-portrait over time. The year 2025 marks a turning point for her, as she reaches…
Hyperlocality. Personal Cartographies CasCaDas ArtSpace in Barcelona | 2025 Artists: Lena Laguna Diel, Ana Lucia Garcia Hoefken, Sejal Parekh, Pol Pinto, Carla Rebelo. Curation: Fiona Fell, Michalina Sablik A dirty monitor screen, a scratched desk, a mouse that follows the movement of the hand. It is from behind this desk – an inconspicuous anchor…
Mammals&Suckers HOS Gallery in Warsaw | 2025 Before you stands Mammals and Suckers – a global mining consortium that bores into the fabric of the planet, slicing through its layers, draining its innards. Its tentacles reach further and deeper in search of the precious resources of life: oil, gas, oils, sap, milk, resins and blood….
A Man Eating His Own Tail CasCaDas ArtSpace | 2024 In the latest installation, “A Man Eating His Own Tail,” Przemek Branas references the transcultural mythical figure of the Ouroboros. Associated with solar cults, the serpent became a symbol of infinity, eternal return, and the cyclical nature of time. This constantly devouring and regenerating mythical…
From the Ashes Zachęta National Gallery in Warsaw | 2024 The world around us is on fire. A figure with a foolish expression is drinking coffee and says: ‘This is fine.’ Humorously sad, reconciled with the raging apocalypse, memes reflect the belief that nature and the human world are like the mythical phoenix, always rising from the…
In These Days Of Tumult, Heat And Dazzle I Retreat In My Mind Stefan Gierowski Foundation in Warsaw | 2021 The exhibition is a closer look at chosen works of young Polish painters in an attempt to retrieve the most interesting ones. We have included more than thirty artists whose paintings, far from post-artistic and…
#behappyalways Warsaw | 2018 Aleksandra Liput’s paintings are pervaded by meatheads, pumped muscles, shaved heads, lenny faces, interspersed with poo emojis, smileys, cocks and rather endearing-looking titties. Members of this peculiar ensemble are determined to awkwardly push their way to the front proudly presenting their genitalia, always primed and ready for some action. Grotesque penises…
Apetite Former Ambasador Restaurant in Warsaw | 2019 A P P E T I T E 100g calf tongue, trimmed and boiled100g calf sweetbread, boiled100g calf head cheese, boneless, boiled150g white veal stuffingchopped parsley, salt and pepper to garnish Dice the tongues, sweetbread and cheese finely, mix with other ingredients and stuff into a sausage…