The Heritage, dir. Andrzej Barański BY Jakub Majmurek Film A seemingly ‘private’ and ‘nonpolitical’ artist, Barański thus touches a living political theme that our own community must face
Polish Documentary Film Looking Up BY Jo Harper Film Andrzej Kołodyński notes that although documentary films in the early 1990s were respected and well-reviewed by the press, this did not mean that they were seen by a lot of people. How is it now, and what is the future of Polish documentary?
Art is Useless Talk with Wolfgang Tillmans Art I understand the desire to order things, but that should come from a hunger for looking at the world, and not from a desire to order. – Wolfgang Tillmans’ works are exhibited in Zachęta in Warsaw until the end of January
Art’s inner lie Talk with Artur Żmijewski Talks I’m in the exact same place as you are, the same place as Kathrin Rhomberg, the curator of the previous Biennale. What distinguishes me is the fact that I’m not playing for keeps, I’m not looking to be hired as a curator again
HALF A PAGE:A Persian Letter on Cultural Patterns BY Joanna Tokarska-Bakir Media Time is of the utmost importance; Americans accomplish more by making productive use of their time
BEFORE THE EUROPEAN CULTURE CONGRESS: Culture War BY Edwin Bendyk Media ‘Music is the weapon of the future,’ Fela Kuti used to say. Today it could be broadened into: ‘Culture is the weapon of the 21st century’
Political Gambit BY Michał Oleszczyk Literature Political Critique and their debate on film unwittingly revealed just how much anti-intellectualism still exists among the Polish artistic elite
BEFORE THE EUROPEAN CULTURE CONGRESS:The Artist is Always Alone Talk with Grzegorz Kowalski Art Grzegorz Kowalski, ECC Council member, on opportunism in art and the games artists play with the state and the financial market
The Comedy of Tragedy BY Aleksandra Perczyńska Media When we laugh at tragedies, we alleviate the tension associated with sudden destruction, we negotiate its absurdity, we ease the emotional chaos and we tame the taboo of death
