Piotr Rypson, Polish Graphic Design, 1919–1949 BY Klara Czerniewska-Andryszczyk Art Rypson uses several parallel structures to describe the birth and evolution of graphic design in independent Poland, World War II, and the brief period immediately afterward
Photography Reclaimed BY Iwona Kurz Art The albums ‘Polesie’ and ‘Kronikarki’ are a successful attempt at reclaiming photography. Chomętowska and Chrząszczowa’s images make the past seem contemporary, or at least stripped of the nostalgic patina of age
HALF A PAGE:Modernity and the Holocaust;Yea yea, nay nay BY Joanna Tokarska-Bakir Media In his book, Bauman writes: ‘Sociology in its current shape has less to say about the Holocaust than the Holocaust has to say about sociology.’
I Met Fantastic People Talk with Anatol Gotfryd Literature ‘I recall walking the streets of Pruszków after the Warsaw Uprising. I had no home or place to sleep, but the day was so beautiful, so nice!’
Stage Trust Talk with Renate Jett Theatre I’m an outsider everywhere. I was an outsider in my family. I was an outsider where I grew up. I’m an outsider in Austria. No sentiment though – Renate Jett