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Full Moon Empty Stomach by Flaviu Cacoveanu, NADA Villa Warsaw
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NADA Villa Warsaw: The Voice of New Art

Maria Kozak
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It was a feast for the eyes of anyone interested in contemporary art and the hottest cultural trends: an exhibition of works from forty-four art galleries located on three continents. For five days—May 15 to May 19—an exhibition of contemporary Polish and international art took place inside the expansive, neo-baroque Villa Gawroński in Warsaw.

A neon sign hanging from a balcony—Full Moon Empty Stomach by Romanian artist Flaviu Cacoveanu—welcomed guests entering the exhibition. Lying around the garden were aluminum astronauts by Paweł Althamer. Inside
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