Karol Sienkiewicz

A Polish critic and art historian. Among his books are “Patriota wszechświata. O Pawle Althamerze” [Patriot of the Universe: On Paweł Althamer] and “Zatańczą ci, co drżeli. Polska sztuka krytyczna” [Those Who Trembled Will Dance: Polish Critical Art]. He has received the Jerzy Stajuda Prize for Art Criticism.

Staying in the Black

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Staying in the Black

For the impressionists, the color black was the black sheep of the art world, but looking at the entire history of painting, it should really be considered the dark horse.

Karol Sienkiewicz

Superflat Depths

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Superflat Depths

Superflat is a postmodern art movement, founded by the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami and influenced by popular culture, such as manga and anime.

Karol Sienkiewicz

Art Is Explosion!

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Art Is Explosion!

Some reject the art of Tarō Okamoto—including the Tower of the Sun—as primitive, yet he was perhaps one of the only truly avant-garde artists of Japan.

Karol Sienkiewicz

From the Desert to Museums

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From the Desert to Museums

Long marginalized as ‘primitive art’, the art of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia is slowly but surely gaining global recognition.

Karol Sienkiewicz