Skąd się wziął impas? Marii Poprzęckiej refleksje o sztuce współczesnej
Where Did the Impasse Come From? Maria Poprzęcka’s Reflections on Contemporary Art

Summary/Abstract: Judyta Dąbrowska’s aim in this article is to comment on selected problems addressed in Maria Poprzęcka’s latest book Impas. Opór, utrata, niemoc, sztuka [Impasse. Resistance, Loss, Impotence, Art] (Gdańsk 2019). The perspective has been broadened by the inclusion of the latter’s previous interests and scholarly works as well as critical statements. Dąbrowska relates her reflections on the problems of contemporary artistic creation to the concepts named in the subtitle of Poprzęcka's book. Dąbrowska focuses her attention on issues related to, among other things, the contemporary description of art and of the personality of artists, the ontology of works and the historical loss of their ability to evaluate works of art. Dąbrowska highlights the challenges posed to researchers and art critics by the nature of contemporary artistic creation in the perspective of its crisis as it is experienced by society. She recalls Poprzęcka’s inspiring opinions in this area, supported by the latter’s many years of research and reflection. Dąbrowska emphasizes that Poprzęcka does not accept the thesis about the end of art, and points, as a solution to the existing situation, to the need to go beyond the traditionally understood framework of art science in today’s critical-artistic discourse, so as to open reflection on art to anthropological or sociological issues. Dąbrowska’s intention in this article is therefore to bring closer to a wider audience the openness to new methodological perspectives proposed by Poprzęcka, as a condition that makes it possible to fully understand the issues of contemporary art, and thus to overcome the impasse named in the title of the book.

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