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Piotr Uklański i sztuka zawłaszczania
Piotr Uklański and Appropriation Art

Author(s): Marek Wasilewski
Subject(s): Visual Arts
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Czasu Kultury
Keywords: Polish art; Appropriation Art; Piotr Uklański;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the art of Piotr Uklański in the context of so-called ‘Appropriation Art’. The author describes the artist’s most famous works, identifying their precursors and analyzing the qualitative and contextual differences between them. The text also refers to the wave of indignation among Polish artists Uklański triggered when he showed reproductions of works by Polish avant-garde artists from the 1970s at several exhibitions without obtaining their permission and presented them as his own work.

  • Issue Year: XXX/2014
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 34-43
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish