Kim do diabła jest Mariusz Tchorek?
Who the Hell Was Mariusz Tchorek?

Summary/Abstract: The article explains the origin of the idea of dedicating a fragment of “Konteksty” to Mariusz Tchorek – a partially forgotten versatile and prolific artist, whose oeuvre deserves to be recalled and rediscovered. The article contains an outline of the different domains pursued by Tchorek – from art criticism and psychology all the way to translations or philosophy – and sketches the structure of the part of the “Konteksty” issue about Tchorek composed of connected sub-chapters, each of which casts light on Mariusz from another perspective. The first part is about the Studio in Smolna Street – the place where Karol Tchorek worked and which was the object of Mariusz’s special concern. The second part presents the Mariusz Tchorek oeuvre from assorted stages of his life and domains: critical and theoretical texts and ones associated with the therapy he practised at the time he worked at the University of East Anglia. The last part includes theoretical and personal texts written by Mariusz’s acquaintances as well as researchers representing various disciplines, whose works are inspired by the Tchorek oeuvre or deal with it. An integral part of the issue contains material from the Mariusz Tchorek archive created by Katy Bentall, which, while preserving the configuration of archival boxes, is interwoven with other texts.

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