I spot Phoebe Ryrko at once, even though the cafe is crowded. Perhaps it’s the giant spray of white lilies she is carrying on a grey November evening that marks her out as associated with the world of refinement and design, not to mention as slightly eccentric…
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Aleksandra Batura opens the door with a warm, expansive smile. She holds her blond toddler, wriggling in her arms. Later it strikes me he is dressed in a white sweater with blue stripes, and blue trousers…
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In Western Poland the slang term ‘yuma’ refers to the third person of the verb ‘jumać’ (to steal). Yuma is also the name of the Arizona county well known as the setting for Delmer Daves’ cult Western 3:10 to Yuma (1957), recently remade by James Mangold…
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The latest in the exhibition series ‘People from Schindler’s List’ at the Schindler Factory focuses on the life and work of artist, animator and reluctant forger Josef Bau. Born in Krakow, Bau found himself consigned to the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp in 1941.…
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The 19th century Polish painter Jan Matejko is renowned for his monumental canvases glorifying Polish national identity, but did he also include a multitude of hidden symbols and images in his work? This is the claim being made by amateur historian and Matejko hobbyist, Barbara Walczak…
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Enigmatic sculpture made its appearance last night
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A Krakow Post exclusive on the life and art of Jerzy “Jurry” Zieliński
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Double-barrelled comeback of anti-communist legend
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