Arts&Ideas

Bunkier Sztuki presents works of one of the most unconventional Polish artists and a true symbol of artistic rebellion and constant quest. This living legend of Polish sculpture knows how to arouse interest like no one else.

Stanislaw Wyspianski (1869-1907) would be delighted to see his name on the biggest posters in the city, announcing 2007 is dedicated to his achievements and talent. He would remember the last festival from seven years ago. However, the current ceremonies are more important as they commemorate the centenary of his death.

Those who like strong and surreal staged photography won't be surprised by Marcin Filipowicz's photography. Even though there is nothing new or revealing about his photos, they are intriguing to look at. This may be because their major strength lies in the commentaries that accompany them.

Tomasz Cieplinski is a busy man. He?s opening a jazz club on ul. Lobzowska where Miasto Krakoff and Dwa Pstragi once were, starting up no less than two galleries in Kazimierz, planning artistic salons, and now heading the renovation of a building on the corner of Meiselsa and Bozego Ciala Streets where a major salon for the wealthy members of Krakow?s Jewish community once was. Since 1946, this has been known to Krakowians as the rehearsal center for The Krakowiacy, one of Krakow's foremost folk dance ensembles.

Poland's first Man Ray exhibition will be appearing at the Museum of the History of Photography until June 17.

In the early 1970s, Alexis Hunter moved from New Zealand to London ? a hotbed of the feminist movement at the time. She joined the first groups of the Feminist Art Movement and started producing radical political art. Since then, she has become a well-known artist and has had numerous international solo exhibitions.

Everything in the Museum of the Military Forces in Nowa Huta is a donation from someone who fought in World War II. In that sense, the facility at 23 Gorali Estate is a showcase of personal war stories.

Any attempt to look at the cultural face of Krakow from the so-called "other side" would be incomplete without considering the city?s religious dimension, which in recent years has been most strongly related to the person of Pope John Paul II.

Andrzej Zulawski is a film director, writer, screenwriter and actor. He was born in 1940 in Lviv, Ukraine (formerly Poland). At the age of 5, he went with his family to France where from 1959 he studied at the Film Directing Department of IDHEC in Paris. After coming back to Poland, he published articles in culture magazines.

Kazuhisa Uchihashi, one of world?s most important improvisional guitarists, will perform on Thursday, May 24, at 20:00 in Klub Re. This is the fourth of five concerts on this year?s solo tour of Poland, which will conclude in Wroclaw on May 25.