Charm of (not)remembering. Nostalgia for PRL in Polish contemporary art Cover Image

Czar (nie)pamięci. Nostalgia za PRL-em w najnowszej sztuce polskiej
Charm of (not)remembering. Nostalgia for PRL in Polish contemporary art

Author(s): Violetta Sajkiewicz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: contemporary culture – PRL – nostalgia – cultural memory

Summary/Abstract: The author is interested in the ways in which memories of PRL are treated in Polish contemporary art. In examining artistic expressions, she traces individual collections of reminiscences of PRL, that are the source of pleasure. She considers the souvenirs of PRL to be reminiscences of artists’ personal experiences, nostalgia for history, a kind of simulacrum of the past.

  • Issue Year: 2/2008
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 27-42
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish