Grupa Działania a kontekstualizm
Grupa Działania and Contextualism

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the creative undertakings of Grupa Działania in reference to the theory proposed in Sztuka jako sztuka kontekstualna by Jan Świdziński as well as the latter’s efforts, among which Izabela Kowalczyk perceived numerous instances of a common ground. The author is also interested in differences in the approach to the œuvre of the discussed artists and compared the activity of Grupa from Lucim and Świdziński’s key term, i.e. the context. Moreover, she indicated the significance of nomadism both for Grupa Działania and Świdziński. The successive joint question involves interest in local cultures and the artist’s acceptance of the role of the ethnographer. Finally, the article formulates a thesis claiming that the presented artists proposed a “third way” in art by following the example of Joseph Beuys.

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