Poland
The history of art and rave culture in ’90s Poland
140 beats per minute — This week, the Tate Modern is celebrating the aesthetics of the country’s rave scene, with an evening of films focused on the movement‘s key figures.
Written by: Eric Thorp
The collectives taking on Poland’s right-wing uprising
New radicals — In a country with rising nationalism and some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe, the Polish youth are fighting back through grassroots initiatives and radical independent publishing.
Written by: Alexander Durie
Inside the mind of a skateboarder and artist with mental health issues
Going outside the schema — In a nod to Jim Goldberg, photographer Karolina Sekula gave her photographs of skateboarder and artist Gonzi, who suffers from episodes of schizophrenia, to him to write on and remix.
Written by: Alex King
'You guys are stupid': Young, Polish party-goers talk Brexit Britain
A very bad idea — Whether you like it or not, Britian has voted for Brexit, and what this really means remains uncertain. As the UK descends into a full scale political crisis, it's easy to forget that leaving the European Union will impact our European neighbours as much as ourselves. We headed to Open'er Festival in Poland to find out what young Poles make of Brexit.
Written by: Michael Segalov
“We’re not leaving the UK, this is our home”
An afternoon in a Polish deli — Amid a spike in post-Brexit attacks on minorities across the UK, we went to a Polish deli and witnessed Polish people’s defiant reaction to racist intimidation aimed at forcing them out.
Written by: Alex King
Women in Poland are fighting for their reproductive rights
Gals4Gals — Polish abortion laws are already amongst the most restrictive in Europe, and proposals in the country are set to clamp down on women's autonomy over their bodies even further. Gals4Gals, a group that started online, is a movement of hundreds of thousands of women who are fighting back.
Written by: Natalia Domagala
Soap
Meeting of Styles — Polish street artist Soap blends surrealism, photorealism and influences from hip hop's golden era.
Written by: Alex King