I am – an exhibition by Anne Seagrave at the JCC in Krakow (August – September 2011)

“I am” – says Anne Seagrave in the title of her most recent project exhibition. One could say: “I am back”. Anne Seagrave is well known for her actions in the form of dance performance. However, the artist has recently decided to retire from live dance performance. But this does not mean that she has stopped making art. If one has art in their blood, or if one is a true artist – it is impossible to simply stop creating art.

Iwona Demko’s reply to our project: Feminism in the art of women artists born after 1970. and Sex in art of artists born on or after 1968

The project is a desire to lift the curse of shame and disgust associated with women’s menstruation. In many cultures a menstrual period had a strong symbolic meaning. Usually it had a negative connotation.

Katarzyna Majak’s reply to our project: Feminism in the art of women artists born after 1970.

The story sounds banal but it is real. I received a wedding dress 'for good luck' before my wedding. As the wedding was cancelled I was left with the dress and I started working with it.

Paul Couillard’s reply to our projects: What is performance art? and Timeline of performance art

Performance art is a place. It is a time. It is a body. And it is a relationship. For me, performance art is a conscious exploration of being. My own history of performance art is not the history of any particular art movement or canonized list of master practitioners. It does not begin with dada or fluxus.

In abandoned houses one can often meet Lilith - a site specific installation by Anka Leśniak

Between 1st and 8th of July 2011, the 11th Artists’ Meetings (Polish: XI Spotkania Artystyczne) took place in Pszczyna (Poland). The main idea of the event was to create works of art in urban space and interact with the landscape of the town. An interesting site-specific installation was made by Anka Leśniak on the facade of an abandoned building at Warowna Street, in which the artist used graphic visuals of the Yiddish language.