#ART
 

Polish your British
 

Late 1980s and 1990s was a time of a great outburst of the modern art, both in Poland and Great Britain. Artist representing what was later called the group of Yong British Artists and Polish critical art used controversy, provocation and mass media techniques to atract attention and start the discussion on such topics as death, violence, gender and role of the individual in society. Some of them , f.ex. Damien Hirst gained huge popularity so modern art has one out of the niche and got its place in popular culture. Polish critical art explored such topics as religion,  the national mythology and trauma and the gnder issues what was a new thing for Poland of the beginnig of the 1990s. Some of the works caused protests and were debated not only by the art lovers but by random people as well(that was the case o the woks of Katarzyna Kozyra) trying answer the questions such as ‘what is art?’, ‘what are the boundaries of the artistic expression?’ etc. Try to answer them yourself at Polish Polish British British exhibition.

Where: Centrum Sztuki Wspólczesnej (Center for Contemporary Art), 

Map: click to open

When: till 15th November, Tuesday-Sunday 12pm-7pm, Friday till9pm

How much: 12/6reduced , free on Thursdays

Details: click here 
 

#ART
 

Is Jesus your homeboy?
 

A new exhibition exploring America’s spirituality has just opened in the National Gallery of Art, Zachęta. See the works of the likes of David LaChapelle, Piotr Uklański, Jay Rosenblatt and Bill Viola (that’s just a few of the artists the exhibition features) without paying a grosz! The gallery building is undergoing major renovation, so follow the arrows to the entrance!

Where: Zachęta National Gallery of Art

Map: click to open

When: 12PM-8PM Tuesday-Sunday

How much: 15/10 PLN regular/reduced, free on Thursdays

Details: click here 
 

#DRINK
 

World’s best hot drink… at least according to Varsovians
 

It’s getting cold! And to make it worse, the sun has turned shy and likes to hide behind the clouds. You deserve a treat, especially if you’re after a day of sight-seeing! Ask any local and you’ll learn that the best chocolate is made by the Wedel company here in Warsaw, Poland. The company was founded back in the first half of 19th century and is famous for many other products including Ptasie Mleczkochocolate-covered marshmallows, mieszanka wedlowskacandy mix and Delicje szampańskie cookies (you can stock up on them in the flagship store at ul.Szpitalna 8, right next to the cafe)

To have a real hot chocolate drink (and not just cocoa or liquidy pudding), head for the imperial-style cafe in the chocolate factory’s former location located smack in the city center. 12 PLN gets you a cup of chocolatey bliss. Have a window seat to people-watch. Smacznego/bon appetit! 
 

Where: Pijalnia Czekolady E.Wedel (E.Wedel chocolate drinkery)

Map: click to open

When: 8am-10pm on weekdays, 10am-10 pm on Saturdays

How much: 12PLN and up

Details: click here for a note from a Wedel admirer
 

 

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