Repressed under communism, Polish photography burst into new life after 1989 and is now creatively evolving again, says Karolina Ziębińska-Lewandowska, director of the Museum of Warsaw
European Kinship
The special supplement European Kinship: Eastern European Perspective accompanies an exhibition of the same name on show at the Capa Center until 30th March 2025. Curated by Emese Mucsi and Wiktoria Michałkiewicz, the show explores the histories that bind Eastern Europe – shared borders, ideological shifts, and a visual language shaped by resistance.
The exhibition is co-organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the international cultural program of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2025.
A group show put together by a Polish and a Hungarian curator, European Kinship: Eastern European Perspective picks out a shared sensibility across Eastern Europe – and beyond