I saw this exhibition in August but was hesitant to publish this write up as it was a bit spicy.
It was interesting to stroll through genius caricatures as opposed to scrolling through them on my phone.
There was the brilliant bohater by Małgorzata Halber, a seal in emotional turmoil.
The exhibition was not very diverse in viewpoints, strictly reserved for the Champaign socialist class which seems to dominate the official art world here.
Nevertheless this gave a clear insight into the damage the ideology does. Those demanded to renounce their “privilege” and those attempting to manipulate the raging mobs (recently the seething mobs have gotten out of hand).
Society consists of each human as a labour unit not just competing, but at full on war with everyone (including their family, friends and partners). One artist illustrates a Marxist prodigy child forced to undertake hobbies and career goals they have no interest in by their zealous parents.
Monika Szydłowska in turn illustrates the advantages of her life in Scotland, noted to not be aiming to return to the reality provided by Poland.
The exhibition is a female viewpoint and the viewpoint is a society in which there is a high pressure to be in a relationship and women are dumbed down, submissive, expected to clean up after the entire household, and often with partners they don’t love or find highly irritating. Artists in turn are expected to suffer and give their bleeding souls to the masses for free to help build utopia.
A bleak and accurate vision. As the saying goes, it’s funny ‘cause it’s true.
