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despiteherdifficultlife.
Whatwasjustasmovingand,atthesame
time,offeringadifferentperspective
onSzapocznikow’sartintheeyesofthecreators
oftheexhibitionwastheconfessioncontainedinthe
abovementionedtext.Theartistsays,“Asforme,
Iproduceawkwardobjects.”Whilenotattempting
todenydifferinginterpretationsofthetext,the
statementdrawsone’sattentiontothemannerofher
work,tohertechnique,experimentswithformand
materials,aswellasherconceptualexplorations.All
thisinvitesustopondertheartist’sownattitude
towardsherœuvre,tothestatusshehadassigned
toitsdifferentrealizations,andtoherartasawhole.
Italsomakesusreflectonherextraordinaryartistic
prolificacy,indeedhercompulsiveneedtocreate.
Finally,itleadsustoconsidertheaesthetic
dimensionofherprojects.
Theconferenceheldinconjunctionwiththe
exhibition,“AlinaSzapocznikow:Works.Documents.
Interpretations”wasthefirstinternationalacademic
meetingdevotedtotheartist,agatheringofPolish
andforeignresearcherswhodebatedthewholeofthe
lifeandworkoftheartist.Forthepurposeofthe
presentpublication,wehavemadeaselection
ofconferencetextswhichconcentrateontheperiod
presentedintheexhibition.Thebookopenswith
contributionswhichprovideamoregeneralfocus.
MartaDziewańskainterpretstheconceptofthe
exhibitionandthemotifofthecastthatshefinds
significant.JolaGolarevisitsherinterpretationsofthe
artofSzapocznikow,lookingatitwiththeeye
ofBataille.Byassumingthattheclashoferoticism
andmortalityinthesculptor’sœuvrepresents
aparticularchallengefortheviewer,GriseldaPollock
asksthefollowingquestion,“WastheprojectofAlina
Szapocznikow’sworktoescapeortoseek
anencounterwithtrauma?”AndaRottenbergtraces,
amongotherthings,theambiguityofthetitlesofthe
