Works by young artists recalling the traditions of the Polish school of illustration are the subject of the exhibition at the Bunkier Sztuki gallery. The presentation’s motto is an excerpt from Henry Miller’s novel Sexus: “The sound of the [Polish] language evokes strange images in which there is always a greensward of fine spiked grass in which hornets and snakes play a great part […].”

The diversity of artistic formats and techniques, remaining autonomous in relation to texts and unusual media – the exhibition presents the status quo of Polish illustration searching for its place in the era of the rapid expansion of the internet and new media. The artworks, prepared especially for the exhibition at Bunkier Sztuki, are juxtaposed against classics of the genre which continue to inspire.

Artists: Jan Bajtlik, Dominika Bobulska, Katarzyna Bogucka, Tymek Borowski, Bohdan Butenko, Bolesław Chromry, Agata Dudek, Grupa Maszin (Daniel Gutowski, Mikołaj Tkacz, Jacek Świdziński, Michał Rzecznik), Marta Ignerska, Tymek Jezierski, Edward Krasiński, Aleksandra Lampart, Adam Macedoński, Aleksandra Niepsuj, Stefan Papp, Alicja Pismenko, Bianka Rolando, Magdalena Sawicka, Franciszka i Stefan Themersonowie, Xavery Deskur Wolski, Bartosz Zaskórski