Marzena Kawalerowicz: Tors-ja

Eroticism and sex are undoubtedly among the most absorbing areas of contemporary life. They are what excites and intrigues us. Marzena Kawalerowicz has devoted her entire artistic life to the human being and sensual love. She has remained faithful to them for years.

In a conversation with Krzysztof Cichoń, Andrzej Walczak and Tomasz Załuski, the artist says: ‘Exploring the subject of sex was a challenge for me from the outset. I knew what I was capable of and what I represented, and I thought it would challenge my artistic and mental abilities. Very few people show sex seriously; they often make satire of it, which I dislike intensely. For me, sex is a struggle…’. Reading the conversation with Marzena Kawalerowicz, one has the impression that nothing could change her fascination with the human being, sensuality and sex. Although the world shares her interests, Kawalerowicz has chosen to remain an outsider as an artist. Why? Perhaps the answer lies in the essays by Krzysztof Cichoń and Tomasz Załuski prepared especially for this exhibition. More thoroughly than perhaps anyone before them, these critics have found many surprising new meanings and literary references in the work of an artist who has exhibited in many places around the world, from New York to Tokyo.

In inviting you to visit the exhibition of Marzena Kawalerowicz’s work at Atlas Sztuki, I encourage you to find your own key to interpreting the artist’s work.