Early Years
Photo gallery

Contemporary art is having its moment in Poland these days. Museums are being built, and new institutions, public as well as private, are emerging.

Some artists' names have become household words, and their practice — previously ignored or misinterpreted — benefits from a wider understanding and acceptance. The fact that the most central tract of land in the Polish capital will soon see the construction of the Museum of Modern Art speaks for itself.

Artists: Wojciech Bąkowski, Yael Bartana, Tania Bruguera, Oskar Dawicki, Sharon Hayes, Sanja Iveković‡, Daniel Knorr, KwieKulik, Zbigniew Libera, Anna Molska, Paulina Ołowska, Agnieszka Polska, Joanna Rajkowska, Ahlam Shibli, Jan Smaga, Anna Zaradny, Artur Żmijewski