ALINA SZAPOCZNIKOW

By Elena Filipovic and Joanna Mytkowska. With essays by Cornelia Butler, Jola Gola, and Allegra PesentiA sculptor who began working during the postwar period in a classical figurative style, Alina Szapocznikow radically reconceptualized sculpture as an imprint not only of memory but of her own body. Though her career spanned less than two decades, Szapocznikow left behind a legacy of provocati ve objects that evoke Surrealism, Nouveau Réalisme, and Pop art. Well-known in Poland, where her work has been highly influential si nce early...[Leer más]