Jakub Lewicki

Stunning WWII Fangor painting ‘rescued’ at auction is entered into Register of Monuments

Fangor’s plafond depicts seven celestial nudes entwined in flowing cloth; floating amid clouds, the ethereal scene was completed by the presence of over a dozen cherubs. Mazowiecki Wojewódzki Konserwator Zabytków/Facebook

The plafond’s entry into the registry signals a remarkable turnaround in its fortunes. Despite its importance to Polish art and culture, the artist’s first ever large-format work depicting seven celestial nudes floating amid clouds and cherubs was only recently ‘rescued’ after an autumn auction was held to fund urgent maintenance work.

Commie-era mosaic for ‘working classes’ entered into National Register of Movable Monuments

Decorating the façade of the former Saturn factory in Warsaw’s Wawer district, the work by Domicella Bożekowska and commissioned in 1965 was intended to “introduce contemporary art beyond art galleries, as well as to raise the cultural knowledge of the so-called working class.”

Building that survived WWII given listed monument status

The building at 126 Chmielna Street is not only a rare reminder of what central Warsaw looked like before the war, but also bears the scars of the city’s 20th century history.

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