Tadeusz Kantor

Tadeusz Kantor (1915-1990) is one of the most significant Polish artists of the twentieth century. A painter, assemblagist, set designer and theatre director, Kantor was a pioneer among the artists of the 1960s avant garde in Europe. Alongside his work as a visual artist he was also a theater reformer, attaining world renown in the 1970s with the traveling theater group Cricot 2, which he had established in the mid-1950s. Today Kantor is often cited as an inspiration by artists interested in his performative approach to contemporary art. This important publication offers a comprehensive overview of Kantor's versatility, from his theater productions and actions to his painterly and sculptural works. It also includes the "happening" photographs of Eustachy Kossakowski (1925-2001), who documented Kantor's artistic output for decades, and whose images have rarely been published.