Warren Niesłuchowski Explained

Warren Niesłuchowski (October 11, 1946 – June 17, 2019) was an American-Polish artist, writer, editor, translator and Vietnam War deserter who "inspired philosophical questions for many about home, exile, and family."[1] According to ArtReview, his "nomadic lifestyle came to be considered as an artwork in itself."[2]

Early life

Born in a displaced person camp in Germany to a Polish-Ukrainian couple, Niesłuchowski's family immigrated to the United States and he was raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[1]

Legacy

In 2020, Joanna Warsza and Sina Najafi curated the exhibition “And Warren Niesłuchowski Was There: Guest, Host, Ghost” about Niesłuchowski's life. The exhibition opened at Cabinet magazine's event space in Berlin[3] before traveling to the Foksal Gallery Foundation in Warsaw.[4] A book of the same title was co-published that year by Cabinet Books and the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.[5]

References

https://wyborcza.pl/7,112588,24961812,zmarl-warren-niesluchowski-wielki-oryginal-swiata-sztuki-znal.html

Notes and References

  1. News: Warren Niesluchowski (1946-2019) . June 20, 2019 . . June 19, 2019.
  2. News: Warren Niesłuchowski, 1946–2019 . June 20, 2019 . . June 20, 2019.
  3. Web site: Exhibition / "And Warren Niesłuchowski Was There: Guest, Host, Ghost" . Cabinet . 6 April 2022.
  4. Web site: And Warren Niesłuchowski Was There: Guest, Host, Ghost . Foksal Gallery Foundation . 6 April 2022.
  5. Web site: And Warren Niesłuchowski Was There: Guest, Host, Ghost . Cabinet . 6 April 2022.