Painters have long been fascinated with photography, both drawn to it as a medium and offended by the implied affront to their craft. Even Andy Warhol, himself a prolific photographer, once said that ...

Wilhelm Sasnal is a contemporary Polish artist, best known for his atmospheric paintings and short films derived from mass media, daily life, and art history. Comparable to the work of Luc Tuymans, ...

At the end of June, a mural depicting its patron appeared on the building of the Jacek Kuroń CXIX General Secondary School in the centre of Warsaw. It was designed by Wilhelm Sasnal and realised under ...

Cineuropa: You are both still fairly young directors – how does it feel to have a tribute dedicated to you already at such a prominent festival? Wilhelm Sasnal: Of course it feels good! But honestly, ...

The Fondation Beyeler’s room of ten paintings by Wilhelm Sasnal forms a homecoming of sorts—a group exhibition at the Kunsthalle Basel in 2002 was the Polish-born and Krakow-based artist’s first major ...

Two small paintings of Saturn bookend the Whitechapel's major exhibition of the Polish painter Wilhelm Sasnal. The first, which starts the exhibition, is pale streaky grey and bleached out: the artist ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter A major retrospective opens this Friday of worky by Wilhalm Sasnal, Poland’s answer to Julian Opie and a leading figure in ...

Wilhelm Sasnal has achieved a level of art-world prominence that most painters today can only dream of reaching. The Polish artist is collected by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Pompidou in ...

The Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal, 43, studied architecture before becoming a painter. Though he is best known for his works on canvas, he also makes drawings, graphic novels, photographs and films.