Give it a Polish! Classic film posters with a twist
This exhibition unveils how Polish artists interpreted US and UK films such as The Shining and Return of the Jedi while navigating the harsh realities of communist and post-Soviet Poland, at a time when censorship, propaganda and surveillance were omnipresent
It also highlights a new chapter in the evolution of the Polish poster school, as London-based digital artists will be reinterpreting these posters for digital screens Photograph: ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2025
Blending raw intensity with haunting beauty, these posters reflect the psychological landscape of a society shaped by repression. This poster, inspired by Bob Fosse's Cabaret (1972), is from the Kinoteka archives
Additional posters will be on display in a digital exhibition at Samsung KX, London, until 2 April
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