Welcome, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, Artist-in-residence.
The Fortunoff Video Archive is proud to announce that Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, a distinguished Polish poet, musician, academic, and human rights activist, will be an Artist-in-Residence in 2025.
In 2025, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski will serve as an artist-in-residence at the Fortunoff Video Archive at Yale University, conducting research for an upcoming art project based on testimonies.
Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, der 1984 geborene polnische Lyriker und Musiker der psychedelischen Post-Punk-Band „Trupa Trupa“, veröffentlicht im August 2024 in der Kölner parasitenpresse seinen zweiten Gedichtband „ohne Orchester“. Nur vierzehn Monate liegen zwischen dieser und seiner ersten Veröffentlichung im Kölner Verlag, seinem deutschen Debüt „brennend“ (Juni 2023).
Psych-Rock-Trip nach Polen: Die Danziger Band Trupa Trupa spielt ihr Berlin-Konzert im Badehaus. Iggy Pop ist einer ihrer Fans. Nun haben sie mit einem Nick-Cave-Produzenten gearbeitet. Trupa Trupa sind weltoffene Rock-Botschafter ihrer Heimat Polen. Nichts wie hin!
Today, Kwiatkowski is making his debut as a cultural commentator on Canadian radio CBC. After 4:00 PM Polish time, he will be a guest on the program Commotion, where he will share his thoughts on the tragic and absurd events in Slovakia, where the Minister of Culture is dismantling Slovak culture through personnel purges and dismissals.
Grzegorz Kwiatkowski’s second book in German, titled “Ohne Orchester,” has just been published, translated by Professor Peter Constantine and released by Parasitenpresse.
On August 28th, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski’s second German book, titled “Ohne Orchester,” will be published by Parasitenpresse. The book was translated by Professor Peter Constantine. The premiere will take place at the European Elk Festival in Cologne. The premiere will be accompanied by an author meeting and a concert by Trupa Trupa.
Weronika Ciura from Jagiellonian University wrote a bachelor’s thesis titled “A multimodal experience of poetry. About the poetry and works of Grzegorz Kwiatkowski and the “Trupa Trupa” group.”
This is the cover of a new novel by the great American writer Jeff VanderMeer (you might know the film adaptation of his book “Annihilation” starring Natalie Portman).
“Green Border,” directed by Agnieszka Holland and featuring music by Trupa Trupa, has just hit US cinemas. The film has received great reviews from major publications including The New York Times, Vulture, Rolling Stone, NPR, and Time.