‘Zebrowski’s World: The Poster Graphics of Leszek Zebrowski’

The Iron Curtain: bad for human rights and the human spirit, but apparently pretty productive for art. Case in point, the dark arts of Slavic poster-making. Polish artist Leszek Zebrowski is one of its premier practitioners; his gorgeous posters – for films, theatrical productions, and festivals – are impishly macabre works bursting with color and, seemingly, texture. For three years now, Zebrowski has produced the poster for the annual Austin Polish Film Festival, and to celebrate the collaboration, APFF is hosting a showcase of his prints called “Zebrowski’s World: The Poster Graphics of Leszek Zebrowski.” The exhibit, which runs Sunday, Oct. 25, through Friday, Nov. 13, takes place at the East Side Showroom (1100 E. Sixth), with an opening reception taking place on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 5pm. The Austin Polish Film Festival runs Nov. 5-8; for more info about the exhibit and the festival, see www.austinpolishsociety.org/austinpff2009.

This article appears in October 23 • 2009.

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...