Based on the life of one of the most original performance artists alive, Oskar Dawicki and his search for an answer to the question of whether…Oskar Dawicki exists at all.

We meet Oskar at a turning point of his life, when he learns that his Mentor Zbigniew Warpechowski (himself) is dying. Warpechowski was also mentoring the Dearest (Andrzej Chyra), Oskar’s childhood friend and a rival, who devoted himself to more commercial art and became the most profitable Polish contemporary artist. Oskar has one more complicated relationship in his life: a love affair with his Art Dealer (Agata Buzek). Similar to previous works from Dawicki – the established norms of moral, spiritual and social order are challenged and put on trial. The Perfomer is the first-ever art exhibition in the form of a feature film: Oskar Dawicki’s works are connected on the screen not only by time and space, but also by narrative, drama and emotion.

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COMPETITION: Win 1 x pair of tickets to attend The Performer & Q&A with Łukasz Ronduda and Oskar Dawicki at Tate Modern on Saturday 23 May at 18:30. To enter the competition, send an email to bojana@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ box. The winner will be randomly selected.

Q: KINOTEKA is:

A: 1) Polish film festival 2) Russian film festival 3) Croatian film festival