"Many artists, critics, and curators in Poland nowadays are concerned about the shift in their country’s public cultural policy. Indelibly marked by the double experience of Nazism and Communism, Poland is once more struggling with its identity amidst an ultra-conservative rise in political power. For this issue’s in-depth exploration, the magazine engaged with top experts on Polish art, such as Krzysztof Candrowicz, Karolina Lewandowska (photography curator at Centre Pompidou), stage director Krzysztof Warlikowski, curator Paweł Szypulski, and writer Jean-Yves Potel. Also, a special look at the historical importance and heritage left by Japanese magazine Provoke (1968–1969)."