Copyright Maurizio Cattelan (1999) La Nona Ora
This hyperrealistic sculpture of the late Karol Woytila (Pope John Paul II) was created the same year Stanislaw Wielgus was named bishop of Plock (Plotzk)* by Pope John Paul II (a position Wielgus has held until his recent nomination as archbishop of Warsaw
The case of Stanislaw Wielgus shows the importance of a thorough workup of the political and theological reasons for his sudden downfall. There is little doubt that this man has been a loyal servant of both the late Karol Woytila (and his predecessor Jozef Glemp), in no way comparable to the sleeping mole Günther Guillaume that led to the downfall of German chancellor Willi Brandt. An ultraconservative throughout his carreer, Wielgus was probably the ideal go-between the communist regime and the growing power base of Karol Woytila and historical research will show if he has been a double-agent for both sides. The fact of the abrupt end of the carreer of an ultra-onservative cleric in Poland might be a signal of psychological hygiene in a country where transparency in power relationships has become possible nearly 20 years after the downfall of the socialist system in Eastern Europe - a historical evolution desired and actively supported by the catholic church of Poland - thanks to the integration of Poland into modern European relationships between church, state, media and science.
For the people of Poland it will be important to allow themselves a thorough scientific investigation of the mechanisms that a) have enabled the carreer of Stanislaw Wielgus and b) have led to the actual personal disaster.
Cf. Links:
a) Plock Official City Website (English Version)
b) Plotzk - An Ancient Jewish Community in Poland
On the history of the Jewish community of Plock which had existed from 1237 to 1941 when it was annihilated on March 1 (last vague of deportation during the Holocaust).
3 comments:
den Eintrag finde ich interessant, hingegen den Kommentar zu den 2 Königinnen ein wenig konstruiert. sayonara, il figlio
Je voudrais m'arrêter sur cette représentation inhabituelle du pape qui est le fait d'un artiste qui produit des oeuvres très étonnantes, des oeuvres qui ne nous laissent pas indifférents. Certaines frisent parfois la provocation (et c'est aussi le rôle de l'art).
Il y a cette statue d'Hitler agenouillée, qui mise dans certains contextes produit un effet assez extraordinaire, un effet qui suscite les questionnements :
http://holbein.free.fr/TRANSIT/cattelan_h_400.htm
Voir Ydessa et les ours (le film d'Agnès Varda sur le "Teddy bear Project" ) dans lequel on rencontre la collectionneuse Ydessa Hendeles qui présente la fameuse sculpture de Hitler agenouillé, oeuvre de Maurizio Cattelan :
http://espace-holbein.over-blog.org/archive-12-31-2006.html
Le commentaire de Holbein me fait penser à la définition de l'art du philosophe Polonais Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz (1886-1980), auteur d'une histoire de l'esthétique en 3 volumes: "L'art est une activité humaine consciente qui peut reproduire des objets, construire des formes, ou exprimer des expériences capables de provoquer du plaisir, du choc ou de l'émotion"
The commment of Holbein reminds me the definition of art by Polish philosopher Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz (1886-1980), author of a 3 volume history of aesthetics:
"Art is a conscious human activity of either reproducing things, or constructing forms, or expressing experience, if the product of this reproduction, construction, or expression is capable of evoking delight or emotion or shock"
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