Lublin on the East – West Line

Abstract

The article is concerned with East - West dualism in terms of cultural activity and international exchange held in Lublin, the city that is told to be situated on the boarder of Eastern and Western world. The author draws a portrait of the city of Lublin in relation with East focusing on the exhibitions and festivals such as Fort.Missia. The Power of Art in Lviv Art Palace. Ukrainian Zriz, solo shows of Ukrainian artist: Oleksiy Khoroshko and Alevtina Kakhidze, work of the Bruno Schultz Festival Society in Lublin. These event are interesting examples of cultural confrontation and the attempt of presenting Eastern (Ukrainian in this case) root on the local sphere. Similar issues are analyzed on the case of Labyrinth Gallery’s programme concerning double presentations, especially A-Y/Y-A exhibition with participation of Yingmei Duan (China/ Germany) and Andree Weschler (France/Singapore). The meeting of artists that have double experience with East and West cultures generates new ways of understanding them.