The Topolski Century
The Topolski Century
1975-1989, Feliks Topolski
Hungerford Arches
www.topolskicentury.org.uk
The Topolski Century, housed unpromisingly in a
railway arch on London's South Bank, is the city's only permanent exhibition
devoted to a single artwork. Vibrant and violent, this expressionist collage
chronicling the glories and horrors of the twentieth century displays all the
decadence and cruelty of a canvas by Dix. Part maze, part stageset, pure art,
it gains added drama from the trains rolling towards Charing Cross Station
overhead. Every visitor to the National Theatre or Royal Festival Hall should
allow time to experience Feliks Topolski's unique vision.
Michael Arditti
Michael Arditti is an award-winning novelist, short-story
writer, and critic. His novels include Easter, A Sea Change, and The Enemy of
the Good.
