@. Solec 18
architekt.
finished. 2009
One of the newest art/music/performance spaces on the Warsaw scene. It's located in the increasingly hip Powisle neighborhood. From what I understand it's run by a group of 7 young women and is located in an abandoned cartography factory (1951-1992): Polskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wydawnictw Kartograficznych im. Eugeniusza Romera SA (PPWK). They used to print maps for schoolrooms here. The land was about to be bought from the city by a developer but the deal fell through (thanks/due) to the crisis and so this 'non-profit' got a deal from the city to rent it at a very advantageous rate. The city is trying hard to subsidize culture in a bid for becoming Europe's(?) cultural capital in 2016. What's interesting is that these places (and they're multiplying quickly) seem to be classified as non-profits yet they mostly function as bars with almost daily music events, be they concerts or dj's. Hmmm. Nonetheless the space is cool, very rough around the edges, with some miniscule bathroom stalls (there must have been a miscalculation somewhere) and some decent shows and art exhibits. Check them out: http://1500m2.blogspot.com/.
the mural is in the courtyard of 1500m2 and is by Agata Dudek.
the photo is not by me
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