Joanna Malinowska Discusses Anthropological Art Practices in ARTMargins Interview

Joanna Malinowska, a visual artist from Poland now living in Brooklyn, engages with sculpture, video, and performance in her practice. Her projects frequently draw from cultural anthropology and explore cross-cultural encounters. For instance, she journeyed to the American Far North to create a video documentary featuring Jimmy Ekho, also known as Arctic Elvis, an Inuit folk singer who impersonates Elvis Presley. In an earlier video work, Malinowska adopted the persona of a stereotypical Polish cleaning lady, offering cleaning services to New York intellectuals in return for philosophy lessons. Her art has been showcased in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the United States and Europe. The interview, conducted by Magdalena Moskalewicz, was published in November 2012 on ARTMargins Online, highlighting Malinowska's interdisciplinary approach and her focus on cultural exchange and identity.