The collector
About
Radosław Kotarski is a writer, journalist and populariser of knowledge, including about contemporary art. In Poland he is known for Polimaty and for the art series he runs in his podcast with Dawid Podsiadło. The collection grew out of that habit of explaining things to people who are not specialists.
It is built between Lisbon and Warsaw, the two cities the collection now calls home. Warsaw keeps it close to the Polish scene it is made from. Lisbon opens a door to the rest of Europe and to the Portuguese-speaking world.
There is a hard limit of around 250 works. It is small enough to know every painting and to let the collection breathe, which means that to acquire is also to let go. A healthy collection, not a warehouse.
Visits are by appointment. If you are a curator, a museum or a fellow collector, please write.