Tumult. Niezależne pismo społeczno-kulturalne, no. 6 [Tumult: Independent Socio-Cultural Journal]

Kraków: Wydawnictwo X, 1989. 4to. 67 pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Very good condition.

Sixth and final issue of the original underground series of Tumult, an independent Polish socio-cultural journal published in Kraków in 1988–1989, before the periodical began appearing legally in 1990. Published outside the official state-controlled press during the final years of Communist rule in Poland.

An unusually rich combination of independent political and cultural commentary, literature, poetry, and contemporary art. Contributors include Dawid Warszawski, Zygmunt Marnik, Andrzej Pankowicz, August Pawłowski, Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, Adam Kwaśny, Cezary Michalski, Marian Kozielski, Jan Strzałka, Ilja Selwiński, Julian Kornhauser, Jerzy Bereś, Zbigniew Warpechowski, Dorota Jarecka, Anna Markowska, Maria Anna Potocka, Wojciech Bosak, and Jan Piekło. Includes Polish translations of poems by William Blake.

Particularly notable for its coverage of the Polish experimental art scene, with contributions by Jerzy Bereś and performance artist Zbigniew Warpechowski, including photographic documentation of Warpechowski's 1979 performance at Galeria Dziekanka.

A scarce document of late-Communist Polish independent publishing, bringing together opposition journalism, literature, and the country's experimental and performance-art milieu.