Peter Fuss (b. 1972, Poland), "Girls Like Artists," 2008

Origin:
private collection, Poland

Biography
Peter Fuss is the pseudonym of a Polish visual artist whose work is categorized as street art. Peter Fuss works mainly in the Tri-City area, covering advertising billboards with his black and white posters, often commenting on current political events. Due to the illegal nature of his activities, he deliberately does not disclose his personal information. His first poster placed in urban spaces in May 2006 depicted silhouettes of Popes John Paul II (crossed out) and Benedict XVI. A series of paintings with similar themes: "Everyday I am" and "Sometimes I feel ashamed to be Polish," he also publishes on his website. On January 25, 2007, an exhibition by Fuss entitled "Jesus Christ king of Poland" opened at the Scena Gallery in Koszalin, consisting of screenshots from Internet forums (including the conservative magazine "Fronda"), containing anti-Semitic and racist statements, among others. The exhibition was accompanied by a poster (placed illegally on one of the city's billboards) with the caption "Jews out of a Catholic country," depicting the faces of dozens of people who are attributed Jewish ancestry in lists published on the Internet. The poster was the reason the prosecutor's office closed the exhibition the day after it opened.