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* Title: Tomasz Machciński: American Dream, I Made it All Because of You
* Author(s) name(s):
Christian Berst
Zofia Płoska-Czartoryska
Katarzyna Karwańska
Will Heinrich
Marc Donnadieu
* ISBN (or ASIN): 979-10-90463-86-8
* Publisher: Christian Berst Art Brut
* Publication Date Year: 2024
* Publication Date Month: September
* Page count: 156
* Format: paperback
* Description: Catalog published to coincide with the exhibition
tomasz machciński: american dream, I made it all because of you.
Created in collaboration with the Tomasz Machciński Foundation, the first solo show dedicated to Tomasz Machciński at the Christian Berst Art Brut Gallery features his photographic self-portraits. It covers five decades of his immense artistic practice, which remained private until now. Two films are also presented in the exhibition: Incognito and A Child from a Catalogue. The artist’s entire life has been nurtured by the American dream and fueled by two powerful illusions that have given meaning to his life: the magic of the screen and the perpetual quest for true maternal love.

"I made it all because of you" wrote Tomasz Machciński in one of the dozens of letters sent to actress Joan Tompkins. A rising star in Hollywood, the actress saw a photograph of Tomasz as a bedridden child in a Red Cross catalog. This catalog listed war orphans available for distant adoption. She then sent a letter to Tomasz with one of her film photos, which she signed With love for Tommy. Joan ‘Mom’ Tompkins. For Tomasz, born in 1942 in a small war-torn Polish village, this began an ambiguous relationship that transcended borders, decades, and social classes.
* Language (for non-English books): French and English
* Link to book page: https://christianberst.com/publicatio...