Taipei, March 24 – May 1, 2011
Author: EC
_Writing about, Czech Republic, Europe, Lecture/Performance/Event, Prague
tranzitdisplay: Avdej Ter-Oganjan vs. Jiri Cernicky Artist Talk
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Avdej Ter-Oganjan @ tranzitdisplay, December 16, 2010 18:00 tranzitdisplay art space organized an artist talk with Avdej Ter-Oganjan, a Russian artist who was persecuted in Russia because of his controversial artworks which supposedly “instilled religious hatred and political unrest”. He lives in Czech Republic now, where he received political asylum. One of his trademark actions…
_Writing about, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions, Prague
Marketa Kubacakova & Andran Abramjan: Natural Reserve
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January 19 – February 20, 2010, Trmalova vila, Vilova 11, Prague The art project takes the form of a site-specific installation, reacting to the environment of the exhibition space, it’s historical and artistic context. Trmalova Villa is a family residence built by Jan Kotera, one of the key figures initiating Czech modern architecture around the…
_Writing about, Americas, Lecture/Performance/Event, U.S.A.
Antoni Muntadas: Public City (MIT Visual Arts lecture)
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The city as a public space. Quite an overstated phrase, isn’t it? But it keeps occupying people’s minds. Why? Cities have become the second nature for most of us – citizens. Cities are spaces where we are born, where we live, where we die. Our lives are shaped by the cities we live in. Citizens…
_Writing about, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions, Prague
Prague Biennale 2009
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Factory Hall in Karlin, Prague 8, May 14 – July 26 2009 I hesitated to put this review on-line for some time, because it’s so negative. But let’s face reality. It’s time for another Prague Biennale, this year number 4. Once again sponsored by Matonni mineral water and once again it is located in the…
_Writing about, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions, Prague
tranzitdisplay: Harun Farocki
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tranzitdisplay (www.tranzitdisplay.cz), Prague, May 27 – August 30, 2009 The Harun Farocki exhibition in tranzitdisplay is small, but refreshing. Each of the tree rooms are used for the presentation of one work: Schnittstelle/Interface (1995), Arbeiter verlassen die Fabrik/Workers Leaving the Factory (2006) and On the Construction of Griffith’s Films (2006). From this three works, Interface…
_Writing about, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions, Prague
Meet Factory: Lukáš Machalický, Jan Pfeiffer “Private Distance”
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Meet Factory (www. meetfactory.cz), Prague, June 6 – July 23 2009 Machalicky and Pfeiffer did a short-term exhibition in one of the studios of Meet Factory, a studio and exhibition space located on the outskirts of Prague. The general idea dealt with in the exhibition was the perception of architecture and urban space. The first…
_Writing about, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions
GHMP: ‘In Spectrum of Variety'” (Boštík, Boudník, Grygar, Kmentová, Kolíbal, Kučerová, Malich, Nepraš, Sopko, Svobodová, Šimotová)
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City Gallery Prague, Golden Ring House, Prague, Apr 1 – June 28, 2009 The exhibition puts a good selection of works of important Czech artists of the post-war generation on display. All of the exhibits come from the gallery’s own collection. Each artist (Boštík, Boudník, Grygar, Kmentová, Kolíbal, Kučerová, Malich, Nepraš, Sopko, Svobodová, Šimotová) is…
_Writing about, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions, Prague
GHMP: Filip Černý “Videoart”
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Prague City Gallery, Old Town Hall, Old Town Square, Prague, May 13, 2009 – Jul 26, 2009 Filip Černý is a young emerging Czech artist. ‘Videoart’ is his solo show on the 2nd floor of the Old Town Hall, a gallery space managed by the Prague City Gallery. The first impression given by the exhibition…
_Writing about, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions, Prague
Rudolfinum: Jiří Straka, Martin Eder, Jonathan Meese, Josef Bolf “Undercurrent”
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Gallery Rudolfinum, Prague, May 7, 2009 – Aug 16, 2009 The show displays recent works of four middle-aged artists, three painters and one sculptor. “What all of the artists have in common is a firm basis of deeply understood and mainly experienced history of European culture and the artistic legacy with which they work.” –…