Prague, January 21 – August 8, 2021, https://www.galerierudolfinum.cz/en/ A video art exhibition organized around a theme that was not completely clear to me. “Compassion Fatigue” was still a term I understood. It means being tired of feeling empathy for others, a term firstly applied to those whose job is to do so, but indirectly applying…
Prague, May 9 – August 26, 2021, https://x.pragovka.com/cs/pragovka-gallery, https://www.facebook.com/pragovkagallery Pragovka Gallery is an art space in a large old factory complex on the outskirts of Prague that houses many artist studios. Once a year, all the artists come out of their studios to create a large group show, which is what this exhibition was. Generally…
Prague, 14 May – 19 June 2021, https://www.jirisvestkagallery.com An exhibition of a young artist based in Prague. The paintings and drawings were raw and had an air of art brut. Also the installation was a bit haphazard. Then there were small ceramic sculptures, that looked like the results of a teenager attending a ceramics workshop.…
Prague, May 20 – September 5, 2021, https://www.ghmp.cz/ When I decided to see this show, I was expecting it will be a slightly boring and traditional one. The kind of show with canvases hanging one next to each other on the wall, without much more interaction. But nevertheless, I wanted to see it, because I…
Prague, April – June 2021, Bezručovy sady (park opposite of the address Slovenska 23), https://ctyridny.cz Galerie Proluka is in fact a green lawn in a small city park, that is used for outdoor installations, and seems to be related to the yearly 4+4 dny v pohybu art and performance festival in Prague. I saw the…
Prague, January 13 – May 6, 2021, https://www.meetfactory.cz This exhibition, split into three equal parts in three rooms, dealt with the topic of disabilities. Who decides who is “normal” and who not? The first room was dedicated to a large scale installation that looked a bit like a construction site. All across the site, over-sized…
Prague, January 13 – June 6, 2021, http://www.meetfactory.cz A narrative interactive animation about the education and reading habits of women with rich husbands in India.
Prague, May 5, 2020* – June 20, 2021, http://futuraprague.com Joey Holder constructed a total environment where one is at once overwhelmed. It was a world of dark fluorescence, enshrouded in ambient bubbling sounds. There were mysterious sea creatures floating in the virtual 3D world of the videos on display. The walls were covered in an…
Prague, May 5 – June 20, 2021, https://futuraprague.com My first impression of this exhibition was like walking into an empty space. There was some art, but somehow scattered, and not that self-explaining. I passed through the whole show, and somehow could not get it. After the show, back home, I read through the curatorial text.…
Prague, May 5 – June 20, 2021, https://futuraprague.com Poniatowski works with old carpets, artificial leather etc. He “upcycled” these materials into weird three-dimensional shapes, that somehow remind furniture or… sculpture. A sculpture that satisfies the stereotypical dustiness of post-communist Eastern Europe even 30 years after the regime changed. Old interior textiles with out of fashion…