(10/8/2013 – 11/10/2013 + extended) Holeckova 49, Prague 5, http://www.futuraproject.cz/ Futura is a rather hidden space aside from major travel routes in the city, in the backyard of a building in a residential area. The interior of the space is quite unique – a maze of underground cellars with exposed brick walls. The show, curated…
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_Writing about, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions, Prague
DOX Centre for Contemporary Art: Volker März “Laughing Windows”
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Poupetova 1, Prague 7, http://www.dox.cz Volker März’ solo show consisted of hundreds of small sculptures. Each of them was linked with some kind of story or reference, crossing the realm of the everyday, the historical and the fantastic. He presented a positive, child-like view which often comes with more wisdom than empty intellectualism. Persons from…
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DOX Centre for Contemporary Art: “Where Is My Home?”
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DOX Centre for Contemporary Art: “Where Is My Home?” Poupetova 1, Prague 7, http://www.dox.cz “Where Is My Home?” is a large open-call based group show trying to research the status of Czech identity and self-image. The title of the show refers to the first line of the Czech national hymn. I felt quite touched by…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.” –…