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…
Prague, November 25, 2014 – January 4, 2015, http://www.futuraproject.cz/en/futura/event/19-hidden-power
Prague, October 1, 2014 – January 4, 2015, http://www.futuraproject.cz, exhibition press release: cz / en Artists: Zbyněk Baladrán, Václav Girsa, Isabela Grosseová, Dominik Hejtmánek, Nikola Ivanov, Stanislav Karoli, Barbora Kleinhamplová, Jan Kolský, Pavel Sterec, Vojtěch Rada, Rafani, Sláva Sobotovičová, Jan Šerých, Lenka Vítková, Junsheng Zhou; Curator: Edith Jeřábková
(11/19 – 12/29/2013) Holeckova 49, Prague 5, http://www.futuraproject.cz/ Cristina David’s solo show curated by Michal Novotny was compact and but precise in meaning. Although not stated, I am guessing that Cristina David was one of the artists-in-residence at Futura and this was a show reflecting the time and events that happened in Prague. The space…
(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…