Art news from ‘Czech Republic’

ESSL ART AWARD CEE 2013

ESSL ART AWARD CEE Cover motive: Martin Mrzljak (Winner ESSL ART AWARD CEE 2011, Croatia), Dance to…(Detail), 2010, Essl Private Collection, © the artist, photo: Siniša Uštulica Awarded by the Essl Collection, powered by bauMax and Vienna Insurance Group Established in 2005 the ESSL ART AWARD is dedicated to the discovery and support of art [...]

Galerie Klatovy / Klenová: Power of three

Power of three / Maupicová, Šimíček, Véla Chateau Klenová 7 April – 9 June 2013 These three young artists are brought together by having studied at Prague’s Academy of Fine Arts and their common tendency to abandon the certainties acquired during their art education. Under the pressure of personal experience, fields as diverse as

Moravian Gallery, Brno: Naturally: Karel Novák – Jock Sturges

Naturally: Karel Novák – Jock Sturges 26/4/2013 – 28/7/2013 That our civilization has literally submerged itself into nudity (thanks to photography) did not in the least alter the fact that nudity continues to cause embarrassment.  And we are not necessarily talking hard-core. The famous American photographer and his

Brno Museum Night 2013

Brno Museum Night 2013 Saturday 18/5/2013 6pm – midnight, last entry at 11.30pm Pražák Palace, Husova 18 Museum of Applied Arts, Husova 14 Governor's Palace, Moravské nám. 1a Admission 20 CZK – valid for all events, current exhibitions and permanent exhibitions in the three buildings of the Moravian Gallery in Brno as well as entry [...]

Galerie Klatovy / Klenová: Cesta 2013

Cesta 2013 / 10th annual survey of works by students of after-school arts programs in the Pilsen Region Klenová Granary 7 April – 19 May 2013 As in past years, the 10th annual survey of after-school arts programs in the Pilsen Region is being held in the exhibitions spaces of the former granary at Klenová. [...]

Prague Museum Night 2013

Prague Museum Night 2013 8th June 2013 7 p.m. – 1 a.m. Prague Museum Night is celebrating its 10th Birthday! Come with us the tenth time in a row for a walk through Prague at the night and celebrate the tenth birthday of Prague Museum Night. This extraordinary event offers an opportunity to meet the [...]

VERNON Gallery, Prague: Monkeying around

SIMONE FUGAZZOTTO S-k-OPIČINY (Monkeying around) 16. 5. – 30. 6. 2013 Vernon Gallery, U Průhonu 22, Prague 7 Monkey or human – for what is the better Kind? ”I paint human beings for what we are: as a racistic, stupid, poetic, sick, beautiful and perverse Kind.” Young Italian artist Simone Fugazzotto incorporates monkey figures into [...]

Moravian Gallery in Brno: Rudolf Koppitz

Rudolf Koppitz 5/4/2013 – 7/7/2013 Curator Petra Medříková Author Monika Faber Rudolf Koppitz (1884-1936) is one of the most important Austrian artists of Czech origin. He belongs amongst the outstanding figures of traditionalist "art photography",

Moravian Gallery in Brno: Rhythms + Motion + Light

Alena Pomajzlová Rhythms + Motion + Light Impulses of Futurism in Czech Art 15/2/2013 – 19/5/2013 Curator: Yvona Ferencová Graphic design: Robert V. Novák The subject of this exhibition is the problem of capturing and evoking motion, or on a more general level the rendering of speed, duration and time in Czech art of the [...]

Karlin Studios, Prague: ACCULTURATED

ACCULTURATED 07.05 – 02.06.2013 Participating Artists: Luis Artemio De Los Santos Garza (US/CZ), Gosha Rubchinskiy (RUS), FAKEHEAD (US), Isabel Castro (US), Hektor Oknoltus (MD/CZ) Curator: Petr Hošek Opening: Tuesday, May 7th 2013, 6pm The Exhibition will be open until: June 2nd 2013 Acculturation is the process in which an individual adopts a culture other than [...]

Dvorak Sec Contemporary, Prague: PINEAPPLE A drop of sweat

Vladimír Skrepl Ananas a kapky potu / PINEAPPLE A drop of sweat 09/04/2013 – 31/05/2013 Kurátor: Otto M. Urban Vladimír Skrepl Born 1955 in Jihlava, Czech Republic Lives and works in Prague

Josef Sudek Studio, Prague: INNER LANDSCAPE

JAN JINDRA VNITŘNÍ KRAJINY / INNER LANDSCAPE 9. 4.—19. 5. 2013 Josef Sudek Studio (Ateliér Josefa Sudka) Újezd 30 Prague 1, 110 00 Czech Republic Open daily except Monday 12 AM – 6 PM

PRAGUE: ECHOFLUXX 13

ECHOFLUXX 13 Tuesday 7. 5. – Saturday 11. 5. 2013 TRAFAČKA  ARENA – Kurta Konráda 1 – Prague 9 echofluxx.org   Echofluxx 13 is the third successive international festival of new media, art and experimental music. The Festival continues in the tradition of the Fluxus movement and

NoD Gallery, Prague: Department of Intermedia ZČU Plzeň

Video NoD & NoD Mini Present: Department of Intermedia ZČU Plzeň Video as a motivation for artists Back to the space under the stairs Opens 23 April through 5 May A presentation of selected works of students of Institute of Art and Design University od

FUTURA, Prague: CAS. WHAT IS IT?

CAS. WHAT IS IT? April 16th – May 19th, 2013 Participating Artists: Stanislav Abrahám, Magdaléna Bažantová, Yael Ben-Horin, Klára Doležálková, Max Dvořák, Jan Kalivoda, Akile Nazli Kaya, Michal Kindernay, Dalibor Knapp, Kateřina Krejčová, Dana Machajová, Marek Matvija, Alexandra Moralesová, Anna Ouřadová, Petr Parkan Janda, Kryštof Pešek, Lea Petříková, Jiří Rouš, David Šmitmajer, Matěj Strnad, Barbora [...]

NoD, Prague: Black Light

Klára Vystrčilová: Black Light   11 April – 30 April 2013 Curator: Jiří Machalický NoD / No Dimension Venue Dlouhá 33 110 00, Praha 1 Open daily from 10 AM – 01 AM

35m2 Gallery, Prague: Dárky

Patrik Kriššák Dárky 25/4 — 26/5/2013 Opening on Thursday 25/4 from 19 h 35m2 Gallery Víta Nejedlého 23 Praha 3 – Žižkov Mo–Fr 10–19 Sat–Sun 12–19

Drdova Gallery, Prague: As I Added Before

Jan Nálevka As I Added Before 19.04.2013 – 01.06.2013 2012-13, drawing by blue pen on A4 office paper, 500 sheets The title of Jan Nálevka’s exhibition apparently alludes to “something” that has already been said. The artist wants us to rake our memory to see whether we know what has

Zdeněk Sklenář Gallery, Prague: Hugo Demartini

Hugo Demartini     The east wing and respirium on the first floor of NG at the Trade Fair Palace 1. 3. 2013 – 28. 7. 2013 Zdeněk Sklenář Gallery in Prague Smetanovo nábřeží 334/4 110 00 Praha 1 During exhibitions opened from Wednesday to Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Zdeněk Sklenář Gallery, Prague: Federico Díaz

Federico Díaz: Federico Díaz 2013 20. 2. 2013 – 11. 5. 2013 Zdeněk Sklenář Gallery in Prague Smetanovo nábřeží 334/4 110 00 Praha 1 www.zdeneksklenar.com During exhibitions opened from Wednesday to Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. or after appointment