Art news from ‘Slovakia’

Gandy Gallery, Bratislava: The System doesn’t contain our Hearts

The system doesn't contain our hearts Roza El-Hassan Exhibition 02. 03 – 21. 04. 2012 Opening in the presence of the artist, Thursday, March 1. 6:30 – 8:30 pm The Gandy Gallery is pleased to announce the second solo exhibition by Roza El-Hassan at the gallery in Bratislava. This exhibition presents for the first time [...]

Mirbach Palace, Bratislava: Mad Painters

Gyula Szabó, Red Painter,wax tempera with copper plate, 1969 Mad Painters Author: Gyula Szabó 1. 3. 2012 – 15. 4. 2012 Curator: Kinga Szabó City Gallery of Bratislava Mirbach Palace Františkánske nám. 11 815 35, Bratislava www.gmb.sk

Pálffy Palace, Bratislava: Miloš Šimurda. Pictures 1958 – 2009

Artists, oil, fiberboard, 1962, courtesy of author Pictures 1958 – 2009 Author: Miloš Šimurda 16. 2. 2012 – 15. 4. 2012 Curator: Eva Trojanová Pálffy Palace Pánska 19 Bratislava Open daily except Mondays, 11.00–18.00 www.gmb.sk

Pilsen Municipal Gallery: SOFTLY

Monogramista T.D, Osvobozené hodiny, 2008, akryl na plátně, instalace 1. 12. 2011 – 2. 2. 2012 SOFTLY Martin Klimeš (Opava), Milan Magni (Brno), Milan Maur (Plzeň), Monogramista T.D (Bratislava) Pilsen Municipal Gallery Open: Tuesday – Sunday, 10 – 12 AM, 1 – 6 PM

Bratislava City Gallery: Bohumil Hanzel 1990 – 2012

Mirbach Palace | Collection of Bohumil Hanzel 1990 – 2012 M.A. Bazovsky, Sunday, oil, cardboard, 45,5 x 54, 1940 Collection of Bohumil Hanzel 1990 – 2012 Mirbach Palace, Františkánske nám. 11, Bratislava 31. 1. 2012 – 1. 4. 2012 Curator: Ivan Jančár www.gmb.sk

Bratislava City Gallery: Digitus medius

Girl friends, oil, plywood, 50 x 70, 2011 Digitus medius Author: Igor Ondruš Mirbach Palace 24. 1. 2012 – 26. 2. 2012 Curator: Ivan Jančár Františkánske nám. 11 815 35, Bratislava www.gmb.sk

Bratislava City Gallery: BURNING

BURNING Author: Ingrid Višňovská Mirbach Palace 26. 10. 2011 – 29. 1. 2012 Curator: Ivan Jančár Multi-media site-specific installation. The author uses fire as a significant element in the history of humanity, on the one hand, giving life and understood as a purifying element, but on the other hand, something that has often been misused [...]

Bratislava City Gallery: IDENTIFICATION

MICHAL KERN: Identification Pálffy Palace 1. 12. 2011 – 22. 1. 2012 Curator: Daniela Čarná Michal Kern (1938 – 1994) is a solitary representative of the Slovak unofficial art scene. As one of the few artists he embedded his work, influenced by conceptual art and action art, in nature. Instead of depicting nature on the [...]

Bratislava City Gallery: The Flying Fish

Coincidence, cardboard, tempera, 41,6 x 34,2 cm, 1989, GMB The Flying Fish Author: Ladislav Guderna Mirbach Palace 25. 11. 2011 – 22. 1. 2012 Curator: Zsófia Kiss – Szemán Do you think that fish cannot fly? The exhibition of works of the world-famous painter Ladislav Guderna shall prove the opposite is true. The work of [...]

Gandy Gallery, Bratislava: spot on:portrait

Babi, 2011, Inkjet Print on Handmade Paper, 70 x 70 cm SÉBASTIEN de GANAY DECEMBER 7, 2011 – FEBRUARY 11, 2012   In his first solo show at the Gandy Gallery in Bratislava, Sébastien de Ganay a French artist who lives and works in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Austria, presents a new series of portraits. Well established [...]