A change of location – in December I spent some time back in Czech Republic’s two largest cities – Prague and Brno. Besides celebrating Christmas and seeing friends, I also managed to get a quick glimpse at what is happening on the art scene. You can read the individual posts below, this is a summary…
Category: Brno
_Writing about, Brno, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions
Galerie TIC: Oldřich Morys “Součásti Kresby” + Jan Pfeiffer, Radek Brousil “Stavební Práce” + “No Comment? Vol. 3”
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Radnická 4, Brno, http://galerie-tic.cz/ Given the awkward in-between-holidays and weekend time, the gallery was closed, even though Friday was a regular working day. A kind receptionist had pity with me and opened the doors, but she did not know how to turn on the videos and the remote was probably locked up yet in another…
_Writing about, Brno, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions
Dům Umění: Vojtěch V. Sláma “Colorjoy”
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Malinovského 2, Brno, http://www.dum-umeni.cz On the second floor of Dům Umění, which is a larger space that the ground floor, Vojtech V. Slama’s “Colorjoy” was a show oscillating between images from an adolescent’s tumblr or facebook feed and a display of sample prints in a printing shop: Colorful, mostly figurative images from the author’s daily…
_Writing about, Brno, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions
Dům Umění: Tamara Moyzes “Artivism”
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Malinovského 2, Brno, http://www.dum-umeni.cz On the ground floor of Dum umeni, in one large room, the exhibition of Tamara Moyzes covered a few of her recent projects. As the title suggests, Tamara Moyzes’ work is on the edge between art and political activism. Most of the ‘work’ on display consisted of grabbed TV news reports…
_Writing about, Brno, Czech Republic, Europe, Exhibitions
Dům Umění – Dům Pánu z Kunštátu: “Vzpomínky na budoucnost II” group show
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Dominikánská 9, Brno, http://www.dum-umeni.cz/ Dům Umění (The Brno House of Arts) is a large contemporary art institution that organizes temporary shows in Brno. It is spread across two locations – the actual House of the Arts and another location in the historical center of Brno (Dum Panu z Kunstatu). “Vzpomínky na budoucnost II ” (Memories…