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Korea looks at European modernity through 20th century Czech art
South Korea’s National Museum of Contemporary Art is currently putting on
a large-scale showcase of Czech modern art. The exhibit 'Memory of
Landscape I have never seen’ is a result of three years of collaboration
between Prague and Seoul and presents works of Czech painters from the
Czech National Gallery, ranging from 1895 until 1943. I spoke to the
National Gallery’s director Vladimir Rösel and asked him how the
cooperation with the Korean museum developed.
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Go and Don’t Shoot: A story of survival in Kayin
A new exhibit entitled Go and Don’t Shoot will open on Tuesday evening at
the National Gallery’s Veletržní Palác. It presents multi-media works
that the contemporary Czech artist Štěpánka Šimlová brought back from
her visits in Kayin State in Burma. In this week’s In Focus, Masha
Volynsky speaks to Ms. Šimlová about the exhibit, and her experiences in
Burma, and later looks more closely at the situation in this war-torn
country. More
New Czech Centre director will bring modern design to London
Tereza Porybná took over as director of the Czech Centre in London earlier
this month. Her professional and academic experience have been quite varied
– for many years she worked on humanitarian and development projects in
Ethiopia, ran the biggest documentary film festival in the Czech Republic
and had completed a doctorate in visual anthropology, receiving a Fulbright
grant to do research in the United States. More
Kupka exhibit bolsters National Gallery's international partnerships
The Czech National Gallery is currently hosting a highly publicized exhibit
of a selection of works by the famous Czech artist from the first half of
the twentieth century – František Kupka. “The road to Amorpha”
traces the way the artist’s work evolved from figurative to abstract
representation. Radio Prague spoke to the National Gallery’s director
Vladimír Rösel and asked him how international institutions were involved
in the creation of the exhibition. More
First book in Hebrew printed in Prague half a millennium ago
Today, in Prague’s bookstores one can find titles in a number of world
languages – English, German, Russian, French, and of course Czech. It is
much harder these days, although not impossible, to find books published in
Hebrew. But five hundred years ago, a little less than a century after the
Gutenberg press was invented, the first Hebrew book in Central Europe, and
possibly north of the Alps, was printed right here in Prague. More
Visionary filmmaker Karel Zeman
In this Christmas special I look at the work of visionary filmmaker Karel
Zeman and talk to his daughter Ludmila – acclaimed children’s book
author & illustrator. Also highlighted: the new Karel Zeman Museum in
Prague and a visit by Grade 2 schoolchildren. More
Exhibition highlights popularity of Matchbox cars
This week the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague launched a new exhibition
highlighting the fascinating history of the Matchbox brand – the famous
die-cast toy cars. Matchbox and similar toy cars, traditionally referred
to
in Czech as Angličáci, have long proven popular here and
there is no question the show will be a hit with families as well as
collectors. More
Graffiti and street art invade ‘traditional’ gallery space
Part of Prague’s City Gallery, one of the city’s best-known venues, has
been turned inside out, recently launching an exhibition of work not
usually restricted by gallery walls. Entitled Stuck on the City, the show
brings together work of top international street art and graffiti artists,
names like Swoon, Zedz, the Czech Republic’s Pasta Oner and others. More
Prague’s Rudolfinum Gallery explores the reality of contemporary British painting
A new exhibition at the Rudolfinum Gallery in Prague presents the work of
12 contemporary British artists. Entitled Beyond Reality: British Painting
Today, the exhibit questions the ways of viewing reality in today’s art
and reflects two particular trends: the influence of photorealism and
references to 19th century academic painting. The exhibition features,
among others, the authors Ben Johnson, Keith Tyson, Damien Hirst, the
Chapman brothers as well as Czech-born, London-based artist Hynek Martinec. More
Hunt Kastner Artworks – helping young Czech artists develop international careers
Hunt Kastner Artworks in Prague 7 is a private gallery owned and run by
Camille Hunt, who is Canadian, and Katherine Kastner, who is from the US
though her mother is Czech. The two represent 10 Czech artists, among them
Eva Koťátková, Josef Bolf and Daniel Pitín. This week I stopped by to
talk to the owners about their work, both curating shows and helping their
artists find buyers overseas. I first asked Hunt what had led them to open
the gallery in the first place. More
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