The Journey
The exhibition elaborates on the topic of movement in contemporary art, as well as the tension between the place of origin and that of presentation, the space inside and outside
Invited artists: Darina Alster a Veronika Slámová (CZ),
Francis Alÿs (BE/MX), Martin Bražina (CZ), Jana Doležalová (CZ), Peter Fischli
& David Weiss (CH), Vojtěch Fröhlich (CZ), Harold Guérin (FR), Jan Krtička
(CZ), Karel Kunc (CZ), Rudolf Samohejl (CZ), František Skála (CZ), Adéla
Součková (CZ), Guido van der Werve (NL)
Curator: Karina Pfeiffer Kottová
The act of escaping from the creative shelter of the
artists studio, from where the finished work travels to the gallery space
designed for showing it, brings along certain risks. An artwork emerging on a
journey from A to B, in the open air or within the urban landscape faces the
danger of being mistaken for a creation of nature or pure chance, while the
question of authorship gains yet another dimension. Nevertheless, for
contemporary post-Barbizon artists its a risk they are willing to
take: to go outside, create instantly, and without any mediation. They also
react to their surroundings and unexpected (weather) conditions.
This group show based on the topic of a ‘journey’ explores
works by several contemporary artists who build on such a legacy in their own
specific ways. It maps the journeys of both emerging and internationally recognized
artists through performance or constructed narratives, installations and
site-specific projects, and in some cases within a dialogue with the forms of
minimalism and land art. The exhibition elaborates on the topic of movement in
contemporary art, as well as the tension between the place of origin and that
of presentation, the space inside and outside.
Exhibition Texts: Curatorial Text
Photos: Exhibition Documentation, Opening
Videos: Artyčok.tv, Česká televize
Reviews: Český rozhlas, Artalk.cz