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Artist: Agnieszka Szostek Title: The Secret Lapse Curator: Katarzyna Piskorz Photo: Szymon Sokołowski Venue: UFO Art Gallery The pulsating rhythm of the music transitions seamlessly to the monotonous sound of the washing machine. The cycle ends in spinning, rinsing, and draining. Drying. Galaxies of swirling socks are sucked into black holes. From now on, lonely …
Artists: Øleg&Kaśka Title: Ghosts of the Labyrinth Curator: Michal Stolárik Venue: Šopa Gallery, Košice Hazy timelessness creates an atmosphere for mystical experiences, phantoms and a deliberate loss of control. Through nuances of theatrical decadence, it accelerates the imagination and diverts it from stark reality. Yet, the illusion of sweet and enchanting escapism swiftly gives way …
Artist: Vladimir Miladinović Title: Nondescript Places Venue: Ravnikar Gallery, Ljubljana Text: Miha Colner Photos: Zupanov Official history, which shapes historical memory within a given cultural or national context, is proven to be a fragile and flexible concept. Through tendentious historicising, public opinion can be manipulated, repression relativised and the people instrumentalised for new conflicts …
Title: Trembling Empire Artist: Zsófia Keresztes Venue: Museum of Fine Arts Liberec Curator: Tea Záchová Photos: Matěj Kania The exhibition Trembling Empire by Hungarian artist Zsófia Keresztes (*1985) focuses on ecological and gender issues, intertwining the theme of the female body, nature, and family relationships. The sculptures created for the Gallery Lázně Liberec combine her …
Artists: Miłosz Flis, Anna Maria Zuzela, Wiktoria, Łukasz Stokłosa, Kateryna Lysovenko, Natalia Januła, Radek Brousil, Iza Opiełka, Paweł Baśnik, Justyna Baśnik, Pola Dwurnik, Mateusz Majchrzak, Kacper Wiatrak, Barbara Żłobińska Title: The Ark Curator: Natalia Barczyńska Venue: Krupa Gallery, London Presented in Krupa Gallery’s new London space, formerly home to the historic Pakenham Arms pub, THE ARK …
Artists: Arang Choi, Aisha Christison, Áron Lőrincz, Gábor Pintér, Rastislav Podhorský, Titania Seidl Exhibition title: What If I Hypnotize You? Curated by: Michal Stolárik Venue: BOLD Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic Photography: Marcel Rozhoň Imagine standing on the threshold of reality, where the boundaries of perception blur and the mind opens to a realm rich with suggestiveness …
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Title: Lethargy Blanket Artist: Julia Gryboś and Barbora Zentková Venue: Ján Koniarek Gallery in Trnava, Koppl Villa, Slovakia Curator: Lýdia Pribišová Sound performance: Jan Tomáš & Michal Ondrička Photography: isonative The artistic practice of the duo Julia Gryboś and Barbora Zentková has been evolving within the framework of sustainability, anchoring within exploring various material …
Read moreJulia Gryboś and Barbora Zentková at Ján Koniarek Gallery
Artist: Selma Selman Venue: Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Photos: Janiek Dam, Gert Jan van Rooij The recipient of this year’s ABN AMRO Art Award is the artist Selma Selman (1991). As part of the award, Selman is putting together an exhibition titled Sleeping Guards, on view starting January 29th, 2025 at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The …
Artists: Lorena Cocioni, Stol Collective (Ioana Mincu & Mara Verhoogt), Florina Coulin, Adrian Ganea, Nadja Kracunovic, Cătălina Milea, Claudia Moraru Curator: Daniela Custrin Venue: Zina Gallery, Cluj-Napoca Photos: YAP Studio / Mădălin Mărgăritescu The portrait, usually commissioned, was one of the most popular expressions in the art world — a claim to identity and a …
Artists: Dominika Trapp, Julia Gryboś & Barbora Zentková Title: Soilmates Curator: Jan Zálešák Photos: Michal Czanderle, Ondřej Polák, Barnabás Neogrády-Kiss, Benedek Regős Venue: Hunt Kastner, Prague Hunt Kastner is pleased to present the exhibition Soilmates, a collaborative installation featuring the current work of Dominika Trapp and the artist duo Barbora Zentková & Julia Gryboś. The …
Artist: DNLM Title: Go Big or Go Home Curator: Pia Miklič Venue: RAVNIKAR GALLERY, Ljubljana Photos: Marijo Zupanov The cultural policy of the domestic and broader art system emphasises the need for sustainable practises, accessibility of exhibition spaces and diverse yet coherent programmes; values towards which it continuously guides contemporary art production. On a theoretical …
Artists: Szilvia Bolla, Christophe Gilland, Zu Kalinowska , Emir Šehanović, Veronika Švecová Title: Double Cast Curators: Agáta Hošnová & Karolína Voleská Text: Agáta Hošnová & Karolína Voleská Venue: Gallery Berlinskej Model Photo: Tomáš Souček Imagine a mirror that is neither flat nor convex—reflecting not just what’s in the space in front of it, but marking …
Artist: Joanna Piotrowska Title: Implicit Lives Venue: MADRAGOA, Lisbon Smultronstället is the original Swedish title of Ingmar Bergman’s famous film Wild Strawberries (1957). Smultronstället, which literally translates to “the wild strawberries patch,” idiomatically signifies “a hidden gem of a place” (according to Wikipedia). The word defines a special place that is close to one’s heart, …
Artists: Karolina Balcer, Aleksander Baszyński, Paweł Baśnik, Radek Brousil, Bolesław Chromry, Pola Dwurnik, Miłosz Flis, Michał Gątarek, Zuzanna Janosz, Kateryna Lysovenko, Iza Opiełka, Łukasz Stokłosa, Wiktoria Title: SHOWROOM 1: Solstices Venue: Krupa Gallery, Wrocław Curator: Natalia Barczyńska Photos: Alicja Kielan Throughout the spring, KRUPA GALLERY will present the first iteration of the SHOWROOM series, which aims …
Artist: Lesia Pcholka Title: Great Stone Text: Michaela Geboltsberger Photos: Lesia Pcholka Venue: hoast, Vienna For more than 30 years, Belarus has been ruled by a dictatorial regime whose power seems inexorable. Criticism from Europe, support from China! This is no coincidence, as Belarus is seen as an important, if not the most important, element …