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Artist: Sabīne Vernere Title: Bestiaries Curator: Žanete Liekīte Venue: Meduza, Vilnius Photos: Reinis Hofmanis Sabīne Vernere’s solo show Bestiaries draws on the medieval compendium of beasts to examine how a shifting set of prejudices clings to female forms. The artist takes cultural anxiety as her starting point, exploring female sexuality as a historically politicized …
Title: Soft Smiths. Contemporary Women’s* Metalwork Artists: Michalina Bigaj, Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg, Agata Ingarden, Lito Kattou, Magdalena Lazar, Lucia Leuci, Markéta Magidová, Ola Nenko, Emma Passera, Ala Savashevich, Weronika Wysocka Curators: Michalina Sablik, Magdalena Lazar Venue: Polish Center of Sculpture in Orońsko Photos: Jacek Kucharczyk SVAROGI. Emancipation and Women’s* Metalwork Slavic beliefs assumed the existence …
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Artist: Julia Gryboś & Barbora Zentková Title: Routine Ravers Venue: Galerie Parterre, Berlin Curator: Björn Brolewski Exhibition Text: Laura Seidel & Kira Dell Sound performance: Jan Tomáš, Erik Netušil and Mariana Hradílková Photos: Katarzyna Kaleta and Mariorje Brunet Plaza The exhibition walls are veiled and the floor is lined with fabric. The atmosphere is soft. …
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Artist: Piotr Bury Łakomy Title: Garden Exit Venue: Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius Curator: Edvardas Šumila Photos: Andrej Vasilenko Garden Exit – a solo exhibition by Piotr Bury Łakomy taking place in the central exhibition space of the Contemporary Art Centre – presents works produced by the artist specifically for this show. The title subtly references …
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Artist: David Krňanský Title: Cell Venue: Clauda , Prague Curator: Andrew Wilson Photos: Filip Beránek At the beginning of the last century there came a sudden shift in perspective, wherein the fixed form of a human subject receded and dissipated into a swarm of abstracted, quantifiable movements. Form became an index of time and motion to …
They brainstormed in the Croatian bushes, launched their first show with borrowed money, and dragged ladders through museums before breakfast. What started as a rebellion against the art world’s stiff white walls has grown into one of Poland’s unconventional—and unapologetically bold—art spaces. Welcome to the Polana Institute: part punk, part poetry, all heart. – An …
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Title: Special Feelings Artist: Damir Očko Venue: Galerija Manuš, Zagreb Galerija Manuš is proud to present the exhibition Special Feelings by Damir Očko. The pivot of the exhibition is Rudy, Očko’s rude animatronic parrot, whose clever mechanism transforms toxic internet comments into short, fragmented phrases that resonate like nonsense verse, functioning as both a witty …
Title: III: Bodies of Dust Participating artists: Jenny Ȧkerlund (SWE), Jindřiška Jabůrková (CZ), Noa Kurnick (IL), David Střeleček (CZ), Anetta Mona Chişa (RO/SK/CZ), Dagmar Šubrtová (CZ), Jaroslav Kyša (SK), Nela Pietrová (CZ), Matěj Liška (CZ), Šárka Koudelová (CZ) Curator: Šárka Koudelová Venue: GAMPA / City Gallery Pardubice Photos: František Svatoš The exhibition title and its …
Artists: Katalin Kortmann-Járay and Karina Mendreczky Title: Mingle and Fuse Venue: Šopa Gallery, Košice Curator: Krisztián Gábor Török Photos: Tibor Czito “All things mingle and fuse. All things are moisten and dry. All things flower and bloom in the bowl-shaped altar.” — Zosimos of Panopolis Alchemy is a continuous cycle of transformation, where matter, …
Read moreKatalin Kortmann-Járay and Karina Mendreczky at Šopa Gallery
Artist: Vasilis Papageorgiou Title: Birds! Venue: Una Milan, Gallery Photos: UNA & the artist Papageorgiou’s practice explores themes of togetherness, communication, and loneliness, while reflecting on the expression of leisure in everyday life. He focuses on semi-private or semi-public spaces – such as bars, beaches, or local football stadiums – where people reclaim their right …
Artists: Radovan Cerevka, Adrian Kiss Title: Restless Dislocations Curator: Áron Fenyvesi Venue: Ján Koniarek Gallery, Trnava Photos: Dávid Biró, Andrej Balco Radovan Čerevka (1980) and Adrian Kiss (1990) completely transform the space of the former Synagogue of Trnava with their immersive installations in the frame of their duo exhibition produced by Ján Koniarek Gallery. The …
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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 …