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Urtė Janus at Underground Water Reservoir of Aukštaitijos Vandenys

Artist: Urtė Janus Organiser: (AV17) Gallery Title: Flowing Bodies Venue: Underground Water Reservoir of Aukštaitijos Vandenys in Panevėžys, Lithuania Photos: Paulius Židonis Urtė Janus is a Lithuanian, London-based interdisciplinary artist who traces chemical flows across the landscapes, living and mineral bodies, using installations, texts, and moving image. Her work challenges the dualistic thinking that …

Group Show at Kosicke Kulturne Centra

Exhibition Title: TRANSPEED Artists: Andrej Dúbravský, Róza El-Hassan, Stanislav Filko, Botond Keresztesi, Réka Lőrincz, Gábor Pintér, Selma Selman, Milica Tomic, Frieda Toranzo Jaeger, Dorottya Vékony Curators: Niki Bernath, Péter Bencze Venue: Kosicke Kulturne Centra, Kosice Slovakia Photos: Tibor Czito / VUNU & Everybody Needs Art Text: Niki Bernath “Whoever controls a territory owns it not …

Joanna Wierzbicka at Project Octagon

Artist: Joanna Wierzbicka Title: Earthworm Fantasies Curator: Urte Janus Text: Urte Janus Venue: Project Octagon, Anglican Chapel, Nunhead Cemetery, London The ground beneath the city is warped with tunnel systems, some likely begun in prehistoric times, connecting to medieval passageways and intersecting with modern sewage networks and underground train tracks. During heavy rainfall, parts of …

Julia Gryboś & Barbora Zentková at Galerie Parterre,

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. …

David Krňanský at Clauda

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 …

Group show at GAMPA

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 …

Øleg&Kaśka at Sopa Gallery

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 …

Vladimir Miladinović at Ravnikar Gallery

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 …

Zsófia Keresztes at Museum of Fine Arts Liberec

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 …

Group show at Krupa Gallery, London

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 …

What If I Hypnotize You? Group Show at BOLD Gallery

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 …

Julia Gryboś and Barbora Zentková at Ján Koniarek Gallery

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 …

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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 …

Group show at Gallery Berlinskej

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 …

Macedonian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale: An Interview with Curator Ana Frangovska

Pavilion of North Macedonia Describe your studio/work practice. My curatorial practice is based on a direct communication with the artists, almost always from the very essence of formulation of the idea, through discussions, sharing context understanding, explaining different aspects and multilayered approaches on a particular topic, constant following of the production process, or collective selection …