Articles
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Vít Šisler
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Middle East
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01.01.2006
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DIGITAL INTIFADA
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| In August 2005 the PC game Tahta al-Hisar (Under Siege), which according to its authors accurately copies the events of the Palestinian Intifada, was released in Damascus. The game, whose release was delayed for more than a year, had previously received very controversial coverage in the media. On the basis of a short text and a few screenshots published on the web, it was presented as a… |
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Vít Šisler
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Middle East
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01.01.2006
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AFKAR MEDIA
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| Interview with Radwan Kasmiya
Will it be possible for people in Europe to buy your games Tatha al-Hisar (Under Siege) and Quraish?
Tahta al-Hisar will first be issued in the Middle East only. In the Middle East we have a network of distributors and we know how to advertise the product and such things, but we will have to conduct research for the market outside of the Middle East. We want to… |
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Tamara Moyses
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Middle East
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01.01.2006
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BLACK LAUNDRY
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| The Israeli media are often apologetic. They say that for such a small country as Israel, too much is going on in politics at once. It is controversial to ask whether there might be too much censorship, but one can generally say that by and large influence is exercised over the Israeli media by the present political situation – and right now, that would be the right wing government. Even though… |
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Jiří Ptáček
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new faces
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01.01.2006
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FILIP NERAD
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| At the beginning of the century a small circle of artists from Brno’s FaVU (Faculty of Fine Arts), who investigate the language of animated films, converged around filmmaker Filip Cenek. Typical for this creator were short-term alliances between a few artists, rearranging of characters and various language of animation narrativity, a reminiscence to a generation’s experience with fairytale… |
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Jiří Ptáček
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new faces
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01.01.2006
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DOMINIK LANG
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| Dominik Lang (1980) lives in Prague, studies at the studio of Jiří Příhoda at the Academy of Visual Arts (AVU) situated in Prague. In general, Lang is interested in “solutions.” He watches how things are being done, what is considered as given (“we accept it and don’t think about it anymore”), and suggests changes and different solutions. Sometimes he strives for a visible change, sometimes for a… |
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Howard Lotker
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review
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01.01.2006
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THE SEPTIC SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL – SUBTERRANEAN MYSTERIES REVEALED
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| By Lloyd Kahn, Blair Allen & Julie Jones
If you have a septic system, you should take a look at this engagingly illustrated manual, which is a complete reference guide and user’s manual for people who own or rent a residence with a working or failing septic system.
What is a septic system? It is a way of dealing with all of the wastewater created by a house. There is a septic-tank which… |
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Radek Wohlmuth
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review
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01.01.2006
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COMMEMORATION OF MID-LIFE
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| Veronika Holcová – Territory, Eugenio Percossi as a guest – B/W
October 19 – December 3, 2005, Jiří Švestka Gallery, Prague
It is clear right away from exhibition of Veronika Holcová (1973), Territory, the artist has evolved significantly from her previous solo exhibition, four years ago. Dominated by the depiction of a figure in space, these new canvases have penetrated into a particular visual… |
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Mariana Serranová
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review
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01.01.2006
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HOMEADVERTISING
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| Tomáš Svoboda, Exhibiton at the Doubner Gallery, September 1 – 15, 2005
The interest in advertising, media and the stereotype of institutions is omnipresent in contemporary art, but it is a rare moment that we might have any consistent interaction with the given surroundings when defending such artistic positions. Tomáš Svoboda considers making use of real patterns for logistic use important.… |
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Jiří Ptáček
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review
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01.01.2006
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A CONFERENCE
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| Johanna Billing – Alan Currall, Display + Tranzit, Prague, October 11 to 30, 2005
In October 2005, Czech Umělec editor Jiří Ptáček received an invitation to a conference. The subject of the conference wasn’t on the invitation, but as it was organized by his good friend, and since in this business that’s what counts, Ptáček decided to attend. At the right time, he arrived at the right place, in… |
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