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01.03.2001
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LITERÁRNÍ SPOT:BATMAN@STEALTH.COM
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| "Gotham City, 1953. Batman is lying in bed, wearing the famous “batmask,” complete with pointy ears. He’s listlessly playing with his cock. Is he masturbating? Flesh & Blood on October 15 last year (according to well-informed sources) claimed that Batman detested sperm, and, out of principle, refused to masturbate. On the other hand, Flesh & Blood, February 21 this year, described in detail the… |
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Karel Císař
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news
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01.03.2001
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LONDON
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| ICAFollowing its earlier spotlighting of Beijing and Bombay, June saw the ICA continue its survey of art in significant urban centers, this time presenting works from contemporary Berlin. The organizers were inspired to create this three-year-long series of exhibitions by a sense that urban loyalties are gradually replacing the power of national identity. Berlin artists Oliver van den Berg,… |
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Ivan Mečl
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media
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01.03.2001
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JESUS 2001
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| "He’s back again, just as His henchmen and fanatical followers predicted. Yes, He’s really here, showing His true face, the one His fans have kept disguised for so long under a martyr’s veil. And once again the brave will be needed to instruct Him, just as they were two thousand years ago.Surprised, aren’t you!? But let’s not walk around a cooling corpse bemoaning the obvious fact that no one… |
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new faces
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01.03.2001
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FILIP KUDRNÁČ
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| Filip Kudrnáč, born 1975, graduated from the Fine Arts Academy (AVU) in Prague this year where he studied in the studio of Professor Antonín Střížek (previously with Nepraš, Knížák, Veselý, Siegl, Hendrych, Demartini, and Dlouhý).Filip Kudrnáč’s works are so unbelievably romantic and sublime that ironic remarks are an immediate danger. Easy targets. But an idyllic portrayal of a beautiful woman… |
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new faces
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01.03.2001
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JOLANA RUCHAŘOVÁ
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| Jolana Ruchařová, born 1972, studied art education in the Pe-dagogical Faculty at Charles University. She’s attended the Fine Arts Academy (AVU) since 1996 in Professor Michael Bie-lický’s New Media Studio (and previously in the Visual Commu-nications Studio with Professor Jiří David). The colors of Jolana Ruchařová’s paintings are just as vivid as their themes. For example, each painting in the… |
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Jana Tichá
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reviews
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01.03.2001
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FRENCH CONNECTION AT THE CZECH CENTRE
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| "French Connection - Pierre Daguin and Markéta Othová - Czech Centre London, 20. 6. – 31. 8. 2001The Czech Centre in London is this summer showing a series of 28 pairs of photographs by Pierre Daguin by Markéta Othová. The series explores the old question of how two people can approach the same thing in entirely different ways. Or to put it another way: Is it possible for two different artists to… |
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Marisa Příhodová
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reviews
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01.03.2001
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MOVING PICTURES
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| Veronika Drahotová, Mind the Heart, Galerie Behémót, Prague, 5. 6. – 4. 7. 2001Generating the impression of movement is one of the processes peculiar to cinema. Just like the still camera, the movie camera can only take one picture at a time, and the same goes for the projector, which can only show one frame at a time. Film moves intermittently, driven and stopped by the sprockets, which are in… |
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Marisa Příhodová
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reviews
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01.03.2001
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KINKADE SUPERSTAR / THE SIMPLE ART
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| "Standing diametrically opposite an artist like Veronika Drahotova is the man who is America’s most collected living artist. Thomas Kinkade (also known as The Painter of Light) is an American success story...and an art tragedy. Basically, you can’t avoid bumping into Thomas’ work even if you try and you can “acquire” the fantasy almost everywhere. It’s in shopping malls and in the “galleries”… |
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