| Umělec 4/2001 | List of all editions. | ||||
"Budapest saw the opening of a new museum on September 22 that effectively broke the mold of the local status quo. The Hungarian art scene had been anxiously anticipating MEO for some time, as this project represents the first initiative of its kind to emerge from the private sector. MEO—Contemporary Art Collection belongs to businessman Lajos Kováts who has been gathering experience in the…
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"Marek Ther (b. 1977) currently studies under Vladimír Skrepl in the painting studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. He cooperated this year with Jiří Skála on the project Microfiltration (Gallery Jelení); his latest work was exhibited in the group exhibition Casino (Universal NoD) and in an exhibition in the school’s studio. Marek Ther plays out the tension between artificiality and the…
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Jiří Havlíček (b. 1977) currently studies under Tomáš Ruller in the studio of performance in the fine arts department of the Technical College in Brno, CZ. He previously attended Václav Stratil’s drawing studio and Keiko Sei’s video atelier.
Jiří Havlíček’s recent animation immediately grabs the attention. And not only because he chooses as his protagonists Tip et Tap (Tip and Tap) the well-known…
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My Reality: Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japane-se Animation, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, 28 July – 7 Oct. 2001This traveling exhibition investigates the influence anime has had on high art, not just inside of Japan, but around the world. Among the 18 artists showing sculpture, video, painting and photography, only eight are actually from Japan. The work of the native Japanese…
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