March-June 2022
Research in Czech Republic
01.03-04.04.2022
DEMONSTRATION FOR ALL SENSES
Reflection of social Climate in Czech conceptual Photography
Exhibition in Kupe Gallery in Opava
The exhibition and working meeting in Opava will focuses on the unofficial art scene in Central Europe after 1945. An important element of this scene was the art of action - action art. Revolt was a basic motif of artistic expression in the 1960s and today it is generally referred to as Action Art. In their protests against the communistic government and commercialization of art, artists left galleries and performed various actions in the streets, on alternative premises and in the countryside. In most cases, photo documentation is all that remains of such transient actions. The exhibition in Opava focuses on the research and presentation of the remains of these exceptional events, which were not only of artistic but also political significance.
Key Words:
public art; policy; communism; commerce; action; happening; body art; land art; conceptual art;
Methodology:
qualitative research of the collection (Olomouc Museum of Art,)
collection and summary of information from published texts and images (search, annotations, keywords)
field research and preparation of an exhibition of works (private collections, artists' studios)
preparation of a text for an exhibition in the cultural and social context of the 60s - 80s
Artists:
Brikcius Eugen, Sluneční hodiny. Land-art.rekonstrukce(1970)