“Our” Queer Art
An overview of queer manifestations in Czech contemporary art.
Artalk.cz
In October 2016, Revista ARTA editor Cristina Bogdan travels to Prague and Brno for 2 weeks, upon the invitation of Artalk.cz editor Klára Peloušková. The outcome: 2 diary-style texts and the desire to pursue a long-term collaboration.
With the support of AFCN, East Art Mags, the residency program for young East European art critics, kicks off in March 2017. It links Revista ARTA, Artalk.cz, Artportal.hu (Budapest) and Szum (Warsaw).
As part of the program, Czech writers visit Bucharest and write about the local scene and contributors of Revista ARTA travel to Czech & Slovak cities to discover the artworld there.
CURATORS #5 Judit Angel
Judit Angel's career began in the 1980s at the Art Museum in Arad and continued for an extended period at Műcsarnok / Kunsthalle; she is now the director at tranzit.sk/Bratislava.
Performing New Sincerity in the Czech Republic
Could new sincerity manifested through performance art be the cure for post-modern ennui? This belief echoes throughout Prague’s art scene and beyond.
Where The Experimental Things Are
Prague has always had quite the buoyant experimental scene, with several people running DIY shows and even a gallery dedicated to sound-based media.
Merging of Art and Capital at Art Encounters
Our Czech resident writes about the contemporary art biennial in Timișoara.
Living Up To Its Name – Prague’s MeetFactory
We could learn a thing or two from the MeetFactory’s impeccable structure.
An Insecure Shelter Against the Imagination of the West
An analysis of documentarism in the video works of mid-generation Romanian artists.
New Kids On The Eastern Block
Prague contemporary art may not be all that exciting, but the infusion of fresh blood and downright badassery from those crusty club kids might just be what they should be looking for.
How I learned to be contemporary #2
Ada Muntean discovers the contemporary art scene in The Czech Republic during a two week residency, part of the project East Art Mags.
How I learned to be contemporary #1
Ada Muntean discovers the contemporary art scene in The Czech Republic during a two week residency, part of the project East Art Mags.