Lecture series "Wednesdays at AVU" - Fall 2015

VVP AVU AND KTDU CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE AUTUMN LECTURE SERIES ON WEDNESDAYS AT AVU
 
14-10-2015, 18:00
FINALISTS OF THE JINDŘICH CHALUPECKÝ PRIZE
VOJTĚCH FRÖHLICH / LUKÁŠ KARBUS / BARBORA KLEINHAMPLOVÁ / PAVLA SCERANKOVÁ / PAVEL STEREC
For the eighth time, finalists of the prestigious Jindřich Chalupecký Prize will present themselves at AVU through short presentations. The prize is awarded to Czech artists under 35 years old. Come and learn more about the finalists and their works exhibited at the Moravian Gallery in Brno before the winner is announced.
 
In collaboration with the Jindřich Chalupecký Society, moderated by Terezie Nekvindová.
 
4-11-2015, 18:00
ZBYNĚK BALADRÁN – TOMÁŠ SVOBODA
EXHIBITION DISPLAY
The artistic practice of Zbyněk Baladrán and Tomáš Svoboda also extends to the visual design of exhibitions. Both artists share one studio, so exhibition design becomes a frequent topic of their discussions, which has recently reflected in several joint exhibition realizations. During the talk, they will present their approaches and mainly attempt to articulate what they consider to be shared conceptual starting points.
 
25-11-2015, 18:00
VÁCLAV MAGID
THEORY OF AVANT-GARDE IN CONTEXTS
On the occasion of the publication of the Czech translation of two books by Peter Bürger – Theory of the Avant-Garde (1974) and The Aging of Modernity (2001) – the editor of the publication Václav Magid will present and reflect on the basic motifs of the theoretical project of this German literary scholar, who left a significant mark in the theory and criticism of contemporary visual art. Bürger's characterization of the avant-garde as an attack on the autonomous institution of art, aimed at returning art to life practice, as well as his critique of post-war neo-avant-gardes, still provoke polemical reactions today.
 
9-12-2015, 18:00
IVA KNOBLOCH
AMERICAN UTOPIA AND EUROPEAN REALITY: EXPO 39 IN NEW YORK
The World’s Fair in New York, subtitled The World of Tomorrow, culminated the pre-war exhibition euphoria. It was the most expensive and most massive exhibition undertaking, aimed at dazzling the world with an American vision of prosperity, technological advancement, and social peace against the backdrop of expanding Nazism and Communism. The Czechoslovak pavilion, contributed to by Ladislav Sutnar, became the first crack in the American utopia, as did Salvador Dalí’s subversive pavilion Dream of Venus.
 
 
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IN PRAGUE
U AKADEMIE 4, AUDITORIUM – 3RD FLOOR
 
ORGANIZED BY THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AVU IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THEORY AND HISTORY OF ART AVU
TECHNICAL SUPPORT DIGILAB AVU
ONLINE STREAM BY ČT24 AS PART OF I-BROADCASTING OF CZECH TELEVISION
 
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