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True Romance and Transformed Bodies in Prague

The exhibition “True Romance – The Transformed Body” at JSP Art Gallery in Prague features works by Per Morten Abrahamsen, Adam Bot, Francesca Genovese, Maurizio L’Altrella, and Dario Puggioni. Except for Adam Bot, the other artists are being introduced to the Czech audience for the first time. The exhibition offers a deep insight into the complex issue of the human body ‘s transformation in the context of the contemporary world. These transformations are driven by...

JSP Prague Presents ‘Guns and Roses’

JSP Art Gallery in Prague presents Guns and Roses, the first ever joint exhibition of two prominent ladies of contemporary Czech art, which is a provocative combination of two seemingly different worlds: the world of mythology, hunting and death with the world of faces and lives of specific people. Paulina Skavova’s mythological characters are sensuously, sophisticatedly and gently ironically connected with the erotic aspects of hunting, “bird” wardrobes or with female trophies and draw the...

Prague Commemorates Franz Kafka Centenary

DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague has prepared an extensive exhibition KAFKAesque, featuring the work of more than 30 contemporary artists including American director David Lynch, the Chapman brothers, and Chinese dissident Liu Xia. The exhibition, which will be on view until September 2024, aims not to illustrate the work of the famous writer, but to show that the existential angst and personal anguish contained in his texts are highly relevant in our time....

Richard Štipl and Cognitive Dissonance in Prague

JSP Art Gallery in Prague has opened Cognitive Dissonance, an exhibition of the works of the esteemed Canadian-Czech sculptor Richard Štipl, curated by the renowned Italian curator Lucia Rossi. Richard Štipl, born in 1968 in Šternberk, Czech Republic, is known for his solo exhibitions in Mexico, Zurich, Prague, Toronto, and New York, and now lives and works in Prague. Educated at the Ontario College of Art, Toronto, and winner of an Honours Diploma and Governor...

Discovering Europe—Cities of Culture

From Rome and Florence to London and Paris, Europe boasts a great variety of cities of culture bursting with artistic treasures. Paris, France When one thinks of art and culture in the French capital, the Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, Eiffel Tower, Musée d’Orsay and Centre Pompidou are only a small handful of the well-known destinations that come to mind. A trip to the Champs-Élysées—one of the most famous streets in the world—is a must for...

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