Za Pravdu...

The basic idea of the project, which will take place in the 650th anniversary of the birth of Master Jan Hus and the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, is to create, with the help of visual art, an image of the environment where discourse on the topic of truth was held in the context of Czech history. This environment will transform during the exhibition thanks to the performative contributions and interventions of architects and artists, offering further possibilities for interpreting the sometimes overused term "truth." The center of the project should become the wider area of the Bethlehem Chapel, including the lapidarium and the adjacent courtyard, which offers several possibilities for "truthful readings" of its history, which fundamentally influenced the perception of Czech history. Two significant personalities - Jan Hus and Václav Havel - are almost personified with the theme of truth, but even today one can find contemporary fighters "for truth." Truth remains unpopular, difficult; its proclaimer encounters misunderstanding, disinterest, or open hostility. Even visual art itself in a post-factual age is a medium where truth is very often quite complicated to identify.
The project involves collaboration from visual artists, architects, art historians, philosophers, and political scientists.

place / Lapidarium and courtyard of the Bethlehem Chapel
concept / Milena Bartlová, Tomáš Pospiszyl, Filip Šenk, Dan Merta architect / Jan Stolín
graphic design / Štěpán Malovec, Martin Odehnal
video documentation / Jan Strejcovský

architects: Alena Šrámková, Lukáš Ehl, Tomáš Koumar, Petr Hájek, Ivan Kroupa, Petr Stolín, Miroslav Šik, Ladislav Lábus, Pavla Melková
artists: Zbyněk Baladrán, Martina Smutná, Jiří David, Guma Guar, Barbora Klímová, Lenka Klodová, Stanislav Kolíbal, Jiří Kovanda, Richard Loskot, Jaromír Novotný, Jan Merta, Jiří Příhoda, Rafani, Jiří Skála, Sláva Sobotovičová, Pavel Sterec, Robert Šalanda, Marek Šilpoch, Jan Šerých, Mark Ther, Martin Zet, Roman Štětina, Petr Adámek, Daniel Hanzlík
theorists: Miroslav Petříček, Jan Sokol, Michael Žantovský, Petr Pithart, Václav Bělohradský, Jiří Přibáň, Petr Kratochvíl, Milena Bartlová, Jindřich Vybíral, Petr Fischer, Blanka Mouralová, Karel Hvížďala, Terezie Nekvindová, Ivan Blecha, Patrik Ouředník, Václav Janoščík

https://zapravdu.cz/

The exhibition will feature debates, a film documentary, theatrical performances, and publications.

16. 9. moderated debate at the Bethlehem Chapel complex / moderated by Petr Fischer / 19:00
Milena Bartlová, Karel Hvížďala, Tomáš Pospiszyl, Jiří Přibáň, Michael Žantovský  
24. 9. moderated debate at the Bethlehem Chapel complex / truth in architecture / moderated by Filip Šenk / 19:00
Ivan Blecha, Petr Kratochvíl, Ladislav Lábus, Pavla Melková, Jindřich Vybíral 
25. 9. moderated debate at the Bethlehem Chapel complex / truth in art / moderated by Václav Janoščík / 19:00
Milena Bartlová, Stanislav Kolíbal, David Kořínek, Terezie Nekvindová 
29. 9. film BLOCK 1 at Kino Ponrepo /
moderated by Tomáš Pospiszyl, Jan Strejcovský / 18:00
L. Godard: Truth (58'), Helena Všetečková: Everyone has the truth (124'), Jan Foukal: The Last Lecture of Egon Bondy (33')  
30. 9. lecture (in English) / Faculty of Architecture CTU  / 18:00
Ákos Moravánszky: “Material Truth” versus “Principle of Dressing.” Material Strategies in Contemporary Architecture 
3. 10. literary - theatrical evening  at the Bethlehem Chapel complex / 19:00
Petr Adámek, Jonáš Hájek, Vít Malocha, Sector for guests: Don Juan, Škrábanice: Michal Rataj, Jaromír Typlt  
5. 10. film BLOCK 2 at Kino Ponrepo /
moderated by Tomáš Pospiszyl, Jan Strejcovský / 18: 00
Alžběta Bačík: Doctors (17'), Hito Steyerl: Journal No. 1 - An Artist's Impression (22'), Moritz Liewerscheidt: Turn of the Century (30'), Harun Farocki: Images of the World and the Inscription of War (75') 
10. 10. moderated debate at the Bethlehem Chapel complex / moderated by Jakub Železný / 19:00
Václav Bělohradský, Blanka Mouralová, Miroslav Petříček, Petr Pithart, Jan Sokol, Miroslav Šik+ 21.00 concert  J.H.Krchovský & Krch-off band 

All events are free of charge.