Exhibition TWENTY AFTER TWENTY CZ-SK
Publisher
Tisková zpráva
11.11.2009 21:30
Tisková zpráva
11.11.2009 21:30
17. 11. 2009–10. 1. 2010
Galerie Jaroslava FragneraBetlémské nám. 5a, 110 00 Prague 1
www.gjf.cz
Vernissage on 16. 11. 2009 at 18:00, catalog launch and opening of the accompanying exhibition at the Zumtobel showroom (Jankovcova 2, Prague 7-Holešovice), then opening of the exhibition at GJF at 19:00.
14. 1.–7. 2. 2010
design factoryBottova 2, Bratislava
www.designfactory.sk
Vernissage on 13. 1. 2010 at design factory at 18:00.
Czechoslovak exhibition primarily presenting the creative approach and thinking of young architects who began studying at university after the Velvet Revolution. Instead of classical models, actual realizations will be exhibited, albeit somewhat unconventional: CZ – dog houses, SK – birdhouses.
The exhibition is held under the auspices of Václav Riedlbauch, Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic, and Marek Maďarič, Minister of Culture of the Slovak Republic.
Curators
Dan Merta, Andrea Trembuláková and collective
Graphics
Linda Dostálková, The Bestseller Creative Platform
The goal of the project 20 AFTER 20 is to present Czech and Slovak architecture through fresh projects instead of an archive of already proven architectures.
It challenges selected authors to design a small, easily realizable, and eventually functional architecture/design for birdhouses and dog houses. We hope that the result will not only be a current overview of architectural thinking and design methods
but also that the houses themselves will have their own architectural quality. The assignment for the houses does not attempt to predefine these qualities, only offers simple, non-binding guidelines and a format of the area in which they should be realized.
We assume that the design/creation of the houses by the selected authors will carry their handwriting and reflect the individual design approaches used in projects of “proper architecture.” It is precisely the influence of these methods that seems to automatically instill architectural qualities into the design.
The unconventional assignment allows us to highlight a broader field of architecture beyond the traditional boundaries defined by construction. It also notes the penetration of architecture into areas that are not their traditional domain.
Andrea Trembuláková
The approaching 20th anniversary of November 17th, like every round anniversary, invites reflection. These twenty years since the Velvet Revolution were one of the impulses for this Czechoslovak exhibition. We wanted to create a platform for a friendly meeting of 40 architects or studios from former Czechoslovakia.
These collective exhibitions usually present real, serious architecture, which is why our curatorial collective agreed on the theme of “serious – non-serious” architecture, architecture for our animal companions. It is real architecture, a conceptual approach, a game... In fact, it is something we can also find in real buildings or what is characteristic of the professional work of selected architects.
Who actually comprises this federative selection: stars, rising stars, renowned architects as well as those who are still waiting for fame. Some have already established themselves, some have been shining for some time, some already have international presentations behind them, while others are just waiting for their glory. And that is precisely what makes this selection interesting; it is not based on merit, but on creativity and the potential of architectural expression.
The objects are responses to the question of how these generations approach such a possibly dadaistic assignment. How much they care about the angle from which they approach it, how specifically they materialize the idea of the assignment, and how their resulting project fits into the overall figure of the exhibition.
The project started in Prague on the eve of November 17th will be reprised in mid-January 2010 at the Design Factory in Bratislava, which is the organizer for the Slovak side. This joint exhibition is a continuation of our several years of cooperation in presenting contemporary Czech and Slovak architecture.
The exhibition, which leans more towards the realm of free creation, is accompanied by a catalog in which each studio is presented with three selected projects. From these, one can glean what this selected portfolio of architects is striving for in their work or in their efforts for a better tomorrow. There are both realizations and projects, visions, and dreams.
In conclusion, we would like to thank all who were involved in the creation, realization, and those who intellectually supported our curatorial collective: architects, donors, partners, and sponsors. And especially the Pro Slovakia fund, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Slovak Institute in Prague, and the Czech Center in Bratislava.
These collective exhibitions usually present real, serious architecture, which is why our curatorial collective agreed on the theme of “serious – non-serious” architecture, architecture for our animal companions. It is real architecture, a conceptual approach, a game... In fact, it is something we can also find in real buildings or what is characteristic of the professional work of selected architects.
Who actually comprises this federative selection: stars, rising stars, renowned architects as well as those who are still waiting for fame. Some have already established themselves, some have been shining for some time, some already have international presentations behind them, while others are just waiting for their glory. And that is precisely what makes this selection interesting; it is not based on merit, but on creativity and the potential of architectural expression.
The objects are responses to the question of how these generations approach such a possibly dadaistic assignment. How much they care about the angle from which they approach it, how specifically they materialize the idea of the assignment, and how their resulting project fits into the overall figure of the exhibition.
The project started in Prague on the eve of November 17th will be reprised in mid-January 2010 at the Design Factory in Bratislava, which is the organizer for the Slovak side. This joint exhibition is a continuation of our several years of cooperation in presenting contemporary Czech and Slovak architecture.
The exhibition, which leans more towards the realm of free creation, is accompanied by a catalog in which each studio is presented with three selected projects. From these, one can glean what this selected portfolio of architects is striving for in their work or in their efforts for a better tomorrow. There are both realizations and projects, visions, and dreams.
In conclusion, we would like to thank all who were involved in the creation, realization, and those who intellectually supported our curatorial collective: architects, donors, partners, and sponsors. And especially the Pro Slovakia fund, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Slovak Institute in Prague, and the Czech Center in Bratislava.
Dan Merta
CatalogThe exhibition is accompanied by a two-hundred-page Czech-Slovak-English catalog that presents individual studios: both the architects themselves and their work. Among the three selected buildings are realizations, competition projects, studies, or visions. Introductory texts to the Czech and Slovak creations of the young generation were written by Imro Vaško and Adam Gebrian.
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