In the center of Prague, there are again large sculptures starting today
Prague - From today until the end of September, people in downtown Prague will again encounter large sculptures. Unlike previous years, when the exhibition was mainly at Wenceslas Square, the sculptures and installations will be more in the Old Town and at Republic Square. The Sculpture Grande exhibition is organized by Gallery Art Factory, and today its curators informed the media about it.
Olga Dvořáková from the organizing Prague gallery has collaborated with German curator Gisela Winkelhofer. The word "grande" contained in the festival's name is, according to them, synonymous this year with "big names of artists with a global reputation in the field of sculpture."
"We have selected artists who regularly present their works at fairs in Basel, Miami, or Frieze in London, in museums like MoMA or at the Venice Biennale," the curators say.
The works being presented in Prague include Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm, his compatriot Brigitte Kowanz, Brit Julian Opie, whose other works are currently also exhibited at the Kampa Museum, Swiss artist Sylvia Fleury, Frenchman Jean-Jacques Ory, German artist Stephan Balkenhol, and the local scene is represented by Jiří David.
His work, a gigantic blind man's cane, is the only artifact this year displayed at Wenceslas Square.
A new feature of this year's edition is an international competition for young artists called Generation Next. The curators reached out to students of art schools or their graduates, who are under 35 years old and are already starting to appear on the art scene.
More than 50 artists from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Austria, Germany, and the USA applied, and six of them are presenting their works at Republic Square. An international jury will select the most original artwork, which will be awarded on September 17 with the prag.art award 07. Along with this award, the author will receive 5000 euros (144,000 crowns).
Olga Dvořáková from the organizing Prague gallery has collaborated with German curator Gisela Winkelhofer. The word "grande" contained in the festival's name is, according to them, synonymous this year with "big names of artists with a global reputation in the field of sculpture."
"We have selected artists who regularly present their works at fairs in Basel, Miami, or Frieze in London, in museums like MoMA or at the Venice Biennale," the curators say.
The works being presented in Prague include Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm, his compatriot Brigitte Kowanz, Brit Julian Opie, whose other works are currently also exhibited at the Kampa Museum, Swiss artist Sylvia Fleury, Frenchman Jean-Jacques Ory, German artist Stephan Balkenhol, and the local scene is represented by Jiří David.
His work, a gigantic blind man's cane, is the only artifact this year displayed at Wenceslas Square.
A new feature of this year's edition is an international competition for young artists called Generation Next. The curators reached out to students of art schools or their graduates, who are under 35 years old and are already starting to appear on the art scene.
More than 50 artists from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Austria, Germany, and the USA applied, and six of them are presenting their works at Republic Square. An international jury will select the most original artwork, which will be awarded on September 17 with the prag.art award 07. Along with this award, the author will receive 5000 euros (144,000 crowns).
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