Jennifer DeFelice on Thu, 24 Sep 1998 10:09:50 +0100


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Syndicate: public art 

Dear Syndicate,

I have recently taken Katerina Pavlickova´s place at the Soros Center in 
Prague during her short stay in the United States. The following is a 
list of projects that are a part of the Soros Center´s Annual Exhibition 
entitled "Artworks in Public Spaces" which I'm assuming Katerina has 
made mention of in the recent past.  

Although the majority of people will not have the opportunity to 
experience these pieces in person you can check out Phase I on the web 
site under the Public Art category at>

http://www.ecn.cz/osf/scca/

Over the course of this week documentation pertaining to on-going events 
will be added to the site at Phase II.

Be sure to see Chris Hill´s series of interviews at:   
http://www.cz/osf/scca/hill/index.htm

Regards and Greetings to all my long lost colleagues on the Syndicate.

Jennifer de Felice




Projects and Artists

* B J  (Josef Bolf, Ján Mancuška, Jan Šerých, Tomáš Vanek)
Notice Board - installation at 20 Komunardù street in Prague 7 near 
Libeòský most
The artist uses notice boards as an exhibition space.
Advertising - project for Lidové noviny (daily newspaper) 
Full color double-page spread of a purely aesthetic nature included as a 
supplement to the daily paper.


*B o h u s l a v   B l a z e k (method), K r y Å¡ t o f   B l a z e k 
(photography)  (Financial support provided by the Italian Government) 
Double Mirroring â?? project at the Scampia housing development (Napoli) 
and in Jizní Mìsto (Prague)
Presentation in the hall of the Obvodní knihovna in Opatova, Prague â?? 
opening  9.16. 1998 at 6:30 PM
A collection of sixty images including critical commentary taken at the 
Neapolitan housing development Scampia. A parallel exhibition in Napoli 
challenges local inhabitants to consider the origin of the images before 
they uncover the commentary which is hidden behind a strip of paper.



*B l i c k a r e n (Elen Rádová, Andrea Cihlárová, Petra Vargová)  
(Project realization thanks to support from Czech Television)
Gra kom - project for Czech Television - The broadcast of a short 
animated film consisting of the movement of monotone non-concrete matter 
on the television screen after the end of the last program on CT 2 
during the course of 14 days (from September 14 to September 27).


*M i l a n   C a i s - three projects for the Prague Underground  
Mom, Dad and me â?? ticket area at Mùstek station - platform A â?? opening 
Sept. 20th, 1998 at 
6 PM - Project for three light panels and three plexi-glass display 
cases with computer objects.
Abuse will be Punished  â?? ticket area at Mùstek station - platform A â?? 
opening Sept. 20th, 1998 at 6:00PM - the object is an evident allegory 
on the aesthetic found in the Prague Underground. With the exception of 
the wooden construction it consists solely of materials which are 
routinely used in mass transport construction (specifically interior 
detailed parts of subway cars).
Installation in interior space of a subway car - Replacement of 
advertisment posters, placement within metal frames along the doors, 
tiles, which are routinely used at subway stations along the A line. The 
project will be realized in cars that run along the A line Sept. 
19th,1998.


*J a k u b   D o l e j š   a   M i l a n   S a l á k  
Installation within the interior of a subway car - In the Prague 
Underground the usual priority seating signage is replaced with 
indicators such as "normal personâ??, "idiotâ??, "racistâ?? etc. Project to be 
realized Sept.19th ,1998. 
Magic Tram - Installation in interior space of a subway car - The usual 
lighting in the car is replaced with ultraviolet bulbs which create 
familiar effects such as glowing white and reflective colors. Project to 
be realized Oct. 3,1998.


*M i c h a l   D o l e z a l ,   Z d e n e k   J i r o u Å¡ e k	
No Where to Rush to  - "clock" installation in Benešov  - several 
fictive clocks will be installed in Benešov. Instead of numbers the 
"clocks" are made up of inscriptions indicating the consistent stress of 
contemporary life. The clocks will be installed for two weeks and on the 
first day, Sept. 26th, happenings and performances will accompany the 
installations, beginning at 11:00.

*M i l e n a   D o p i t o v á	
Forfeits - project for BRAVO magazine  (Realization being negotiated)
The artist has prepared photographic comics which when printed will 
accompagny various youth magazines as a supplement. The readers will be 
asked to use text, commentary or dialogue to complete the empty 
"bubbles" of the comic strip. The replies will be evaluated and 
presented at a later date. 


*V e r o n i k a   D r a h o t o v á  
Castle in the sky - project for Prague Castle (Sponsor: Lighting Vít 
Pavlù, Project realized thanks to support by the Prague Castle 
Administration) Illumination of Prague Castle in rainbow colors Sept. 
17th, 1998.
Prismatoid - installation at U Novákù passage-way in Prague  (Project 
realization thanks to support by  the Management of U Novákù House)
A hanging light object constructed from transparent PVC celophane and 
filled with gel and gelatin pleasure objects. Interior objects are lit 
by UV halogen light.


*G a l e r i e   E m i l a   F i l l y 
Five Day Project  - �stí nad Labem (Gallery of Emil Filla, Dlouhá 13/400 
01, tel.: 047/5211830)
An extensive performance program, artistic realizations, lectures and 
concerts will take place throughout the course of five days (October 6th 
â?? 9th, 1998)  in the vicinity of the Emil Filla Gallery.


*L u k á š   G a v l o v s k ý  
He, She and the Land - project in Høíškov  - Installation of two 
megaliths and the planting of trees along a 2 km long path surrounded by 
fields directed south of the village towards the forest. The goal is to 
revive the local countryside. 


*C h r i s   H i l l 
Walking Trips in Czech Lands - internet project â?? 
http://www.cz/osf/scca/hill/index.htm  


*P e t r   J a n d a 
Surface -  installation in Otrokovice in the park  "na Ba�ovì".  Opening 
Sept. 27rd, 1998 at 15:00 - An installation is placed in the center of 
Otrokovice that indicates the surface level of the water during the 
flood of 1997. 


*M a r t i n   J a n í c e k
Sound Passages - Railroad Bridge under Vyšehrad, Prague - Installation 
of a metal sound passage which mechanically heightens the hidden sounds 
of the iron construction of the bridge.


*K r i Å¡ t o f   K i n t e r a				
Appliances - installations in store fronts in Prague - Fictive 
appliances with no apparent function are placed in the display windows 
of selected shops with similar goods. 


*M a r t i n a   K l o u z o v á				
Still Life with Bed 
A stylized object representing a bed placed in a public space evokes a 
contrast between the private and the public.


*Z d e n a   K o l e c k o v á
Project for Labyrint revue magazine 1-2/1998 - a two-page spread in a 
magazine due out in September 1998. 

*P a v e l   K o p r i v a 					Personally â?? performance in Prague - 
September 22th â?? 24th, 1998 at three locations in Prague, at the St. 
Vitas Cathedral, at the Museum metro stop and at the botanical gardens, 
the artist will take measurements of the electromagnatism of the people 
he encounters at these locations. After the 1st of October the results 
of his work -- the various electromagnetic measurements from each 
location -- will be put on a graph and presented on a chart at each 
location.


*T h o m a s   K o t í k ,   J u l i e   S c h u l z o v á
Perception Machine II - sculpture in Snìmovní Street, Prague 1  (Project 
placement in negotiation) 
On Snìmovní Street in Malá Strana a horizontal swaying rod emphasizes 
the play between the horizontal and vertical nature of the architecture 
and the slanting terrain.


*T h o m a s   K o t í k , M a r e k   T o p i c ,   
M a r c e l   T u r i c 			
performance at Palach Square., Praha 1  - a happening lasting a duration 
of 48 hours will take place somewhere between Oct. 2 and Oct. 4th on the 
ventilation shaft of the underground parking lot at Jan Palach Square in 
Prague 1. The artists would like to call attention to the grievous state 
of the square and provoke a public discussion of its architectural 
resolution. 


*A l e n a   K o t z m a n n o v á
Shopping Is My Hobby - posters at tram stops in Prague - the placement 
of posters with the inscription "Shopping Is My Hobbyâ?? portraying a 
woman holding a plastic bag containing the St. Wenceslas Monument.



*P e t r   K o z í š e k
Love Dubbing - installation in the Vojanovy Sady, Prague 1
Two bird houses are placed on opposite sides of a bench in the garden. 
The voice of Zdenìk Štìpánek reciting Mácha´s "Máj" is heard through 
speakers installed within the bird houses. 


*A l e Å¡   K u n e Å¡  					
Corridor - installation on the bridge near the Vltavská underground 
station, Praha 7 - Large format photographs installed along the walls of 
a narrow pedestrian corridor. 


*K W  
Painting on a building in Chlumova Street 5/236, Praha 3 â?? opening Sept. 
23rd, 1998 at 6 PM - A painting portraying Superman on the side gable 
wall of a building.

	
*A d é l a   M a t a s o v á	
Walls of Rain - installation at Klenová Castle â?? opening 9.18. 1998 at 4 
PM - streams of silver consisting of aluminum rods gush out of holes in 
the fortress walls. 


*J i n d r i c h   M y n a r í k	
People - photographic installation in tram cars, Prague  - photographs 
exhibited in the environment from which they originated â?? hence within 
the city. The photographs are situated in tram cars no.14 in place of 
advertisements. 


*T o m á š   a   E s t e r   P o l c a r o v i
Advertisement - posters and billboards in Prague - "everyday object" 
campaign making use of classic advertising mediums.


*T o m á š   P o l c a r
Nude Portraits - photographic installation in corridors leading to 
platforms A and C at the Muzeum underground station â?? opening  9.20.1998 
at 6:00PM in the ticket area of the Mùstek underground station. 7 black 
and white photographs measuring 175 x 175 cm.  


*J i r í   P r í h o d a
Installation at the U hradeb cinema, Prague 1 - placement of "false" 
coming attraction posters for fictive films. The artist challenges the 
movie-goers by way of a questionaire in which they can express 
themselves concerning the up and coming films. An e-mail address will be 
provided on the posters.


*M i c h a l   S e d l á k 				
Pond Sculpture in Dolní Pocernic u Prahy
A wooden sculpture of "Loch Ness" which moves depending on the level of 
the water.
Forest sculpture in Bublava, Sokolov town-ship - In the middle of the 
forest the artist has created a sculpture dipicting lovers made of 
natural materials; stone, wood, moss.


*S i l v e r
Rose - internet project - http://www.avu.cz/~silver/rose.html - A three 
dimensional object is placed on an internet WWW server whose size, shape 
and color change with time depending on the number and "characteristics" 
of the viewers. 

*S k r y t á   t v ù r c í   j e d n o t k a   K ´ d 		
Live Broadcast - installation on Kubánské Square, Praha 10 
This project fuses  public and private. Video recording from a private 
apartment is broadcast on a monitor placed in public.

*C l a u d i a   T e n n n y s o n ,   J a r o s l a v   K o r á n  
Repairs - installation in �voz and Nerudova Streets, at Petrín, Prague 1 
- Several temporary repairs (benches, walls, sidewalks, traffic signs, 
>street lamps, stairways, etc.).  "Repairâ??, in this case, means to 
renew, 
but simultaneously preserve the visually evident history of the object 
and the traces of time found within.


*L i b o r   T e p l ý  
Verticals - photographic installation at the Cathedral of the 
Assumption, Opava â?? opening Sept. 22nd, 1998 at 5 PM - Black and white 
photography of architectural details measuring 70 x 100 cm installed in 
the space in which they were photographed. 


*M a r t i n   Z e t 
Projection in the Underground  - Video recordings of the situation in 
underground cars in Stockholm, Moscow and New York projected life size 
in Prague underground cars on September 19th 1998


*P e t r   Z i n k e
Landscapes - photographic installation at the �erný most shopping 
center, Prague 9, opening 9.21.1998 at 5 PM  - black and white 
photographs of the countryside surrounding the �erný most housing 
development with titles such as "Photographed 250 m from this spotâ??. 



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