Raut: Sex, Art and Late Capitalism
What do working girls desire? And what is the difference between an art collector and a client of a sex service? /
Listen to the third episode of the podcast Raut, where we talk to artists and sex workers Julia Rot and Martina Šikulová, who break stereotypical ideas about people in the sex business through their audiovisual work, which bridges art and sex work.
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Get the new Glossary of Commoning Terms
The glossary comprises contributions by curators and mediators based on hands-on experience with community and participatory projects at the intersection of visual arts, social work and activism /
You can read and download the Glossary of Commoning Terms from www.emotional-labor.eu
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Biennale Matter of Art Announces Curators for the 2026 Edition
Press release /
The biennale will take place in the summer of 2026 in the Czech Republic and will be co-curated by Jaroslava Tomanová, Jakub Gawkowski, and František Fekete.
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Raut: Inconvenient Partisans
Why Aren't Women or Roma People Part of the History of the Anti-fascist Resistance? Interview with Erika Meszárosová and Martin Pfann /
In the second episode of the Raut podcast, we travel to Vysočina for the launch of the Partisan Trail (Partyzánská stezka) – an audio guide to the landscape of Horácko, which tells the story of the Romani partisan Josef Serinek. The art project is introduced by its author, intermedia artist and researcher Martin Pfann. In the second part of the podcast, we talk to artist Erika Meszárosová about women in the Slovak National Uprising, their involvement in the partisan resistance and the ephemeral monuments Erika creates for them.
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The novel Love Me Tender is now available in our online bookstore!
tranzit.cz publishing house releases the first Czech translation of the work of French writer Constance Debré /
Love Me Tender is a relentless and radical work that portrays the search for a new identity through loss and the liberating transformation of life. It is about the rejection of class, family background, and sexuality as well as a rebellion against norms, the status quo, and the social illusions that sustain it.
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Let Them Eat Cake!
Please note that the episode is only available in Czech. /
What happens when we combine food and art? In the first episode of the new series of the Raut podcast, we talk with artists Barbora Gábová and Františka Malasková about edible installations and design feasts or bread as a sustainable sculptural material. The episode is infused with a seven-course art historical menu prepared by curator Piotr Sikora.
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The Raut Podcast Has a New Season
Subscribe to Raut on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud /
We have launched the second season of the intersectional podcast Raut which discusses contemporary art and culture from perspectives that might at first glance be unrelated to art or are on the margins of social discussion. The podcast is hosted by Ester Grohová and Nela Pietrová. Please note that the podcast is available only in Czech.
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Meet New Residents: Aliza Orlan & David Apakidze
They will create commissioned artworks for the Biennale Matter of Art 2026 /
Preparations for the Biennale Matter of Art 2026 have already started! Throughout March 2025, tranzit.cz has been hosting two residencies in cooperation with the A-i-R MeetFactory program. You can catch a sneak peek of their upcoming work during the open studios event Soiré in MeetFactory on March 25, 2025 from 6 p.m.
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Sráč Sam: I Promise
The exhibition opening will take place in Prague's Art Space SVĚTOVA 1 on March 14, 2025 /
I Promise is an art project conceived by Sráč Sam and curated by Tereza Stejskalová and František Fekete in the gallery SVĚTOVA 1. The exhibition is organized by the tranzit.cz initiative in the gallery SVĚTOVA 1. The public opening of the exhibition will take place on March 14, 2025, and the exhibition will run until May 10, 2025. Admission is free of charge.
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Fellowships for Curators and Artists at Salzburg Summer Academy 2025
CALL for APPLICATIONS now open until April 6 /
Every summer some 300 students from more than 50 countries participate in around 20 classes at the Salzburg Summer Academy. Well-known artists, curators and critics from all over the world offer courses focusing on topical questions of art production, as well as curatorial practice and writing about art. The participants can choose from various courses taking place at Salzburg Summer Academy between July 21– August 30, 2025.
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2025 Editorial Plan
See what's coming out this year in the tranzit.cz publishing house! /
In recent years, the main mission of tranzit.cz publishing house has been to publish translations of important texts of feminist thought, theory and prose, which are published in the navigation edition. tranzit also publishes books by artists and collectives, theoretical and artistic manifestos, and anthologies of texts.
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Decentralized art as a weapon against overtourism?
The tranzit team made a research trip to Barcelona /
In the last week of November 2024, the tranzit.cz team went to Barcelona, where the fifteenth edition of the nomadic art festival Manifesta was taking place. It also visited the partner institution La Escocesa and other contemporary art institutions.
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Art Space Unlimited
Resilient communities at the forefront of contemporary art institutions /
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2025 Editorial Plan
See what's coming out this year in the tranzit.cz publishing house! /
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Newsletter
Latest information about the Biennale Matter of Art, new books from the tranzit publishing house, and other projects – straight into your mailbox. /
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Online Bookshop
Order books published by tranzit.cz at knihy.matterof.art /
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The Raut Podcast Has a New Season
Subscribe to Raut on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud /
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Biennale Matter of Art
The project comprises the international exhibition of contemporary art taking place once every two years as well as the platform’s long-term activities, which engage in critical reflection of the institutional aspects of the biennale format in the /
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