Artist in Residence: Nikita Kadan
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From November 30 till December 29, tranzit.cz in collaboration with Lidice Memorial and Lidice Art Collection will host Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan. The residency is part of the upcoming Biennale Matter of Art 2024 and will result in the making of a new commissioned artwork.
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Kyiv 23' Biennial
The fifth edition of Kyiv Biennial will be international and will take place in Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Uzhhorod, Vienna, Warsaw and Berlin.
In view of the brutal Russian attack on Ukraine, a comprehensive biennial project in Kyiv long seemed deeply uncertain, if not impossible. But, with a cascade of openings – starting in Kyiv and Vienna in October 2023, finishing in Berlin in 2024 – the fifth Kyiv Biennial will take place. This Biennial edition is conceived as a European event, with dispersed exhibitions and public programs in a number of Ukrainian and EU cities, and realized in partnership with leading European institutions in the field of contemporary art.
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Abolish the Family: Book Launch and Workshop with Druhá : směna
tranzit.cz is publishing the first czech translation of Sophie Lewis's radical book /
On the evening of Wednesday 27 September 2023 the premises of the Petrohradská kolektiv will host the launch of the book Abolish the Family, featuring a thematic workshop headed by Maja Vusilović and Eliška Koldová from Druhá : směna. During the course of the evening the book shall be on sale at a special discount. Admission to the event is free of charge, but the capacity of the workshop is limited, so please register if you wish to take part in the latter.
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Shaking Up The Museum
Workshop with Kateryna Lysovenko /
Workshop for preschool children from Ukraine led by Ukrainian painter Kateryna Lysovenko. The children will be creatively processing the experience of living in a different country and a new environment. Lysovenko is in Prague in July and August 2023 for an artist residency as part of the In the Matter of Art 2023 Biennial. The workshop capacity is currently full.
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Residencies and mobility 2023
In 2023, tranzit maintained a dense schedule of curatorial and artistic residencies and research trips to various European countries supported in the framework of NextGenerationEU. /
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Biennale Matter of Art 2022 has come to a close in Prague, Katalin Erdődi and Aleksei Borisionok appointed curators for the 2024 edition
Both Erdődi and Borisionok are based in Vienna, Austria, and Matter of Art marks their first professional collaboration. /
The biennale, which ended on October 23, focused on contemporary notions of decolonization in Central and Eastern Europe. Furthermore, it has brought attention to the topics of vulnerability, resilience, and trauma, both collective and individual.
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Éric Baudelaire | Screening and live discussion
In addition to introducing the topics and the working and creative processes, Éric Baudelaire and Tomáš Vobořil will talk about the ongoing archival research leading to a future project involving elements of the history of the Czechoslovak training center in Zastávka u Brna. Admission to the event is free of charge.
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The War in Ukraine: A Feminist Perspective
Can feminism bring us new perspectives based on which we can understand the war in Ukraine in ways that go beyond the hegemonic narratives circulating nowadays? Join the online debate streaming on October 19, 2022 from 6.00 pm CET.
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Hoří chemička, něco si přej | book launch with authors Bára Bažantová and Michal Karvay
The book /
In September 2021 the artist and social worker Bára Bažantová together with the anthropologist Lenka Podroužek Polčová moved for one month into the Libuše Community Centre, based in the Janov housing estate in Litvínov. During this time Bažantová kept a diary, which then formed the background for her book
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Biennale Matter of Art Prague 2022
The second edition of the international exhibition organized by tranzit.cz /
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Biennale Matter of Art 2022 announces venues
A hospital, a white cube, and an art nouveau landmark /
Biennale Matter of Art Prague 2022 announces venues for the upcoming edition. The exhibition will take place from July 21 to October 23, 2022 across three sites that offer a very distinct architectural backdrop to the exhibition.
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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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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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