Biennale Matter of Art 2022: call for curators
tranzit.cz announces an open call for the members of the curatorial working group for the next edition of the Biennale Ve věci umění / Matter of Art (VVUMOA).The task of the group will be to develop a conception of the biennale exhibition for 2022
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Pre-Christmas sale on our publications in the ArtMap bookstore
Our entire publishing line is now available in the ArtMap bookstore with 20% discount, special packages are available for 2/3 of original price!
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Biennale Matter of Art 2020 Exhibition Came to a Close
It connected international contemporary art with activities for the local community, has concluded. The project continues with an online program. /
The exhibition with the subtitle Come Closer was organized by tranzit.cz and took place in Prague from 22 July to 15 November 2020 in five main locations.
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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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Come Closer: Biennale Matter of Art opens on July 22
The project comprises an exhibition of contemporary art as well as an expansive community program /
Among the participants of the first edition are Lucy Beech, Ragnar Kjartansson, Candice Breitz, Marina Abramović, Thomas Hirschhorn, Iza Pavlina, Jean-Charles de Quillacq, Eric Baudelaire, Karol Radziszewski & dozens of others.
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Biennale Matter of Art announces new date
The first edition of the new showcase for contemporary art will be open from 21 July 2020 /
The programme has been rescheduled due to the measures introduced by the Czech government in response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak earlier this year. Despite these difficulties the exhibition will be postponed by only one month, will run until October 2020 and admission will be free throughout the event.
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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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Collective as Social Organism
artist talk by Hafiz Rancajale & Otty Widasari /
Presentation by our residents Hafiz Rancajale and Otty Widasari on the current situation of Indonesian society, the local position of art and the development of the history of modern and contemporary art in Indonesia.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 6pm
Academy of Fine Arts, U Akademie 4, Prague 7
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Confusion is Chaos Buried
pop up exhibition + performance /
The one-day pop-up exhibition will tackle the topic of diasporic condition, what it means to have more than one identity, to exist between two cultural contexts, to inherit a culture or to identify with a culture.
Anthill, Americká 39, Prague 2
September 29, 2019 at 6 p.m
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Strike for climate
tranzit.cz strikes for climate /
On September 20, 2019, the team of tranzit.cz strikes for climate.
The Right to Truth. Conversations on Art and Feminism
presentation + discussion /
The publication will be presented by Oksana Briukhovetska, artist, co-author and designer of the book.
Afterwards, a discussion with our resident, Anna Kravtes, and curators Tereza Stejskalová and Zuzana Štefková will take place.
Tuesday September 17 2019, 6:30 pm
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Moi Tran - Reconfiguring the Value of Sadness. Where do we place our value?
performance + discussion with the artist /
Moi Tran, Born in Vietnam with Chinese Heritage.
A refugee of the Vietnam War, her work examines the effects of Dis/placement and narratives in Diaspora. In an ever-evolving negotiation she calls this process the ‘Eternal detour of identity’. An Artist, Researcher and Designer based in the UK exploring intersections between Contemporary Art and Performance.
7th June 2019
6.30pm Performance - Burning to the End
7.00pm Artist Sharing of Research Paper Reconfiguring the Value of Sadness
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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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