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Kurátorství a dílo za hranicemi výstavy
Curation and work beyond the boundaries of the exhibition
Event by: Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze
Location: Academy of Fine Arts, U Akademie 172/4, Praha 7
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We cordially invite you to a meeting with the curator and author Fatos Üstek, which will take place together with the presentations of this year's Jindřich Chalupecký Prize laureates, Oskar Helcel, Judita Levitnarová and the No Fun collective.< br/>
What are the current possibilities for curatorial and artistic collaboration in relation to the support of artistic experiment and social responsibility at the same time? Using examples from her own rich practice, Fatos Üstek will present different curatorial approaches that reflect her efforts to support fair and at the same time innovative methods in contemporary art. Fatos Üstek works as a curator and curator of new works for Frieze Sculpture in Regent's Park, London, and in her presentation she will present the strategies that shape large-scale contemporary art exhibitions in public space. He will also ask what are the advantages and pitfalls of close collaboration between the curator* and the artist*, and how to mediate the meeting of philosophy and art in the form of an exhibition. Under what circumstances can curatorial practice function as a platform for artistic innovation and when can we talk about the ethical dimension of curation?
◾ Fatos Üstek
is an important voice on the contemporary art scene, active in London and internationally. She is the curator of important exhibitions and biennials such as Frieze Sculpture, London and Cascading Principles Expansions within Geometry, Philosophy and Interference, Oxford and a member of the jury of the Jindřich Chalupecký Prize. She was the director of the Liverpool Biennial or the Roberts Institute of Art, and in addition to exhibitions (Fig-2 50 exhibitions 50 weeks, 2015, ICA) she prepared a number of festivals (Art Night 2017 London, 11th Liverpool Biennial, 10th Gwangju Biennial, South Korea) and realizations in Public Space (Nathan Coley, Liverpool, 2020; Do Ho Suh, London, 2018-20.) She is the author of The Art Institution of Tomorrow, Reinventing the Model (2023) and other research and publication activities (Curating Companion, Blackwell, 2020). He organizes seminars (Miart Talks, 2018, Milan) and educational workshops (Art Fund Curatorial Workshops, 2015). She is also a co-founder of the organization FRANK Fair Artist Pay.
◾ Oskar Helcel
graduated from the Department of Photography at FAMU in Prague in the studios of Markéta Kinterová and Hynko Alt. In his artistic work, he focuses on the mechanisms of late capitalism in the context of contemporary urban space. He has been working for a long time with the so-called developmentism, as tools to reproduce capitalism, privatization of the city for profit and gentrification. In his performative video-essays, he uncovers class and economic inequalities, often linked to specific localities. The need for a home, the confrontation of an individual with corporations or the emotional imbalance of the creators of development projects are other subjects of the work.
◾ Judita Levitnerová
graduated from the University of Ostrava and continued her master's studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Brno in the Intermedia studio . She is currently working at FaVU on her dissertation on Contemporary Informel, while also exploring feminist issues. In his artistic practice, he is primarily based on the medium of painting, but he also transfers painting techniques to work in other art forms, whether it is objects, second-hand fashion or live visual accompaniment to musical performances. He repeatedly works with the method of imitation, which he perceives above all as another form of approach to the researched object and as care for forgotten art techniques.
◾ No Fun collective
The artistic and research collective No Fun was founded in in 2021. The current members of the collective are Markéta Soukupová, Alex Petrova, Ondřej Trhoň, Andrea Hubert and Maxine Vajt. At the same time, the collective functions as a modular and open entity with different levels of involvement of individual people from a number of sectors. In its work, the No Fun collective deals with queer subversive strategies of video games in the context of Central and Eastern Europe. Through a theoretically grounded and artistically and politically relevant point of view, he reflects on cis heteronormative perspectives and seeks effective strategies to break them in cooperation with the queer and trans community. Jindřich Chalupecký.
◾ Hosted by Hana Janečková
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We are pleased to invite you to a presentation by curator and writer Fatos Üstek, which will be followed by presentations finalists of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award, Oskar Helcel, Judita Levitnarová and No Fun kolektiv.
Exploring curatorial practice as a platform for artistic experimentation and social advocacy Fatos Üstek will reflect on her recent work with Frieze Sculpture in Regent's Park, offering insights into the strategies that inform large-scale, public art exhibitions and the challenges of situating contemporary art in open, accessible spaces. Üstek will discuss her close collaboration with artists and the evolving role of curators in shaping the intersection between art, philosophy, and viewer engagement. She will speak about her role with FRANK Fair Artist Pay, sharing how curatorial frameworks can advocate for fair artist remuneration and ethical practice across the arts sector. This presentation will provide a comprehensive look at the diverse methodologies Üstek employs, highlighting her commitment to fostering both innovative artistic environments and a socially engaged, equitable art world.
◾Fatos Üstek
is an influential voice in contemporary art, in both UK and international art contexts. With a background in directing major art institutions like the Liverpool Biennial and The Roberts Institute of Art, Üstek has curated impactful exhibitions and biennials, such as Frieze Sculpture, London and Cascading Principles Expansions within Geometry, Philosophy and Interference, Oxford. She is the author of The Art Institution of Tomorrow, Reinventing the Model. Her projects span mid-to-large scale nonprofit exhibitions, public art commissions, and initiatives like FRANK Fair Artist Pay. Her advisory roles include serving as Chair of New Contemporaries and advisory board member for the Extra Extra Magazine and Urbane Kuenste Ruhr. Her accolades include Apollo's 40 Under 40 and nominations for Artlyst Power 100 and the ICI Gerrit Lansing Award, highlighting her impact across the arts sector.
◾ Oskar Helcel
graduated from the Department of Photography at FAMU, where he studied in the studios of Marketa Kinterová and Hynek Alt. He works with the topic of "developerism" as a tool for the reproduction of capitalism and privatization of cities for profit and gentrification. His performative video essays reveal class and economic inequality, often in connection with specific locations. The broader social issues are interconnected with more intimate processes of perception such as a need for home, confrontation between the subject and corporations, and the emotional imbalance of real estate developers.
◾ Judita Levitnerová
graduated from the University of Ostrava and then continued her studies in the Intermedia Studio at the Brno University of Technology's Faculty of Fine Arts, where she is also currently working on a dissertation on the subject of contemporary informal as well as researching feminist issues. She works with the method of imitation as another form of approaching the subject and practices of care for forgotten artistic techniques.
◾ No Fun collective
The art research collective No Fun, was founded in 2021 and its current members are Markéta Soukupová, Alex Petrova, Ondřej Trhoň, Andrea Hubert, and Maxine Vajt. It also functions as a modular and open unit, inviting other people from a variety of disciplines. No Fun Collective explores queer subversive strategies of video games in the context of Central and Eastern Europe through theoretically informed and artistically and politically concise positions; it reflects on cis heteronormative norms while seeking effective strategies of their disruption; in collaboration with the queer and trans community as a shared practice of safe space, lecture, workshops and performance.
◾Moderated by Hana Janečková
We cordially invite you to a meeting with the curator and author Fatos Üstek, which will take place together with the presentations of this year's Jindřich Chalupecký Prize laureates, Oskar Helcel, Judita Levitnarová and the No Fun collective.< br/>
What are the current possibilities for curatorial and artistic collaboration in relation to the support of artistic experiment and social responsibility at the same time? Using examples from her own rich practice, Fatos Üstek will present different curatorial approaches that reflect her efforts to support fair and at the same time innovative methods in contemporary art. Fatos Üstek works as a curator and curator of new works for Frieze Sculpture in Regent's Park, London, and in her presentation she will present the strategies that shape large-scale contemporary art exhibitions in public space. He will also ask what are the advantages and pitfalls of close collaboration between the curator* and the artist*, and how to mediate the meeting of philosophy and art in the form of an exhibition. Under what circumstances can curatorial practice function as a platform for artistic innovation and when can we talk about the ethical dimension of curation?
◾ Fatos Üstek
is an important voice on the contemporary art scene, active in London and internationally. She is the curator of important exhibitions and biennials such as Frieze Sculpture, London and Cascading Principles Expansions within Geometry, Philosophy and Interference, Oxford and a member of the jury of the Jindřich Chalupecký Prize. She was the director of the Liverpool Biennial or the Roberts Institute of Art, and in addition to exhibitions (Fig-2 50 exhibitions 50 weeks, 2015, ICA) she prepared a number of festivals (Art Night 2017 London, 11th Liverpool Biennial, 10th Gwangju Biennial, South Korea) and realizations in Public Space (Nathan Coley, Liverpool, 2020; Do Ho Suh, London, 2018-20.) She is the author of The Art Institution of Tomorrow, Reinventing the Model (2023) and other research and publication activities (Curating Companion, Blackwell, 2020). He organizes seminars (Miart Talks, 2018, Milan) and educational workshops (Art Fund Curatorial Workshops, 2015). She is also a co-founder of the organization FRANK Fair Artist Pay.
◾ Oskar Helcel
graduated from the Department of Photography at FAMU in Prague in the studios of Markéta Kinterová and Hynko Alt. In his artistic work, he focuses on the mechanisms of late capitalism in the context of contemporary urban space. He has been working for a long time with the so-called developmentism, as tools to reproduce capitalism, privatization of the city for profit and gentrification. In his performative video-essays, he uncovers class and economic inequalities, often linked to specific localities. The need for a home, the confrontation of an individual with corporations or the emotional imbalance of the creators of development projects are other subjects of the work.
◾ Judita Levitnerová
graduated from the University of Ostrava and continued her master's studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Brno in the Intermedia studio . She is currently working at FaVU on her dissertation on Contemporary Informel, while also exploring feminist issues. In his artistic practice, he is primarily based on the medium of painting, but he also transfers painting techniques to work in other art forms, whether it is objects, second-hand fashion or live visual accompaniment to musical performances. He repeatedly works with the method of imitation, which he perceives above all as another form of approach to the researched object and as care for forgotten art techniques.
◾ No Fun collective
The artistic and research collective No Fun was founded in in 2021. The current members of the collective are Markéta Soukupová, Alex Petrova, Ondřej Trhoň, Andrea Hubert and Maxine Vajt. At the same time, the collective functions as a modular and open entity with different levels of involvement of individual people from a number of sectors. In its work, the No Fun collective deals with queer subversive strategies of video games in the context of Central and Eastern Europe. Through a theoretically grounded and artistically and politically relevant point of view, he reflects on cis heteronormative perspectives and seeks effective strategies to break them in cooperation with the queer and trans community. Jindřich Chalupecký.
◾ Hosted by Hana Janečková
///
We are pleased to invite you to a presentation by curator and writer Fatos Üstek, which will be followed by presentations finalists of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award, Oskar Helcel, Judita Levitnarová and No Fun kolektiv.
Exploring curatorial practice as a platform for artistic experimentation and social advocacy Fatos Üstek will reflect on her recent work with Frieze Sculpture in Regent's Park, offering insights into the strategies that inform large-scale, public art exhibitions and the challenges of situating contemporary art in open, accessible spaces. Üstek will discuss her close collaboration with artists and the evolving role of curators in shaping the intersection between art, philosophy, and viewer engagement. She will speak about her role with FRANK Fair Artist Pay, sharing how curatorial frameworks can advocate for fair artist remuneration and ethical practice across the arts sector. This presentation will provide a comprehensive look at the diverse methodologies Üstek employs, highlighting her commitment to fostering both innovative artistic environments and a socially engaged, equitable art world.
◾Fatos Üstek
is an influential voice in contemporary art, in both UK and international art contexts. With a background in directing major art institutions like the Liverpool Biennial and The Roberts Institute of Art, Üstek has curated impactful exhibitions and biennials, such as Frieze Sculpture, London and Cascading Principles Expansions within Geometry, Philosophy and Interference, Oxford. She is the author of The Art Institution of Tomorrow, Reinventing the Model. Her projects span mid-to-large scale nonprofit exhibitions, public art commissions, and initiatives like FRANK Fair Artist Pay. Her advisory roles include serving as Chair of New Contemporaries and advisory board member for the Extra Extra Magazine and Urbane Kuenste Ruhr. Her accolades include Apollo's 40 Under 40 and nominations for Artlyst Power 100 and the ICI Gerrit Lansing Award, highlighting her impact across the arts sector.
◾ Oskar Helcel
graduated from the Department of Photography at FAMU, where he studied in the studios of Marketa Kinterová and Hynek Alt. He works with the topic of "developerism" as a tool for the reproduction of capitalism and privatization of cities for profit and gentrification. His performative video essays reveal class and economic inequality, often in connection with specific locations. The broader social issues are interconnected with more intimate processes of perception such as a need for home, confrontation between the subject and corporations, and the emotional imbalance of real estate developers.
◾ Judita Levitnerová
graduated from the University of Ostrava and then continued her studies in the Intermedia Studio at the Brno University of Technology's Faculty of Fine Arts, where she is also currently working on a dissertation on the subject of contemporary informal as well as researching feminist issues. She works with the method of imitation as another form of approaching the subject and practices of care for forgotten artistic techniques.
◾ No Fun collective
The art research collective No Fun, was founded in 2021 and its current members are Markéta Soukupová, Alex Petrova, Ondřej Trhoň, Andrea Hubert, and Maxine Vajt. It also functions as a modular and open unit, inviting other people from a variety of disciplines. No Fun Collective explores queer subversive strategies of video games in the context of Central and Eastern Europe through theoretically informed and artistically and politically concise positions; it reflects on cis heteronormative norms while seeking effective strategies of their disruption; in collaboration with the queer and trans community as a shared practice of safe space, lecture, workshops and performance.
◾Moderated by Hana Janečková