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PNS na Riviére
PNS on the Riviera
Event by: Curatorial Studies Institute
Location: Kontajner Riviéra, Na Riviére 35/2, Bratislava - Karlova Ves
Exhibitions
About event
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PNS on the Riviera
The PNS project is a work of art by the artist Stan Masár, it premiered at the Kunsthalle Bratislava (2017) and toured the Pohoda and Divadelná Nitra festivals. In May 2025, it became a dedicated gallery of contemporary art at the Žilina Záriečie Station and in front of the New Synagogue.
PNS is an abbreviation of the Postal Newspaper Service, where period print, postcards, stamps and tobacco were sold - it is a stand, newsagent, kiosk. We are moving the newspaper stand to the position of a gallery with an exposition or a community place where works of art meet viewers in a public space.
The exhibition at the PNS stand will be a memory of November 17. It will present the works of authors who are devoted to freedom, totalitarian ideologies, but also critical thinking. With the exhibition, we want to respond to the current alarming situation in society, the spread of misinformation and hoaxes, the loss of trust in institutions, a divided society, the hunt for minorities or non-profit organizations and the deviation from the democratic values that connect us to Europe.
In the future, PNS na Riviera will present individual and group exhibition projects by domestic and foreign authors and will focus on urban and engaged themes.
PNS na Riviere will present the following authors:
Martin Piaček, Katarína Balúnová, Gabriela Birošová, Anton Čierny, Martin Derner, Stano Masár, Rudolf Sikora, Ladislav Čarný, Peter Kalmus, Kundy Crew, Ilona Németh, Matúš Matťátko, Ivana Šáteková, Martin Shooty Šútovec.
Curator: Juraj Čarný
Opening on the Riviera:
16. 11. 2025, from 16.00 to 20.00
16.45 speech by the author of the PNS project Stan Masár and curator Juraj Čarný
16.55 speeches by the personalities of November: Pavol Demeš, Ladislav Čarný, Rudolf Sikora
17.20 opening of the Trolia farma exhibition at SPACE contemporary art gallery
17.40 performance: Katarína Balúnová
7:30 p.m. concert: Matej Tále
Transportation: Riviéra stop (public transport 4, 9, 29, 32, 33), parking lot near Lidl, or opposite the garden of the Waterworks Museum.
The exhibition will last until January 11, 2026 and will be available to viewers 24/7.
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We realize the project on our own without grants, thanks to the friendliness of the exhibiting authors, interested partners, in cooperation with the Nežná initiative, KONTAKT Riviér and Oliver Kleinert.
Complete program of the Nežná event! on the Riviera can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/846921914378129?acontext=%7B%22event_a ction_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
PNS on the Riviera
The PNS project is a work of art by the artist Stan Masár, it premiered at the Kunsthalle Bratislava (2017) and toured the Pohoda and Divadelná Nitra festivals. In May 2025, it became a dedicated gallery of contemporary art at the Žilina Záriečie Station and in front of the New Synagogue.
PNS is an abbreviation of the Postal Newspaper Service, where period print, postcards, stamps and tobacco were sold - it is a stand, newsagent, kiosk. We are moving the newspaper stand to the position of a gallery with an exposition or a community place where works of art meet viewers in a public space.
The exhibition at the PNS stand will be a memory of November 17. It will present the works of authors who are devoted to freedom, totalitarian ideologies, but also critical thinking. With the exhibition, we want to respond to the current alarming situation in society, the spread of misinformation and hoaxes, the loss of trust in institutions, a divided society, the hunt for minorities or non-profit organizations and the deviation from the democratic values that connect us to Europe.
In the future, PNS na Riviera will present individual and group exhibition projects by domestic and foreign authors and will focus on urban and engaged themes.
PNS na Riviere will present the following authors:
Martin Piaček, Katarína Balúnová, Gabriela Birošová, Anton Čierny, Martin Derner, Stano Masár, Rudolf Sikora, Ladislav Čarný, Peter Kalmus, Kundy Crew, Ilona Németh, Matúš Matťátko, Ivana Šáteková, Martin Shooty Šútovec.
Curator: Juraj Čarný
Opening on the Riviera:
16. 11. 2025, from 16.00 to 20.00
16.45 speech by the author of the PNS project Stan Masár and curator Juraj Čarný
16.55 speeches by the personalities of November: Pavol Demeš, Ladislav Čarný, Rudolf Sikora
17.20 opening of the Trolia farma exhibition at SPACE contemporary art gallery
17.40 performance: Katarína Balúnová
7:30 p.m. concert: Matej Tále
Transportation: Riviéra stop (public transport 4, 9, 29, 32, 33), parking lot near Lidl, or opposite the garden of the Waterworks Museum.
The exhibition will last until January 11, 2026 and will be available to viewers 24/7.
_________________________
We realize the project on our own without grants, thanks to the friendliness of the exhibiting authors, interested partners, in cooperation with the Nežná initiative, KONTAKT Riviér and Oliver Kleinert.
Complete program of the Nežná event! on the Riviera can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/846921914378129?acontext=%7B%22event_a ction_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D