Karel Adamus, „Hold šlépějím“, 1973/2023 4 x b-w photography; Miloš Šejn, „With stone on stone“, since 1983 lead; Courtesy of the artists and Gandy Gallery
Karel Adamus, „Hold šlépějím“, 1973/2023 4 x b-w photography; Miloš Šejn, „With stone on stone“, since 1983 lead; Courtesy of the artists and Gandy Gallery
Could the stone be the author of the exhibition? Okay, weird question, let’s try asking it another way: Could the stone be a co-author of the work? What is the role of stone in contemporary art anyway? When did it cease to be a mere material to be worked and become an entity in itself with its own meaning, symbolism, or perhaps even an artistic partner for conversation or wandering? The exhibition The Beginning of Stone tells the story of stones through the work of contemporary artists.
It presents an interdisciplinary theme of ontological, existential and symbolic qualities that can enter our thoughts out of the blue, perhaps by simply stumbling on the path, or conversely through a careful search for flint or precious stones.
Jana Želibská, „The Stone“, 2014 Mixed media; Jana Želibská, Photo of the installation „Breasts“ („Stones“), 1988; Courtesy of the artists and Gandy Gallery
Alva Hajn, „Untitled“, 1980s Concrete; Karel Adamus, „Hold šlépějím“, 1973/2023 4 x b-w photography; Miloš Šejn, „With stone on stone“, since 1983 lead; Courtesy of the artists and Gandy Gallery
Petr Štembera, „Kameny“, 1979 exhibiting copy; Jiří Valoch, „Exercise“, 1978 13 x typewritten text; Jiří Valoch, From the „Stone series“, 1970-1974 b-w vintage photography; Courtesy of the artists and Gandy Gallery
Petr Štembera, „Kameny“, 1979, exhibiting copy; Jiří Valoch, „Exercise“, 1978 13 x typewritten text; Courtesy of the artists and Gandy Gallery
Jana Želibská, „The Stone“, 2014, Mixed media; Jana Želibská, Photo of the installation „Breasts“ („Stones“), 1988, Courtesy of the artists and Gandy Gallery
Polina Davydenko, „Public Tinnitus“, 2020 video, Courtesy of the artists and Gandy Gallery
Milan Mikuláštík, „Statky“/“Goods“, 2018 gold, silicit; „Love“, (from „Stones“ series), 1972–1974 b-w vintage photography; Courtesy of the artists and Gandy Gallery
Alva Hajn, „Untitled“, 1980s, Concrete; Karel Adamus, „Hold šlépějím“, 1973/2023, 4 x b-w photography; Miloš Šejn, „With stone on stone“, since 1983, lead; Miloš Šejn, „With stone on stone“, since 1983 lead; Milan Mikuláštík, „Statky/Goods“, 2018, gold, silicit; „Love“, (from „Stones“ series), 1972–1974, b-w vintage photography, Courtesy of the artists and Gandy Gallery
Imprint
| Artist | Karel ADAMUS, Alva HAJN, Milan MIKULÁŠTÍK, Marian PALLA, Miloš ŠEJN, Petr ŠTEMBERA, Dušan URBANÍK, Jiří VALOCH, Polina DAVYDENKO, Jana ŽELIBSKÁ |
| Exhibition | ORIGIN OF THE STONE |
| Place / venue | Gandy Gallery |
| Dates | 10 October - 8 December 2023 |
| Curated by | Jana PÍSAŘÍKOVÁ, Ondřej CHROBÁK, Nadine GANDY |
| Index | Alva HAJN Dušan URBANÍK Gandy Gallery Jana Písaříková Jana ŽELIBSKÁ Jiří Valoch Karel ADAMUS Marian Palla Milan MIKULÁŠTÍK Miloš Šejn Nadine GANDY Ondřej Chrobák Petr Štembera Polina DAVYDENKO |