AUG DESIGN – holds tenth annual international parade of visual arts and design. Theme: FAKE NEWS
13. 11. - 8. 12. 2018

Authors of Project are
Karel Míšek and Lenka Sýkorová
Curator of Project is Lenka Sýkorová
Graphic design by Jakub Konupka

organising committee / Karel Míšek (Czech Republic, chairman of the committee), Lenka Sýkorová (Czech Republic) a Jakub Konupka (Czech Republic)

international jury / Dušan Junek (Slovakia, chairman of the jury), Eduardo Barrera Arambarri (Mexico), Pekka Loiri (Finland),  Li Xu (China) and Laze Tripkov (Macedonia)

16. 10. - 10. 11. 2018
curator: Lenka Sýkorová
photo: Markéta Bendová

Accompanying program of the opening building upon the previous project actiongalleries.info

Vaida Stepanovaitė: one hikes the trail with her dog Cooper. Mobile project Kabinetas of Lithuanian Curator Vaidy Stepanovaitė is building upon the previous stagings of performative events around Europe, the planned spatial research of the city and mostly, Barbora Čápová’s exhibition INKA – an open-ended, loosely formatted performative discussion one hikes the trail with her dog Cooper by Vaida Stepanovaite (Lithuania) was planned to adapt to the exhibition opening.

18. 9. - 13. 10. 2018
curator: Lenka Sýkorová

Milan Mazúr’s artwork in the gallery points out the layers of the current culture of sharing both written and visual information, through which we convey our thoughts. The viewer can thus see certain elements referring to the web platform that is the source of inspiration not only for Milan Mazúr but also for many artists who, by surfing the Internet and appropriating ready-made images, form their own, often critical, view of society in the form of a visual expression balancing on the borderline of video, design or materialized matter of the virtual environment.

28. 8. - 15. 9. 2018
Performance on Monday, September 10, 2018, from 6 pm
curator: Lenka Sýkorová
photo: Markéta Bendová

Milan Mikuláštík is already an established personality on the Czech scene working as an active artist and curator. Mikuláštík’s independent creative work has been overshadowed in recent years by his membership of the art-activism group Guma Guar. It can be said that after ten years of group activity he is returning to independent creative work which, however, is logically marked by the creative synergy of Guma Guar. Mikuláštík’s politico-socially committed stance is highly important for his mark.

The World We Want to Live in: Ana Karen López Bucio, Emilio Enríquez González, Leda Josselin Hernández López, Patricia Naomi García Martínez, Obed Meza, Elvia Mariela Gallegos Perea, Mariola Del Pino Torres, Arantxa Ofelia Mendoza Valdez.
17. 6. - 30. 6. 2018

curator: Lenka Sýkorová
Autors of Project: Karel Míšek, Eduardo Barrera Arambarri

The international project takes place in associated art universities. The Faculty of Arts and Design of UNAM in Mexico, the Faculty of Art and Design of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem and the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen have already organized several workshops.

 22. 5. - 16. 6. 2018
curator: Lenka Sýkorová
photo: Markéta Magidová

Václav Magid’s artwork balances on the edge of artistic practice with a strong theoretical and curatorial point of view. Because of his theoretical activity and his artwork that is based on drawing and painting techniques reflecting post-conceptual methods, he was asked to make an exhibition in the Altán Klamovka Gallery. His artwork typically examines the limits of fine arts on the background of aesthetical experiences.

24. 4. - 19. 5.2018
curator: Lenka Sýkorová
photo: Autor archive

Roubal’s artwork already has its own specific signature. The content of his artwork is about commenting on socio-political problems and the form of his artwork is about searching for the possibilities of intermedia art. Simple drawings with clearly readable lines are always present and understandable without any lengthy comments. It is the simplicity of the message that is important for understanding Roubal’s artwork.

27. 3.  - 21. 4. 2018
curator: Lenka Sýkorová

Report: https://artycok.tv/42502/septa-vitr-jaky-polibek-prinasi-ohen-skryva-had-lezi-stred-labyrintu

The exhibition is thus special in how it calms and quiets the viewer’s mind and submerges them into fantasy. Its main point is an intimate experience with a magical gesture of slowing down and giving presence to the present — the only time in which we will find true peace and order. Its name ties into a riddle for a springtime equinoctial ritual: What is whispered on the wind? What is the kiss of fire? What is the secret of the serpent? What lies at the center of the labyrinth? And this exhibition will indeed open shortly after the equinox, so come and try to answer these questions linked to the four elements — air, fire, earth, and water.

curator: Lenka Sýkorová
photo: Autor archive

Lucie Mičíková has already established her own specific art form that balances between change and immobility. The flow content is hidden under the form that exploits the principles of rotation and is interested in transient objects and collages, with a focus on their material essence. Her exhibition is based on drawings from her two-week residence, during which she concentrated on energy flow, specifically in an olive grove.

30. 1. - 24. 2. 2018
curator: Lenka Sýkorová

Karolína Rossi asks the following question: “How does human imagination work when we know something from other sources only and we cannot actually see it? As an example, she mentions the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean or the universe. It is this inspiration by nature that is behind her thought-out compositions at the intersection of realistic paintings and abstraction.