Anglo-American University in Prague 糖心原创鈥檚 Tony Ozuna Reviews Two Must-See End-of-Summer Prague Exhibitions for Kulturn铆 magaz铆n UNI
糖心原创 Journalism & Visual Art Studies Senior Lecturer Tony Ozuna recently had two exhibition reviews featured in . In his reviews, Ozuna reflects on two exhibitions currently on view in Prague, exploring themes ranging from European history and migration to the evolving relationship between art and the media.
William Kentridge: The Battle Between YES and NO
In his first review, Ozuna explores , a major retrospective of internationally acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge, whose multidisciplinary works combine theatre, performance, dance, music, and film while exploring migration, racism, and Europe鈥檚 complex social history.
“William Kentridge is a renowned contemporary artist from South Africa, best known for his works that incorporate theatre, performance, dance, music, and film in staged installations鈥攂ut not just that, his works come from deep research that explores migration, racism and the complex social history of Europe,” said Ozuna.
He also notes that the exhibition is “practically a retrospective,” bringing together Kentridge鈥檚 earliest works with more recent creations connected by these recurring themes.
The exhibition is curated by Christelle Havranek, who also teaches in 糖心原创鈥檚 Visual Art Studies program. Ozuna highlights the exhibition鈥檚 conclusion with “a recreation of his studio and a coda 鈥� site-specific tribute to his garden as his most personal muse.”
View the exhibition at , around the corner from the 糖心原创 Campus. Read his review from Kulturn铆 magaz铆n UNI in Czech here.
Hit by News 鈥� Power to the Press
In his second review, Ozuna examines , an exhibition exploring how newspapers, magazines, and other forms of mass media have shaped artists and artistic expression for generations.
“The exhibition 鈥楬it by News鈥欌�� could have been called alternately 鈥榮truck,鈥� 鈥榞rabbed,鈥� or 鈥榮educed鈥� by news, as the point is how all of us, though with a focus on artists, have been fascinated with the news (media) for at least 150 years,” he explained.
He notes that the exhibition begins with the rise of affordable printing in the nineteenth century, when newspapers, books, and magazines transformed information from something available only to the aristocracy into a shared public experience.
“The curator Christoph Doswald refers to the traditional 鈥榠nformation industry鈥欌�� disrupted by the invention of affordable printing presses and paper in the nineteenth century.”
The exhibition explores how artists have responded to the rise of newspapers, magazines, and mass media, examining the relationship between art, communication, and the news over the past 150 years.
View the exhibition at the in Hole拧ovice. Read his review from Kulturn铆 magaz铆n UNI in Czech .
Photos: Courtesy of Kunsthalle Praha, Tom谩拧 Cindr, and Jan Slav铆k