Nov 27 | '08 | NG 333 Art Award
NG 333 Art Award
NG 333 – THE PRIZE OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY IN PRAGUE AND THE ČEZ GROUP 2ND YEAR, 2008 The Prize of the National Gallery in Prague and the ČEZ Group for young artists to 33 years The NG 333 prize of the National Gallery in Prague and the ČEZ Group was awarded to the young artist from Slovakia, Marek Kvetán. On Thursday 27 November 2008, the National Gallery’s Trade Fair Palace held the second round of selecting the winner of the art competition for young artists in the maximum age of 33 years from both Czech and Slovak Republic. The nine-member jury, whose members were: ROMAN FRANTA, artist and pedagogue, Academy of Fine Arts in Prague MILAN KNÍŽÁK, Director General, the National Gallery in Prague ALENA KUPČÍKOVÁ, artist, inceptor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague ALEXANDRA KUSÁ, curator, Moravian Gallery in Brno, Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava MAREK POKORNÝ, Director, Moravian Gallery in Brno VLADIMÍR BESKID, Director, Ján Koniarek Gallery in Trnava IVONA RAIMANOVÁ, curator, Director of Spacium, o.p.s. PETR VAŇOUS, independent curator and editor, A2 weekly on culture decided about the victory of the young artist from Slovakia, Marek Kvetán. The jury was most impressed by the work of art – installation from 2008 – entitled Carpet. Those who advanced to a narrower selection along with Marek Kvetán were the following: Martin Káňa, Luděk Míšek, art group Neue Kontextual, Jan Synek, Barbora Tichá, Benedikt Tolar, Teri Varhol, Vladimír Véla, Jan Vlček and Vlasta Žáková. Marek Kvetán (1976) is successful Slovak conceptual artist with a long list of his exhibitions behind him, who succeeded to forge his place on the international art scene. He mainly employs new media, draws from literature, film and photography as well as internet. He confronts non-conflict beauty and harmony of lines and colors with original points of departure and invites viewers for a critical insight, whether the case is the most topical events on political scene and globalization or the superficiality of the approaches to the world and life which today seem to be prevailing.
