Trade Fair Palace: Spring Exhibitions Open!
The Grand Opening was attended by 7,000 visitors, who got to enjoy the first look at unique works by important artists.
Those of you who missed this cultural event can make up for it in the next few months by visiting the Trade Fair Palace. The exhibits are truly for everybody, as the new advertisement from the National Gallery, which you can watch below, strives to persuade. We bring you a brief overview of what to see at the Trade Fair Palace.
A total of 9 new exhibits were opened. You can admire original installations, ceramics, unique photographs and moving images or street art.
Luxury installations and ceramics
You can view the installations my famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei – Law of the Journey, which is focussed on defending the human rights of migrants. Magdalena Jetelová prepared a special exhibit for the National Gallery called Touch of Time. Also presented is an installation by Art Academy graduate Epos 257 called Retro-reflection. Pavla Dundálková brings a combination of video, spatial installation and sculpture to the premises of the Trade Fair Palace.
The author of the exhibition Kneaded Knowledge. The Language of Ceramics is Ai Weiwei with Edmund de Waal. Other artists will also present their works here, including Lynda Benglis, Lucio Fontana and Kazimir Malevič.
Exceptional photographs
A unique cycle of large-format black-and-white photographs titled Photosynthesis 1978-1980 is offered by Keiichi Tahara, an acclaimed Japanese photographer.
Moving images and audio compositions
Moving audio images, which represent modern art using new technologies, are offered by the Moving Image Department #7 exhibit by renowned artists Brian Eno, a legend of experimental music. Audio compositions by poet and performer Henri Chopin and Czech visual artist and poet Ladislav Novák can be seen within the Poetry Passage #5 exhibition.
For more information about the artists and exhibitions and the opening hours, visit the National Gallery website.
