Documentation of operations on the Czech art scene
The AVU Research Centre archive of institutions documents the activities of galleries, associations and individuals with a significant impact on the Czech art scene. It was created in tandem with the i-datum contemporary Czech art database (link na popis projektu) and is expanded in connection with other research projects.
It contains documentation of individual institutions with chronologically ordered textual and visual materials (manifestos, press releases, invitations, leaflets, catalogues, photographs, etc.).
Collecting documentation of Czech art is an ongoing activity. The AVU Research Centre archive contains documentation of galleries and projects that no longer exist (e.g. MXM, the Šternberk Gallery, etc.).
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Window Gallery
/The British Council Window Gallery/
Address:
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British Council
Národní třída 20
110 00 Praha 1 |
Established:
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1993 |
Termination of activity:
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2003 |
Exhibitions / Projects
2003
30. 4. – 6. 6. Martin Polák (exhibition documentation Window Gallery)
14. 4. – ?? Glamour (closing Window Gallery exhibition)
1. 1. – 21. 3. Michael Marriot and Ming Wong
2002
10. 9. – 13. 12. Shelley Fox, Výroba / Process
06 Alex Rich and Durrel Bishop (ITCH)
04 Alison Willoughby
01 Azumis
2001
10. 10. – 14. 12. Keith Farquhar & Craig Gibson, The Soft Parade
27. 6. – 24. 8. Jessica Ogden, My Favorite Dresses
26. 4. – 22. 6. Luke Gottelier, What I learned from TV
9. 1. – 23. 3. Tord Boontje, Wednesday
2000
12. 9. – 10. 12. Art in Ruins, Double-take
7. 7. – 25. 8. Owen Gaster, Jungle and Horror (+ 7. 7. Karlovy Vary, fashion&show party)
10. 4. – 23. 6. How the West has Won and Lost: Ekkehard Altenburger, Kjetil Berge, Katherine Bohm, Lisa Cheung, Charles Kriel, Petr Pavlik, Hideatsu Shiba, Sarah Staton, Edward Weldon
1999
14. 12. 1999 – 10. 3. 2000 Catherine Yass, Cell
20. 9. – 19. 11. Vexed Generation & Richard Dewhurst
28. 6. – ?. 8. Bridget Smith
12. 4. – 14. 6. Tony Hayward, The Castle and other works
?? Lone Sigurdsson – Andrew Atkinson, The shoe show
1998
15. 10. 1998 – 15. 1. 1999 Glory: Nigel Cooke, George Shaw, Rebecca Kimber
?? Bill Davenport, Francesca Fuchs, Georgie Hopton, Hrafnkell Sigurdsson, Stewart Wilson, Nirvana
?? Liam Gillick, When Purity Was Paramount
?? Weeds, Aliens and Other Stories (Michael Anastassiades, Anthony Dune and Fiona Raby)
?? London – Rowena Dring + Dirk Zuiderveld
1997
09 – 11 Mark Wallinger, Dead Mans Handle
?? Patsy Craig
?? Simon Periton
?? Lost in Space
?? Michael Bracewell and Linder Sterling
1996
12/1996 – 02/1997 Tomato
?? Petr Písařík
08 – 09 Hussein Chalayan
?? Philip Treacy
?? František Skála
?? Viviene Westwood
?? Jiří Matoušek
15. 2. – 30. 3. Inventory: Losing, Finding, Collecting
1995
?? Emma Rushton
?? Derek Walker
9. 8. – 10. 9. Christine Borland, Inside Pocket
19. 4. – 17. 5. Life of its own (Giorgio Sadotti, Jessica Vorsanger, Elizabeth Wright)
10. 3. – 10. 4. Antonín Střížek – Luděk Rádl
6. 2. – 6. 3. Jemima Stehli
1994
12. 12. 1994 – 16. 1. 1995 Critical Decor (David Rew + Toby Morgan)
9. 11. – 30. 11. Viktor Pivovarov, I am Animal
5. 10. – 25. 10. Markéta Othová, Other Weapons
1. 9. – 29. 9. Martin Polák / Lukáš Jasanský, Vtipy, vtipy, vtipy / Jokes
9. 6. – 22. 7. Rachel Evans, Commonplace Passions
18. 4. – 23. 5. Petr Nikl, Masks of Sanctity
8. 3. – 14. 4. Hermione Wiltshire, A Pressing Enagagement
9. 2. – 4. 3. Edward Lipski
1993
17. 12. 1993 – 17. 1. 1994 Seasons Greetings (Adam Chodzko, Joanna Kirk, Virginia Nimarkoh, Jemima Stehli)
25. 11. – 17. 12. Thomas Gidley
25. 10. – 21. 11. Václav Stratil, Self-Portraits
29. 9. – 24. 10. Gillian White, Outerspace
6. 9. – 26. 9. Pondělí (Milena Dopitová, Petr Lysáček, Pavel Humhal, Michal Nesázal)
16. 8. – 5. 9. Carina Weidle, Olympic Chickens
19. 7. – 15. 8. Jiří David, The Dark Side of the Face
Another exhibitions curated by Andrée Cooke
1993
1. 10. – 14. 11. Czech Works on Paper – Life is Elsewhere (Jiří David, Milan Knížák, Stanislav Kolíbal, Jiří Kovanda, Petr Nikl, Petr Písařík, Adriena Šimotová, Václav Stratil, Antonín Střížek)
Curator
Andrée Cooke
Texts / Publications
Catalogues, publications:
- The British Council Window Gallery Prague, Selected exhibitions 1993 - 95, [Prague, 1995]
Articles, reviews:
- Monika Čermáková, Výtvarnice Andrée Cooková našla v Praze svobodu, in: Mf DNES, 13. 1. 1997, p. 5 biblio »
materials stored in the AVU Research Centre's archive of institutions