Hello.
Sorry for intruding. I am a Dutch History of Art student and I'm currently working on my thesis which is to deal with Czech art. I recently visited ArtBanka in Prague and got inspired to research contemporary Czech art, in particular its ties with (post)communism. I narrowed my area down to public art, and I would like to know from you, the Czech themselves, whether there are any particular laws or rules concerning art in public space that can be compared to what the English call Percent for Art. Does the government stimulate art in public space, and if yes, do they stimulate to include references to the political past of the country?
I think David Černý is a good example of a "public artist" and I think there's plenty of political motivation in his work, but is it (post)communism-motivated? I'd like to find out how big an issue the recent past is in art and the social sphere.
Thanks so much for your thoughts. Na zdraví!
Sorry for intruding. I am a Dutch History of Art student and I'm currently working on my thesis which is to deal with Czech art. I recently visited ArtBanka in Prague and got inspired to research contemporary Czech art, in particular its ties with (post)communism. I narrowed my area down to public art, and I would like to know from you, the Czech themselves, whether there are any particular laws or rules concerning art in public space that can be compared to what the English call Percent for Art. Does the government stimulate art in public space, and if yes, do they stimulate to include references to the political past of the country?
I think David Černý is a good example of a "public artist" and I think there's plenty of political motivation in his work, but is it (post)communism-motivated? I'd like to find out how big an issue the recent past is in art and the social sphere.
Thanks so much for your thoughts. Na zdraví!