Astrology and Arts

Exhibition “Astrology and Arts”

Main ambition of the Astrology and Arts project is the interdisciplinary presentation of current state of astrological reflection of reality and searching for its possible parallels in non-discursive symbolism of contemporary arts and music, mainly of neo-conceptual orientation. The organizers will invite erudite experts in the fields of astrology, music and visual arts in order to provoke the interdisciplinary dialogue on astrological impulses and subjects.

BRNO —> BRATISLAVA —> BUDAPEST —> WROCŁAW

The main output of the project will be the international exhibition “Astrology and Arts” installed successively in Brno, Bratislava, Budapest, and Wrocław; series of the concerts and performances by the V4 musicians and performers as well as by the artists from other countries whose art or music was significantly inspired by astrology on structural base (Sam Ashley, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Hans. W. Koch, Ben Patterson, etc.); and performances and recordings of the piano pieces by Dane Rudhyar played by Slovak pianist Ivan Šiller in Czech/Slovak/Hungarian premiere. The whole project will be documented in four-lingual (Czech/Hungarian/Polish/English) catalogue with CD published in 2014.

Zúčastnění autoři / Participating artists:

Milan Adamčiak (SK) • Sam Ashley (USA) • Sebastian Hanusa (D) • HEyeRMEarS & VINYLTOM (SK/A) • Barbara Hindahl – hans w. koch (D)
Péter Kecskés (H) • Zsolt Koroknai – Zsolt Sőrés Ahad (H) • István Nayg (H) • Ben Patterson (USA/D) • Martin Stejskal (CZ) • Alexandra Lechovská (CZ) • Miroslav Švejda (CZ)
Martina Lukášková (CZ) • Klára Sekyrová (CZ) • Karel Jerie (CZ) • Soňa Erbanová (CZ) • Pavel Turnovský (CZ)

Kurátoři: / Curators: Josef Cseres (CZ) • Martina Lukášková (CZ)

Koordinátor projektu: / Coordinator of the project: Miroslav Švejda (CZ)

CZECH REPUBLIC
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BRNO

SLOVAKIA
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BRATISLAVA

HUNGARY
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BUDAPEST

POLAND
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WROCŁAW

Exhibition:

5. 11. – 30. 11. 2013

Mistogalerie, Kounicova 23, Brno
Slévárna Vaňkovka, Ve Vaňkovce 1, Brno
www.mistogalerie.cz
www.vankovka.cz

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Exhibiting artists:

Martina Lukášková – Miroslav Švejda (CZ)
Alexandra Lechovská (CZ)
Karel Jerie (CZ)
Sam Ashley (USA)
HEyeRMEarS & VINYLTOM (SK/A)
Barbara Hindahl - hans w. koch (D)
Kecskés Péter (H)
Koroknai Zsolt - Sőrés Zsolt Ahad (H)
Istvan Nayg (H)
Martin Stejskal (CZ)
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Exhibition:

13. 2. – 3. 3. 2014

A4 – Associations for contemporary culture
Karpatská 2, 811 05 Bratislava,
Slovenská republika
www.a4.sk

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Exhibiting artists:

Sam Ashley (USA)
HEyeRMEarS & VINYLTOM (SK/A)
Barbara Hindahl - hans w. koch (D)
Kecskés Péter (H)
Martin Stejskal (CZ)
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Exhibition:

4. 3. – 31. 3. 2014

Magyar Műhely Gallery.
1072 Budapest, Akácfa utca 20.
tel./fax: +36-1-321-4757
www.magyarmuhely.hu

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Exhibiting artists:

John Cage (USA)
Sam Ashley (USA)
HEyeRMEarS & VINYLTOM (SK/A)
Barbara Hindahl - hans w. koch (D)
Kecskés Péter (H)
Koroknai Zsolt - Sőrés Zsolt Ahad (H)
Istvan Nayg (H)
Martin Stejskal (CZ)
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Exhibition:

5. 4. – 30. 4. 2014

Centrum Kultury „ZAMEK“.
pl. Świętojański 1 54-076 Wrocław
tel/fax. (071) 349 35 36
www.zamek.wroclaw.pl

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Exhibiting artists:

Martina Lukášková – Miroslav Švejda (CZ)
Alexandra Lechovská (CZ)
Karel Jerie (CZ)
Martin Stejskal (CZ)
Soňa Erbanová (CZ)
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Photographic documentation

The accompanying program:
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5. 11. 2013

18:00
MÍSTOGALERIE
Jozef Cseres, Martina Lukášková: opening speeches
Sam Ashley: In the Land of the Head Hunters (action in progress)
Miroslav Švejda: Sounding Horoscope (acoustic installation)

8. 11. 2013

18:00
SLÉVÁRNA VAŇKOVKA
Accompanying events
Martina Lukášková: opening speech
Sebastian Hanusa: Electroacoustic Fortune Cookies (performance)
Alexandra Lechovská: Venus in the Twelve Signs (show models dress)
Miroslav Švejda: Sounding Horoscope (installation)

30. 11. 2013

Accompanying events – MÍSTOGALERIE
10.00
Pavel Turnovský: Astrology, cycle and art (lecture)
13.30–14.00
Zsolt Sőrés: Guided lecture on film Holy Mountain
14.00–16.30
Alejandro Jodorowsky: Holy Mountain [1973]

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MÍSTOGALERIE
PAVEL TURNOVSKÝ

Astrological View of the Evolution from Inner to Outer Model in Fine Arts
(Path of fine arts, especially of painting of 19th and 20th century, from the standpoint of studying cycles of Uranus and Neptune.)

Saturday, January 25th 2014

9:30–12:00; 13:30–16:00
1st quarter cycle 1800–1870
From Neoclassicism to Realism

Saturday, February 22nd 2014

9:30–12:00; 13:30–16:00
2nd quarter cycle 1870–1910
From Impressionism to Cubism

Saturday, March 29th 2014

9:30–12:00; 13:30–16:00
3rd quarter cycle 1910–1954
Art Avant-gardes of 20th Century

Saturday, April 26th 2014

9:30–12:00; 13:30–16:00
4th quarter cycle 1954–1993
From Non-figurative and Concept Art to Postmodernism

The accompanying program:
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13. 2. 2014

18:00
Jozef Cseres: opening speeches

Martina Lukášková: astrological lecture
Astrology and art as a language as a language ...
(Parallels and Paradoxes possible solutions astrology and conceptual art.)

Miroslav Švejda: Sounding Horoscope (acoustic installation)

3. 3. 2014

18:00
Accompanying events – A4
Jozef Cseres: opening speeches

hans. w. koch: concert
Live Horoscope of the Cosmic Cockroaches Conjunctions and Confusions
(live soundtrack to the unfolding cosmic drama)

The accompanying program:
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4. 3. 2014

18:00
Jozef Cseres: opening speeches

hans. w. koch: concert
Live Horoscope of the Cosmic Cockroaches Conjunctions and Confusions
(live soundtrack to the unfolding cosmic drama)

The accompanying program:
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5. 4. 2014

17:00
Martina Lukášková: opening

Miroslav Švejda: Sounding Horoscope (acoustic installation)