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VŠICHNI SVATÍ
Barbar, Císařovský Tomáš, Čuška Jakub, David Jiří, Eisler Eva, Knap Jan, Kovařík Karel, Kulhavá Martina, Kunc Milan, Linhart Zbyněk, Mainer Martin, Matoušek František, Paučo Samuel, Pinkava Ivan, Pištěk Jan, Písařík Petr, Rittstein Lukáš, Róna Jaroslav, Stano Tono, Střížek Antonín, Šárová Jana, Špaňhel Jakub, Štech Adam, Šuhájek Jiří
- 8. 9. - 29. 9. 2016
- Balbínova 26, Praha 2
- katalog k výstavě
VŠICHNI SVATÍ (ALL SAINTS)
or the legacy of Charles’ IV ideas for contemporary art and culture
Barbar, Císařovský Tomáš, Čuška Jakub, David Jiří, Eisler Eva, Knap Jan, Kovařík Karel, Kulhavá Martina, Kunc Milan, Linhart Zbyněk, Mainer Martin, Matoušek František, Paučo Samuel, Pištěk Jan, Písařík Petr, Rittstein Lukáš, Róna Jaroslav, Stano Tono, Střížek Antonín, Šárová Jana, Špaňhel Jakub, Štech Adam, Šuhájek Jiří
- 8. 9. - 29. 9. 2016
- Balbínova 26, Praha 2
- www.novagalerie.cz/vsichni-svati
"The subject of the “All Saints” exhibition is based on Charles’ IV life attitude. Just like many of his contemporaries he believed in the apocalypse and the subsequent judgement day and so whenever he travelled to other parts of the reign he would “steal” or, to put it more nicely, borrow forever, often by night, the remains of saints from churches when he got to know about them. It was believed, that man has to attend the last judgement complete, that is, with all the appropriate body parts and so he realized that the saints would have to come and collect their remains in Prague and then they could teach forever at the University which he had founded for that purpose. The spiritual elite of Europe would have become the university teaching staff.
And so both the title and the subject of the exhibition “All Saints” – the apocalypse, holy relics (parts of skeletons, teeth, hair), rebirth, last judgement, Christ’s resurrection, but also of all those who had ever lived and were so often depicted by the greatest artists, enlightenment, halos, individual saints, their symbols of power, jewels in the emperor’s crown, the chapel which he would enter barefooted and which was saturated with the energy of gems and colour symbolism to enhance the power of prayers, contemplation and spiritual growth."
The subject of the exhibition and the main themes:
All Saints (figuration of their symbols, figures, deeds) / Last Judgement (classic subject in painting – skeletons rising from their graves, the glow behind saints, holy relics, e.g. John of Nepomuk’s tongue) / Energy Radiators / King’s Crown / The Bridge Connecting the Spiritual and Mental Worlds / University of the Best Qualities – spiritual glow over the city, castle / City Development around the Sacred River / Social Buildings / Mythical Castle – Sacred Geometry, Astrology, Numerology / Faith, Christian Symbols, Symbols of Christ and His Family / Charles‘ IV Portrait - paintings / Classical view of Charles Bridge, Malá Strana and Hradčany / Charles IV and Bušek