Gallery Life #005 - Garden of remembrance
Filip Kartousek visits the group exhibition Garden of Remembrance in Chrudim, featuring Liza Libenko, Lucie Hošková, and Jan Štulíř — three artists who had their first solo shows at HIDDEN Gallery. Later, he stops by Anna Krištofíková’s studio to follow up on the progress of her upcoming solo exhibition.
Gallery Life #04 – Studio Visit with Anna Krištofíková & Preview of Her Upcoming Show
A visit to Anna Krištofíková’s garden studio, where we photographed new paintings for her June show and wrote the first draft of the exhibition text.
AVU SUMMER 2025
Every year, we visit AVU to witness what has quietly emerged. These are not graduation shows—they’re individual culminations. This is what felt most vital in summer 2025.
Gallery Life #02 – Paintings, Delays & a Bit of Sunlight
In this episode, I visit Anna Krištofíková and Roman Košťál, talk about our upcoming presentation at Sofia Art Fair, and share some thoughts on what makes working with students so rewarding – and sometimes frustrating.
AVU WINTER 2025
This year’s semestral works showcases a dynamic array of works from emerging artists at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, each grappling with the complexities of contemporary existence. From introspective explorations of identity to bold interrogations of societal structures, the pieces on display reflect a generation of creators unafraid to question, disrupt, and reimagine.
AVU Summer 2024
As I do every year, I visited the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague to view the students' final projects from the past year. This year was surprisingly strong, and many works caught my attention. The following are selected pieces that impressed me the most.