NYAB Event - Dominik Lang “Jindrich Chalupecky Award”

Dominik Lang “Jindrich Chalupecky Award”

Czech Center New York / The Bohemian National Hall

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“The tradition of Modernism, interrupted by World War II and the succeeding totalitarian regimes, continues to pose questions for young artists from Central and Eastern Europe. Dominik Lang chose to answer some of them by mining the work of his father, the late modernist sculptor Jiri Lang, while incorporating the work into his own installations. He also actively addresses the issue of void, especially the one hidden within the core of modernist sculpture, by transforming it into a monumental space-build. His most recent installations utilize basic geometric shapes enlarged into monumental structural elements, or cut from the existing walls, that both compliment and radically alter a given environment,” states curator Charlotta Kotik, who is coordinating the exhibition at the Czech Center New York.

Dominik Lang (born 1980) lives and works in Prague. His site-specific installations explore the unexpected meanings created by surprising arrangements of various elements and the influence of the newly created situations on our perception. Whether featuring smaller deconstructed objects or strong architectural elements that often utilize construction materials, Lang’s work presents a particular look at the given locale and tests the viewer’s attention to and orientation within the space. From the troves of historical Czech art, to the overflowing shelves of his late father’s studio—Lang repeatedly addresses the way in which histories are accessed, understood, and abstracted.