poster for “Metaplay” EXhibition

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The title of the exhibition – Metaplay – belongs to the world of virtual reality. It was first introduced by Myron Krueger in the early 1970’s within the concept of videoplace. Later, it was used in computer games. We have applied it for an exhibition of abstract paintings first held in the Gallery of Art Critics in 2012. It was used as a metaphore for play within play, story within story, as per its original meaning. From a conceptual point of view, this term was fundamental – it emphasized the principle of appropriation of certain methodical procedures or conceptions taken from art history, or of a section of visual reality. It also drew attention to the extinction of the closed systems of thought in art and their updated deconstruction. It also incorporated the possibility of interconnection of various techniques in the sense of intermediality and put emphasis on the interactive communication with the viewer. The participants of the exhibition, which was held within the context of the Prize of Art Critique for Young Painting, were Tomáš Bárta, Jana Bernartová, Patricie Fexová, David Hanvald, Josef Mladějovský, Evžen Šimera and Karel Štědrý. Vlasta Čiháková Noshiro and Karel Babíček were the curators of this exhibition.

The Metaplay exhibition was so stimulating that a confrontation with foreign opinions was required. In cooperation with The Anita Shapolsky Gallery (AS Art Foundation) and curator Petra Valentová in New York, four young American artists, whose opinions correspond with those of the selected Czech authors, were invited, though their work retains its own originality and creative specifics. Together with the four Czech artists they present a remarkable confrontational team following up the various possibilities of today’s abstract expression. While an analytical approach to the conceptions of painting throughout art history, especially with regard to the methodological and technical expression is common to the works of the Czech artists - Jana Bernartová, Patricie Fexová, Josef Mladějovský, Evžen Šimera, the American authors - Liz Ainslie, Nils Folke Anderson, Mark Masyga, Ryan Russo – besides sharing a consciousness of the local tradition of abstractionism, are connected upon their interest in a visual reality of society, using motifs from informatics, design and architecture. Since 1982, The Anita Shapolsky Gallery has focused on the development of American painting from the times of abstract expressionism up to present-day young generation, also including artists from Latin America.

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from December 10, 2014 to January 20, 2015

Opening Reception on 2014-12-10 from 18:30 to 20:30

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