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hatodik lapszám: Josef Bolf /CZ/
THE BEAUTY OF EXISTENCE IS A MIRROR IN THE ABYSS

Szerkesztette: Vécsei Júlia

megjelenés: 2008. június 19, 17:30
Gallery G99, Brno

Josef Bolf "...we are all subjects to..." című kiállításának kísérő eseménye.

The Brno House of Art, Gallery G99
Dominikanska 9
602 00 Brno
Czech Republic

32 oldal
14,8 x 21 cm
ff
150 példány (45 példány szignált)

2008

...

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Kamenická 22
170 00 Praha 7
Czech Republic

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Josef Bolf
(born 1971 in Prague, Czech Republic)


Studies and stipends


1990 – 1998
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (studio of painting under Jiří Načeradský and studios of printmaking under Vladimír Kokolia and Vladimír Skrepl)
1995
Kongsthogskolan Stockholm, Sweden
1996
Akademia der Bildende Kunst Stuttgart, Germany
2007
ISCP – International Studio and Curatorial Program, NYC, artist residency stipend
Member of the group BJ (Bezhlavy Jezdec, Headless Rider) with Jan Mančuska, Jan Šerých and Tomáš Vaněk


Solo exhibitions

2008
Brno House of Arts, Brno
Great Expectations, ZAK Gallery, Berlin, DE
Josef Bolf: Suspirium, výstavní sín Sokolska, Ostrava
Brno House of Arts, G99 Exhibition Hall, Brno
2007
What if you could go back in time and change all those hours of pain and darkness into something better?, galerie ad astra, Kuřím Castle
Pink Eyes, Gallery Na Bydliku, Brno
2006
My Empire of Dirt, Galerie Slavie, Nachod
Soft and Pink, hunt kastner artworks, Prague
Josef Bolf, Czech Comics, Antikvariat Fiducia, Ostrava
Death Is Not The End? For Everyone, the Atrium at the Moravian Gallery in Brno
2005
Double Feature Picture Show (I’ve Promised Not To Tell Anybody What It Means) with J. Šerých - Galerie České pojišťovny, Prague
2004
Dogs, Faces, Manatee, Gallery of City Hranice na Moravě
Josef Bolf, Gallery AM 180, Prague
2003
Narapoia, Gallery Ouky Douky, Prague
2002
Un Gatto nel Cervello, Gallery Na bidýlku, Brno
1999
Delusa a Bingara, Galerie Die Aktualitat des Schonen, Liberec and Gallery Titanic, Olomouc
I would like to collect pieces of your heart when it once burst apart for someone, Gallery Černý pavouk, Ostrava
1998
Plastic Boy, Gallery Starter and Sorter, Detail art, Prague
Novos Bichos, České Budějovice City Gallery, České Budějovice


Group Exhibitions (selection)

2008
6th Biennale of Young Artists, (curated by Karel Cisar), Prague City Gallery at the House of the Stone Bell, Prague
Spleen and Ideal, Karlin Studios, Prague
2007
Resetting / New Ways to Reality, (curated by Petr Vanous), Prague City Gallery at the Municipal Library, Prague
Fragments.cz, Castello di Rivara, Centro d'Arte Contemporanea, (curated by Viktor Cech), Turino, IT
STILL: Another Exhibition of Painting, FUTURA, Prague
NeuEuropa, Ray Hughs Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Gross Domestic Product, Prague City Gallery at the Municipal Library, (curated by Krystof Kintera), Prague & Mars Gallery, Moscow, RU
Skull Hunters, (curated by Edith Jeřabková and Lenka Vítková), Gallery U Bileho jednorožce, Klatovy
CZ, Galerie Sternberk, Sternberk CZ, Vychodoceska galerie, Pardubice CZ, Kunst- und Gewerbeverein Regensburg, DE
VITIMAN PAINTING, Bast'art Contemporary, Bratislava, SK
Spleen and Ideal, (curated by Beata Jablonská), galerie Brno, Brno
Sovereign Art Foundation Award, Club Row at Rochelle School, the London base of the A Foundation, London, UK
Ekonomie smyslů / Economy of Purpose, curated by Galerie Display at Galerie Eskort, Brno
2006
Acne, Contemporary Czech Painting from the Collection of Richard Adam, Rudolfinum Gallery, Prague
Czech Painting 1985-2005, collection of Richard Adam, Wannieck Gallery, Brno
Hot Stuff, (A.M.180+ Full Screen), Stanica Žilina, SK
Blind Men Measure an Elephant (Slepí muži přeměřují slona), curated by Rafani, Gallery C2C, Prague
2005
1811197604122005, Plan B, Cluj, RO
Jindrich Chalupecky Award, Prague City Gallery at the Municipal Library, Prague
The 5th Biennial of Young Artists, curated by Karel Císař, Prague Gallery at the House of the Stone Bell, Prague
IV. New Zlin Salon, The House of Arts, Zlín
2004
Eastern Lights, Neutral, organized by Galerie Display, Motorenhalle Dresden, DE
Private Mania, House of the Lords of Kumštát, Brno
Contemporary Painting From Collection of Richard Adam, Jihlava City Gallery, Jihlava
2003
Československo, Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, SK
Compression, Kolonie Wedding, Berlin, DE
2002
Encuentros intimos de la tercera specie, Gallery No.D, Prague
Exhibition of Art Group BJ, Gallery Štemberk, Štemberk
2001
Story, Gallery, No.D. Gallery, Prague
Glued Intimacy, curated by Vít Havranek, Gallery Jelení at the Foundation and Center for Contemporary Arts-Prague
Art Moskva, Dom Chudožnikov, (with the BJ artist group), organized by Umělec art journal, Moscow
Magnetic Fields, Gallery Jelení, Foundation and Center for Contemporary Arts-Prague
Le Jeaux de Francofonie, National Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
The 1st Festival of Comics – Grrr! Žbuch!, Gallery Jelení, Foundation and Center for Contemporary Arts-Prague
Criss/Cross: Praha - Stuttgart- Wroclaw, exhibition organized by the Foundation and Center of Contemporary Arts-Prague at the Broumov Brewery, Broumov
Exhibition of Comics, Gallery Burizone, Bratislava, SK
2000
Nests of Games, project of the artist Petr Nikl, Gallery Rudolfinum, Prague
Bezhlavý jezdec, Jeleni Gallery of the Foundation and Center for Contemporary Arts-Prague and galerie NoD, Prague
The End of the World, Prague National Gallery, Kinský palác, Prague
Klasika 2000, City Gallery of Olomouc
2nd Salon of Young Artists in Zlín, City Gallery of Zlín
Women Come and Go, Only We, Writers of Sci-Fi, Remain, (with the group BJ), Galerie 761, Ostrava
1999
Art for A Hospital, the Collection of the Foundation and Center for Contemporary Arts-Prague, Gallery
Václava Špály, Prague
Unplanned Connections, Mánes, Prague
Perplex, Gallery Václava Špály, Prague
Maxisklad, Mánes, Prague
About Love, Richter Villa, Prague
Visions, Gallery No.D., Prague
Three spots, Gallery No.D., Prague
1998
Metro, Gallery Černý pavouk, Ostrava
Gifts and Purchases, Prague National Gallery at the Veletržní Palace, Prague
1997
S…S… Bunkr, Prague
AVU´97, Mánes, Prague
Artwork in Public Space, organized by the Foundation and Center of Contemporary Arts, (with the group BJ), Prague National Gallery at the Veletržní Palace, Prague
Fruits from Prague, Czech Centrum, Berlin, DE


Selected Texts / Publications


Vaňous, Petr: Nutné návraty Josefa Bolfa, Revolver Revue 69/ 2007, pgs. 21 - 34
Jeřabková, Edith & Vitková, Lenka: Lovci Lebek, exhibition catalog, March 2007
Vaňous, Petr: Spleen & Ideal, A2 kulturní týdeník, 13/ 2007
Pospiszyl, Tomáš: Mláďata v ohrožení: přitažlivá krása zranitelnosti, A2 kulturní týdeník, 18-2007, pg. 10
Pospiszyl, Tomáš : Mláďata v obtížích, Přitažliva krása zranitelnosti, A2 kulturní týdenik 27-2007, pg. I
Ferencová, Yvona: Josef Bolf, Death Is Not The End? For Everyone, exhibition catalog, Moravská galerie, Brno,
2006
Štefková, Zuzana: Kdo zneužil Fifinku, Respekt culture section, pgs. 21, 22-28 May 2006
Ptáček, Jiří: Smrtí to všechno začíná, A2 kulturní týdeník, 12/ 2006, pg. 9
Ptáček, Jiří: Jan Šerých a Josef Bolf, exhibition brochure, Česká pojišťovna, Praha, 2005
Jindrich Chalupecky Award, exhibition catalog, Praha, 2005
Chtěl bych sbírat..., author's catalog, Divus, Praha 2002
Havránek, Vít : BJ, catalog, Divus, Praha 1999
Lindaurová, Lenka: BJ, nové tváře, Umělec 2/98, pgs.16-17
BJ, exhibition brochure, Galerie AVU, 1996


Public Collections

National Gallery, Collection of Contemporary Art at the Veletřžní Palace, Prague
Wannieck Gallery, Brno
Foundation for Contemporary Arts - Prague
Prague City Gallery