Prague
Completed

The Antony Gormley and Pavla Melková Exhibition: A Dialogue on Art, Architecture, and Perception

Experience the creative sharing between Gormley's spatial installations and Melková's poetic insights into inhabited environments.

This compelling exhibition features a deep creative collaboration between British artist Antony Gormley and Czech architect Pavla Melková. Visitors can explore how both artists seek to intensify our sensory perception of spaces and deepen reflections on our interaction with objects. Gormley's suggestive sculptures and installations are thoughtfully complemented by Melková's immersive poetic texts and architectural visions, together mapping our inner and external environments.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition presents a unique artistic dialogue between British artist Antony Gormley and Czech architect and writer Pavla Melková. It explores their shared interest in intensifying sensory perception of our environments and deepening reflections on how we inhabit space and interact with objects.

Curatorial context

Galerie Rudolfinum hosts a project of strong creative sharing between British artist Antony Gormley and Czech architect and author of poetic texts, Pavla Melková. Both artists strive to intensify our sensory perception of the places we inhabit and deepen our reflection on how we fill space and react to objects around us. Gormley's suggestive spatial installations and sculptures are framed by his drawings and immersive perceptions of the environment that Melková creates in her poetic texts. Their works thus map and activate inner, perceptual, and architectural spaces together. The exhibition 'Antony Gormley / Pavla Melková' is a continuation of their mutual artistic dialogue, which began in Prague and previously resulted in the joint publication 'Gravitational Field of the Unspeakable' (KANT, 2022). Gormley and Melková now return to the city of their initial encounter.

Admission and ticket notes

Information about accompanying programs for the public, adults, and children, which will take place throughout the exhibition, can be found in the Events Calendar. Entry is free or based on optional admission donations, as suggested by the closing statement about last entry and the possibility to return if time is limited.

Antony Gormley / Pavla Melková key exhibition facts

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Venue
Galerie Rudolfinum
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Sep 5, 2024 – Jan 5, 2025
Artist line / attribution
The exhibition features British artist Antony Gormley and Czech architect and author Pavla Melková, with curatorial contributions from Julia Tatiana Bailey.
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