SpY Orb, Prague Castle There’s something truly magical about wandering the streets of Prague during Signal Festival. For twelve years now, every mid-October, the city becomes a living canvas, blending the historical grandeur of its architecture with the vibrant pulse of digital art. This year was no different. And, since I was in Prague during this time, for the first time in years, it was only natural for me to dive into the magic on a Friday night, trying to cover as much of both festival routes as possible. I started out in Kunsthalle, in the paid “Gallery Zone” portion of the festival. T ..read more

Visit Bruce Weber's My Education retrospective at the Galerie hlavního mesta Prahy ..read more

Porto. A city best known for its “shabby chic” tiled architecture, vertigo-inducing iconic bridges and countless brands of Port wine from the Douro valley is currently also playing host to a fabulous art show by Yayoi Kusama. The local Serralves museum has organized a show called “YAYOI KUSAMA: 1945 TO NOW” that is on display through the end of September. It was only natural, then, that I took myself and my fortunately very willing friend to see the show during a recent visit to Porto. The start was not for the faint-of-heart. Long lines stretching round the block almost immediately made us ..read more

Beautiful Vince Peters photography show at Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome ..read more

Late summers bring me back to Prague and invite exploration of the local cultural offerings. Today, on my stroll through town, I came across a good one: Vojtech Kovarik’s “From Lines to Matter” show at the Kampa museum. The show, a collection of monumental paintings centers on ancient myths, gods and goddesses that this young artist shows breaking out of their sizable frames and filling the room with their commanding, colorful presence. The ancient myths re-awaken your interest in antique mythology and the artist helps you by providing an ever so brief glimpse of the story you’re seeing on t ..read more

It’s been a few months since I chatted with an artist whose work I like. time to rectify that! This time, I hav e the pleasure to speak with Barbora Valaskova whose blue-centered work may be familiar to you from her recent shows at Hybernska and SmetanaQ galleries. Barbora, thank you for stopping by and welcome! And let’s dive right in. I remember you mentioning how challenging your work is because it’s “handmade.” What exactly do you mean by that, and how do your pieces come to life? I’m not sure if I used the word challenging, but I do put a lot of thought into my work. Technically speakin ..read more

One of my joys is discovering the less well known, contemporary side of places that are more famous for their traditional sights - a modern twist, if you will. Naturally, when I went to Vienna, I had to stay true to that idea. So, let’s venture out to experience this city and its art in a thoroughly contemporary way, shall we? First stop is hiding in the shadow of one of the best known Viennese monuments - St. Stephan’s church. Just a couple blocks away, you will find the Schwarzwaelder gallery. The first, larger, space is tucked into the third floor of an unassuming old residential building ..read more

As I have been known to do, when I run into an artist whose work catches my eye, especially. when I think they should be known to a much larger group of people, I ask to chat with them here and share their fabulous work with you all. I hope this time is no different and you enjoy my interview with Martin Moflar. I came across your work by chance, thanks to the Instagram profile of an artist friend. It immediately captivated me – it's fantastic. So let's start from the beginning. Who is Martin Moflar and what drew you to painting? I was born in Košice in 1975. I studied at a secondary school ..read more

Is it still art if it’s mostly digitally generated? With AI bursting onto the art and design scene and changing how designers around the world do their work I have been pondering that question. How do you assess an image? How much of the artist’s idea has gone into the image and how much of it has been dreamt up by the machine? No easy answers here. And, judging by the heavy discourse around this topic, answers that are not coming any time soon. So, I finally abandoned the academic thinking and decided to share one of the artists I recently discovered and whose work caught my eye - thanks t ..read more

Dubrovnik is well known for its beautiful old town that has been designated as UNESCO heritage site, so many visitors quite naturally do not think about the opportunities to work some contemporary art into their trip. And if you’re a history buff, that’s quite alright. But, if you do enjoy seeing something contemporary - especially in a juxtaposition to the city’s stunning historic backdrop, you’re in luck. There is a good spot for you here, too. Its name is Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik (MoMAD). Walk out of the Ploće gate, continue along the sea and within minutes you arrive at the imposing ..read more