Jirka Skála

THANK YOU FOR GOVERNING US

Exhibition opening: 17. 10. 2019 / 19.00 hod. Exhibition's duration: 18. 10. - 18. 11. 2019

 

On September 10th, at the opening of the exhibition ‘For the Truth’, I thanked Czech billionaires for their enthusiasm and determination with which they are ruling us. This topic I will further develop at the exhibition in Šopa gallery in Košice. This time I will thank the ruling majority of our befriended countries for their positive and inspiring influence on our view of the human body and its capabilities. As a result, many of us, with joy and enthusiasm, undergo unpaid or underpaid work without losing our sense of self-esteem and dignity.

/ Jirka Skála

 

Jirka Skála (1976) is a Czech intermediate artist and teacher. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague in the atelier of Jiří David and Vladimír Skrepl and completed artistic internships in Paris, Vienna, Berlin and New York. In 2009 he became a laureate of Jindřich Chalupecký Award. Together with Jiří Franta, he is a curator of the Prague gallery etc. and with Vít Havránek and Tomáš Vaněk members of the art group Passport – Production of Contemporary Activities. His work is based on the traditions of postconceptual and participatory art and interest in textual media, photography and video. In most of his projects, he is interested in topics of (un)paid work, precarious work and leisure time.

 

Exhibitions of this gallery are supported by Slovak Arts Council. Slovak Arts Council is the main partner of the project.

The project is also supported by the City Košice.