New exhibition space
Leica Gallery Prague opens on May 6, 2008, in its new space at Školská 28, where it will present photography exhibitions by internationally known and Czech artists. Concurrently with exhibitions, the gallery plans to present slide projections and discussions with predominantly Czech artists. Visitors also will be able to purchase or just browse through photography publications and enjoy refreshments in a small café.
In its new space, Leica Gallery Prague will develop its nonprofit exhibition activities, which focus on presenting international and Czech artists in such a way as to enable juxtaposition and formation of an awareness about photography within a global context. In keeping with the gallery’s philosophy, we will continue striving to reach the widest possible spectrum of viewers and to involve the general public in the program of the gallery.
Leica Gallery Prague, o.p.s., Školská 28, 110 00 Prague 1, Tel.: 608 963 524
Open: Tues.–Sat. 11 a.m.–9 p.m.
Admission: full: 50 Kč; concessions: 30 Kč; children to 14 years: free
We plan to present the following exhibitions to the public:
January–March / By Tram to Vienna
Through a series of portraits, we wish to honour the stance taken by dissidents and signatories of Charter 77 and to remember their efforts in the struggle for human rights. Also portrayed are individuals who are nearly unknown but who played an equally important role in the struggle against the Communist regime.
The virtual exhibition will take place on www.lgp.cz while the new gallery space is undergoing reconstruction.
May–June / Sarah Moon
Sarah Moon became famous for several series of monochromatic fashion photographs that she created in the spirit of Pictorialism. Today, she no longer devotes her time to fashion photography. Leica Gallery plans to present Moon’s recent exhibition “Circus”.
July–September / Jiří Turek
Jiří Turek was born in Prague. In 2002–2006 he worked in New York, where he did advertising work while intensively pursuing his personal creative work. He particularly devotes himself to various “forgotten” techniques, especially the “lith print” process.
October–December
At the beginning of 2008, preparations were already underway for the project Who Doesn’t Know The Past, Will Not Have Any Future.
This multimedia project will focus on events in the years 1968–1989. The central focal point is the ordinary person as an active subject in relation to society, both in the past and in the present. We will give visitors the opportunity to gain insight in their own way into aspects of the past that are still present in the lives of individuals today.
With a new Prague address, Leica Gallery Prague once again will be able to offer a regular program of top-quality exhibitions to the general public.
An exhibition hall with all the amenities of a gallery of an international standard.
Aside from a space devoted solely to exhibitions, there will also be a literary café and a small museum shop, which will offer the usual exhibition-related items (publications, catalogues, posters) and at the same time will provide a space for various gatherings and easy accessibility to the gallery. We want continue the tradition of our gallery at Prague Castle, where the shop also served as a reading room for students and professors in the field of photography.