Tschechisches Zentrum Berlin

Contemporary Czech Art in Berlin w/ Veronika Holcová and Susanne Albrecht

In this episode, artist Veronika Holcová and gallerist Susanna Albrecht discuss the Ostara exhibition at the Albrecht Gallery in Berlin, featuring works by Holcová and Anna Zemánková. Holcová introduces her imaginative paintings, while Albrecht shares her insights into how the works of these two Czech artists complement each other. Zemánková, regarded as one of the foremost representatives of Art Brut, brings her distinctive, intuitive drawings into dialogue with Holcová’s intricate and expressive pieces. This conversation offers a unique glimpse into their creative processes and artistic approaches.

Contemporary Czech Art in Berlin w/ Petr Hošek

This episode of the CCAiB podcast features Petr Hošek. He studied art history in Prague and Madrid before earning his MA at Charles’ University. Following a curatorial residency in New York City, he co-founded Gallery Plevel in Prague, showcasing online art in a renovated 19th-century industrial space. He later established Hošek Contemporary after relocating to Berlin in 2014.

Contemporary Czech Art in Berlin w/ Gabriela Těthalová

Gabriela Těthalová (born 1988) is a Czech artist known for her bold, geometric paintings. Her works are notable for their meticulous attention to geometric shapes and a vibrant color palette, combined with quick, gestural strokes. She often employs interlocking and overlapping surfaces, which disrupt one’s spatial orientation. Before she decided to become an artist, she completed a master's degree in mathematics where she often finds inspiration, as well as in other artistic forms such as music, poetry, or art history. Těthalová studied at the HFBK Hamburg University of Fine Arts and previously at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design under Jiří Černický and Marek Meduna, the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, and the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. In 2013, she completed her master's degree in mathematics at Charles University in Prague. In 2020, she was represented at Academy POSITIONS 2020 in Berlin, and in 2023, she was awarded the Jindřich Chalupecký Award for young Czech artists. Her art has been exhibited internationally, with shows in Prague, Hamburg, and New York.

Contemporary Czech Art in Berlin w/ Exploring Sound Fields - Imaginary Workspace

This episode of the CCAiB podcast features several people who worked on the current project presented at the Bauhaus Re-use in Berlin, "Exploring Sound Fields - Imaginary Workspace". We discuss the interdisciplinary Czech-German working process behind the scenes of the collaboration between students from the Academy of Art, Design and Architecture (UMPRUM) in Prague and the UdK Berlin.

Contemporary Czech Art in Berlin w/ Anna Kubelík (update)

This episode of the CCAiB podcast features Anna Kubelík, a multimedia artist. Trained as an architect, Anna Kubelík has shifted her practice into art that works with space using any medium needed to create contextualized projects. Most of her projects are generated in transdisciplinary processes with other artists or scientists. After creating numerous performative objects and installations in the last decades she is currently creating new bodies of works related to her family history connected to the czech-suisse conductor Rafael Kubelík, musical and scientific instruments, and reinvented architectures. Anna Kubelík is a professor of “artistic experimental design” at the architecture faculty in Constance, Germany, and holds the position of principal investigator at the Cluster of Excellence “Matters of Activity”, which enables her to act as a curator between artistic practices and science. Contemporary Czech Art in Berlin (CCAiB) aims to systematically map, render visible, interconnect, and expand the existing networks of artists and curators with Czech-German backgrounds. This project is built upon three key pillars: an online podcast, studio visits, and networking events. The podcast's essence lies in crafting a timeless online database that not only spotlights individual positions but also portrays a nuanced web of relationships by charting the Czech art scene within the context of its ties to the German art scene. Through this approach, we offer an overview of the breadth of connections and also archive individual positions, potentially enhancing the prospects for future collaborations.