Pokoje 2019
Idiosyncrasy – Collaboration – Curating were the main themes of Pokoje 2019, building on the transformation of the exhibition in 2018. The common theme of the student installations this year was IDIOSYNCRASY—exploring questions of uniqueness, difference, specificity, and originality in art.
A new feature was a room curated by invited curator Magdalena Jadwiga Härtelová, offering a theorist’s perspective on the young art scene. During the exhibition, a range of accompanying programs took place, including lectures, workshops, performances, and guided tours.
As part of the lecture series on collaboration in art, contributions were given by artist Darina Alster on behalf of the group Mothers Artlovers, Eva Pelechová, director of the International Ceramic Symposium, the initiative Respekt Madam, and the duo Barbora Fastrová and Johana Pošová.
Each day, visitors could also join the Curatorial Meeting Point, engaging in discussions about contemporary art and the curatorial profession.
In addition to the traditional Audience Award, a Jury Award has been given since 2018. The winners of 2019 were:
JURY AWARD
1st place: Room No. 18, VEČEŘE, Department of Clothing and Textile Design, UJEP
2nd & 3rd places:
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Room No. 20, ODTOK, Department of Illustration and Graphics, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
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Room No. 9, Remember! This isn’t the killing house anymore! This is real life, Department of Advertising Photography, Tomas Bata University in Zlín
AUDIENCE AWARD
1st place: Room No. 4, ADD PARTY, Department of Digital Design, Tomas Bata University in Zlín
2nd place: Room No. 31, ZLATÉ ČESKÉ RUČIČKY, Department of Landscape Architecture, Czech Technical University in Prague
3rd place: Room No. 20, ODTOK, Department of Illustration and Graphics, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.
Záštitu nad akcí v roce 2019 převzali: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze, Fakulta Architektury Českého vysokého učení technického v Praze, Fakulta umění Ostravské univerzity, Fakulta designu a umění Ladislava Sutnara Západočeské univerzity v Plzni, Fakulta umění a designu Univerzity Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem. Akci podpořilo Ministerstvo kultury České republiky, Magistrát hlavního města Prahy a Městská část Praha 1.