Lenka Kerdová: Malý Berlín ve Velké Praze – představení knihy s diskusí
Presentation of the book "Little Berlin in Greater Prague: Prague's Interwar Architecture by German-Speaking Architects" and subsequent discussion.
What do we think of when we talk about German architecture and the influence of the German cultural environment? Lenka Kerdová posed this question over a substantial collection of buildings designed by German-speaking architects in Prague between the two World Wars. She did not perceive it as a uniform block; instead, she sought to find differences among the works of German-speaking architects in Prague that stemmed from their varying origins, training, ambitions, and the different demands of their clientele. How did German architecture in interwar Prague differ from the buildings of the Czech majority? What caused it to appear more conservative than Czech functionalism? What is its place in the context of the architectural output of German and Central European cities? In seeking answers to these questions, Lenka Kerdová managed to write an extraordinarily insightful book, the first of its kind, which reveals previously unknown facts and connections.
Lenka Kerdová is an artist, art theorist, and curator. In her independent work, she most often moves between the media of painting, film, and photography. She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and art history at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University. She completed internships with Ruth Noack (AVU Prague) and Hans Scheirl (Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien). In 2016, she produced a short film titled "Messestraße Elf" (subsequently shown at MFDF Jihlava). As part of her doctoral studies, she undertook several international residencies. In 2020, she earned a PhD in art history and a fellowship at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, where she has lived since. In 2022, she was the curator of an exhibition about Jan Patočka at the Czech Centre in Vienna. She is currently engaged in postdoctoral research and her own artistic practice.
The book was published by Arbor vitae, co-organizer of the evening.
Program:
presentation of the book by the author
screening of the film "Messestraße Elf" (10 min)
discussion with the author, Rostislav Švách and Richard Biegel
On Friday, March 31, 2023, a walk will then take place exploring several works by German-speaking architects in Letná. Meeting at 16:00 in front of the Electrical Enterprises building at the Vltavská station. Capacity is limited.
What do we think of when we talk about German architecture and the influence of the German cultural environment? Lenka Kerdová posed this question over a substantial collection of buildings designed by German-speaking architects in Prague between the two World Wars. She did not perceive it as a uniform block; instead, she sought to find differences among the works of German-speaking architects in Prague that stemmed from their varying origins, training, ambitions, and the different demands of their clientele. How did German architecture in interwar Prague differ from the buildings of the Czech majority? What caused it to appear more conservative than Czech functionalism? What is its place in the context of the architectural output of German and Central European cities? In seeking answers to these questions, Lenka Kerdová managed to write an extraordinarily insightful book, the first of its kind, which reveals previously unknown facts and connections.
Lenka Kerdová is an artist, art theorist, and curator. In her independent work, she most often moves between the media of painting, film, and photography. She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and art history at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University. She completed internships with Ruth Noack (AVU Prague) and Hans Scheirl (Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien). In 2016, she produced a short film titled "Messestraße Elf" (subsequently shown at MFDF Jihlava). As part of her doctoral studies, she undertook several international residencies. In 2020, she earned a PhD in art history and a fellowship at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, where she has lived since. In 2022, she was the curator of an exhibition about Jan Patočka at the Czech Centre in Vienna. She is currently engaged in postdoctoral research and her own artistic practice.
The book was published by Arbor vitae, co-organizer of the evening.
Program:
presentation of the book by the author
screening of the film "Messestraße Elf" (10 min)
discussion with the author, Rostislav Švách and Richard Biegel
On Friday, March 31, 2023, a walk will then take place exploring several works by German-speaking architects in Letná. Meeting at 16:00 in front of the Electrical Enterprises building at the Vltavská station. Capacity is limited.
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