Aligned to the Bottom Edge of the Painting

23. 7. – 15. 8. 2021
opening: 22. 7. 2021 from 6PM

Lenka Černota, Hana Garová, Žofie Holečková, Lucie Michnová, Anna Neborová, Antonie Stanová

curator: Jiří Kovanda

For a long time, I did not know what to write abou this exhibition. It does not have a theme, nothing connects the exhibiting artists, their selection was purely subjective – I selfishly based my decision on the fact which paintings personally interested me. Then yesterday, one of the artists told me about a curator who reproached her for not providing any keys to her paintings. It was then that I realized „That’s exactly it!“ Although it was intended to be negative, I consider it to be positive. I don’t want to build any supporting constructions, I don’t want to lean on some rational crutches, I don’t want to arouse your conscience, I don’t want to agitate, lecture or alarm you. All I want is for us to peacefully open our eyes and watch carefully. Every one of us holds all the keys in our hands.

The program of the Jeleni Gallery is possible through kind support of Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Prague City Council, State Fund of Culture of the Czech Republic, City District Prague 7, GESTOR – The Union for the Protection of Authorship
Partners: Kostka stav
Media support: ArtMap, jlbjlt.net, UMA: You Make Art