February 13 – May 1, 2025
Czech Center Gallery
321 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021
Thursday, February 13 at 6:00 PM
Opening REGISTRATION
Tuesday, February 18 at 4:00 PM
Guided Tour #1 REGISTRATION
Thursday, February 20 at 6:30 PM
Lecture on Lidice Art Collection: REGISTRATION
Saturday, February 22 at 2:00 PM
Guided Tour #2 REGISTRATION
Embracing Flux II continues its exploration of growth and degrowth through contemporary art, offering a fresh perspective enriched by an international context and diverse audience. Drawing inspiration from Maria Pinińska-Bereś’s (1931-1999) seminal piece De-Kon-Strukcja Krzywej Wieży II (1995), the exhibition delves into themes of fragmentation, femininity, and identity.
Embracing Flux II introduces several emerging artists from Central and Eastern Europe to the US for the first time. Their works, spanning a variety of media from textile-based pieces to conceptual installations, reflect both personal and public spheres. The exhibition invites viewers to reconsider their relationships with consumption, nature, and human connection, while exploring the intersection of digital fragmentation with the analogue world. These practices challenge us to reflect on our relationship with the Self.
Featured artists: Maria Pinińska-Bereś, Asztrid Csatlós, Dominika Dobiášová, Justyna Kabała, Dominik Málek, Matyáš Maláč, Pavla Malinová, Katarzyna Perlak, Kateřina Rafaelová, Tokyo Drift aka. Pavla Bastová, SHOTBY.US.
Miloslav Vorlíček (* 1983) is a contemporary art curator, educator, and gallerist. His curatorial work explores themes of etymology, the present, and process. He currently serves as the Curator and Registrar of the Lidice Art Collection at the Lidice Memorial, where he is also the Head of Residencies. Previously, he ran the for-profit curatorial institute lítost gallery in Prague. Miloslav holds a Master’s degree in Curating Contemporary Art from the Royal College of Art in London (2014).
This event is organized by the Czech Center New York in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute New York and Liszt Institute New York. All events part of the exhibition’s accompanying program listed above are led in English by the curator Miloslav Vorlíček.
