The 2008 Jindrich Chalupecky Prize – Final

This year, six finalists out of 62 registered artists and art groups were selected by the jury of the already 19th Jindřich Chalupecký Prize. Artists Zbyněk Baladrán, Ondřej Brody, Radim Labuda, Tomáš Moravec, Jiří Skála and Evžen Šimera presently exhibit their works in the House of the Lords of Kunštát in Brno between 22 October and 23 November 2008. The exhibition’s guest is Svätopluk Mikyta – the 2008 winner of the Slovak Oskár Čepan Prize. Baladrán and Skála display two almost identical works: an installation with projected excerpts from a historical discussion on the role of architecture. Brody commissioned a Chinese painter to create documents from Chinese reality and portraits of Chinese politicians. Moravec projects slides of light installations in a city space. Labuda’s subject is the relative character of social relations, presented via a video with tied men and a direct internet interview with a male prostitute. Šimera was the only one to select purely visual tools, and exhibits a geometric object with paint running down its surface. House of the Lords of Kunštát, Brno 22 October – 23 November 2008