Lectures

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO US? WHAT'S HAPPENED TO PEOPLE AND TO SOCIETY 1989 – 2009.

Pavla Jonnsonová, Jiřina Šiklová, Linda Sokačová 

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castPavla Jonnsonová, Jiřina Šiklová, Linda Sokačová
cameraEva Jiřička
soundEva Jiřička
editingEva Jiřička
categoryLectures
published26. 5. 2009
languageČesky / English
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The lecture by the internationally known Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan at the Academy of Fine Arts was introduced and accompanied by a debate with the Russianist and semiotician Tomáš Glanc. Kadan lives and works in Kiev. He works with various media, including installation, sculpture, painting and collage.
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