Lectures

Oliver Ressler: Artist talk

Presenting the work of Oliver Ressler, whose exhibition Stranded is on view at the Artwall Gallery, located on the Letenské sady restraining wall.

artistsOliver Ressler
placeNárodní galerie v Praze – Veletržní palác
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castOliver Ressler, Lenka Kukurová
cameraNikola Brabcová
soundNikola Brabcová
editingNikola Brabcová
categoryLectures
published11. 11. 2015
languageČesky / English
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