The fifth edition of the biennial is divided in three macro-sections: “Expanded Painting,” “Art In General” and “Focus Italy.” With a structure reminiscent of a Chinese Box, each macro-section is divided into smaller sections, each of them organized by an international curator appointed by Prague Biennale directors Giancarlo Politi and Helena Kontova.
The first macro-section of the Prague Biennale is Expanded Painting. Conceived by Politi and Kontova, the aim of this macro-section is to map the most interesting tendencies in contemporary painting with focus areas such as the United States, Portugal and Scandinavia. Inspired by Rosalind Krauss’ seminal text “Sculpture in the Expanded Field,” Expanded Painting considers the work of artists who do not necessarily work only with painting, but rather artists whose practices speak about the legacy of the medium.
Art in General is the second macro-section of Prague Biennale. There is a particular focus on the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, as well as on India, which is featured for the first time in the Czech Republic with a special survey “Crossroads: India Escalate” that includes 22 artists. You will find the same attitude and attention to regions in the third macro-section, Focus Italy, which will feature a selection of Italian artists.
