THE BEST EVENTS IN PRAGUE
From film festivals to world-class exhibits and concerts there is never a dull moment in the Czech capital. Guests who seek to combine sightseeing with a dynamic entertainment program are spoiled for choice in Prague consistently named among the best and most affordable world cities for culture vultures. Hotel Josef’s events selections are carefully curated by our Art Concierge whose insider knowledge will help you design the perfect gallery stroll or special night out.
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Pleiad of Glass 1946–2019
In the second half of the 20th century emerged a new field of art the so-called studio glass. The names of Czech artists such as Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová, Josef Koudelka, René Roubíček, Vladimír Kopecký, Jiří Harcuba, František Vízner, and others started to be discussed with respect by the entire the glass world. The exhibition showcases the most iconic pieces which illustrate the development of this field of art.
Devětsil
The Czech artistic avant-garde of the 1920s has been the subject of many exhibitions, but never before has it been presented as a whole with new research findings. Until today. This exhibition presents the artistic association in all its forms, from painting to architecture through photography, film and theatre. It uses architectural and stage design models, film screenings, sound recordings, and digitalised magazines.
Jiří David: I'm Here
DOX Centre For Contemporary Art
Jiří David, a multimedia artist and educator, who since the mid-1980s has exerted significant influence on the Czech art scene, presents his newest works, paintings both large and small, in an exhibition entitled I’m Here. He works with a rare artistic approach: a self-portrait from the rear, which he accents in the exhibition through repetition on three canvases, he immerses himself in the colourful intoxication of flowers and gardens, paints nude female bodies as well as himself, and in several paintings achieves a certain dematerialization of the physical body. The exhibition, featuring some thirty works, includes a series devoted to grass, a motif quite unique in Western art when it comes to artistic focus.
Michaël Borremans: The Duck
The work of Belgian painter Michaël Borremans is characterized by a strong psychological moment. Although his pictorial themes are often associated with latent violence, they excel in their extraordinary beauty. The specific illusory quality of his paintings reveals a great interest in the medium of film and photography, primarily as a source of inspiration for the compositional structure of his paintings. Over time, he also began to create videos that capture his moving canvases and open up a new dimension to his work.
MOUVO
Mouvo is a two-day festival that hosts the world’s best creators and thinkers from the field intersection of graphic design, animation, video and new technology. The fifth edition of Mouvo will reveal how the best entertainment is created and how one can have fun while working. The event will focus on the entertaining element of design. It will present a fresh approach to video games, TV, music videos, live shows and interactive installations. Hotel Josef and Maximilian Hotel are proud partners of this extraordinary event.
MILKY CHANCE
Who would have imagined a mainstream global success story for two young, German men, with their first single Stolen Dance which have more than half a billion views on youtube? Mind the Moon, Milky Chance’s third record, is out this November. The new tracks are an easy listen with catchy melodies and a laid-back vibe – but there is depth that hooks the listener beyond the first impression. Milky Chance collaborated with Tash Sultana or Elderbrook on the upcoming record.
Kurt Gebauer
The retrospective exhibition of Kurt Gebauer (1941) will be the most comprehensive probe to date into the sixty-year-long oeuvre of this original sculptor and pedagogue who has had a lasting influence on Czech public space. His lifelong interest in figuration (not the objective figure, but the perceived, animated and moving one) led Gebauer to a form of expression that is entirely unique in both the Czech and international contexts, and it also allowed him to offer a sensitive but biting critique of the political situation both before and after 1989.
Echoes of the Venice Biennale: Stanislav Kolíbal
The exhibition in the Trade Fair Palace's Small Atrium echoes the show of Stanislav Kolíbal (1925) at the 58th International Biennale in Venice. This exhibition presented his earlier works from the 1960s and 1970s as well as his recent ones.
PRAGUE FASHION WEEK
St. Gabriel Monastery and Church of the Annunciation
Mercedes Benz PFW is the largest fashion event in the Czech Republic that presents renowned foreign brands in the commercial section. Every year, MBPFW welcomes important guests from the Czech Republic as well as from abroad. Editors from media such as Vogue Italia, W Magazine or Nowfashion.com have come to Prague.
TONES AND I
Toni Watson, known professionally as Tones and I will come to Prague for the first time. Tones an I is an Australian pop singer-songwriter. She released her debut single, Johnny Run Away, on 1 March 2019 and then her debut EP _The Kids Are Coming ond 30 August
JAMES BLAKE
After the colossal success of his first three albums and throughout a whirlwind world tour, Blake found himself in a depressive state. He had to reinvent his entire artistic process and managed to produce the stunning “Assume Form”, an album about the power of love and relationships.
Rembrandt
The exhibition marks the occasion of the 350th anniversary from the death of major Netherlandish painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606, Leiden – 1669, Amsterdam). The exhibition’s central work is the portrait Scholar in His Study from the collections of the National Gallery Prague, which Rembrandt painted in 1634, as wel as first-class artworks loaned by major museums and galleries, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp, the National Gallery in London or the Albertina in Vienna, and also by private collectors.
