A conversation with Czech artists Epos 257 and Erika Velicka and New York-based artist and experience designer N.D. Austin on how art engages with the urban environment and public space. The three speakers explore how we experience, inhabit, and reshape the spaces around us through artistic interventions, sculpture, and immersive experiences.
The closing of the exhibition 'When Monsters Dream,' featuring a guided tour and complementary drinks with exhibiting artist Tom Kotik. The exhibition brings together works by Vaclav Girsa, Tomas Hruza, Tom Kotik, Ladislav Kouba, Michal Mariasek, Jan Sagl, Daniel Vlcek, and Antonin Gazda, creating a shifting world shaped by dystopian imagery and ecological unease.
Screening of a documentary on Terezin, a Baroque fortress and former ghetto in the Czech Republic, whose quiet streets still bear the weight of the Holocaust. The screening is followed by a discussion with Michael Simonson, Head of Public Outreach and Archivist at the Leo Baeck Institute.