Jindřich Chalupecký Award
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The Jindřich Chalupecký Award is a prize awarded annually to young visual artists. Candidates must be Czech citizens aged less than 35 years.
, Jiří Kolář
and Theodor Pištěk
. Until 2000, it was awarded in cooperation with the National Gallery in Prague
, but following a dispute between Milan Knížák
and David Černý
the administration was moved to Brno
(Dům umění města Brna and Dům pánů z Kunštátu).
The winner receives CZK 50,000 together with a further CZK 100,000 for an exhibition, project or catalogue, and a six week scholarship in New York.
The awards are announced in the magazine Reflex
, and an award based on the voting on the website of the magazine carries CZK 30,000 and an auction of works by the finalists.
History
The prize was established in 1990 by Václav HavelVáclav Havel
Václav Havel is a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic . He has written over twenty plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally...
, Jiří Kolář
Jirí Kolár
Jiří Kolář was a Czech poet, writer, painter and translator. His work was divided between literary and visual art.- Life :Kolář came from a poor family of a baker and a seamstress...
and Theodor Pištěk
Theodor Pištěk (costume designer)
Theodor Pištěk is a Czech artist known for creating photo-realistic drawings and paintings, movie costumes and decorations. He won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film Amadeus, and received an Academy Award nomination in the same category for the film Valmont.He is the son of...
. Until 2000, it was awarded in cooperation with the National Gallery in Prague
National Gallery in Prague
The National Gallery in Prague is a state-owned art gallery in Prague, Czech Republic. It is housed in different locations within the city, the largest being the Veletržní Palác....
, but following a dispute between Milan Knížák
Milan Knížák
Milan Knížák is a Czech performance artist, sculptor, musician, installation artist, dissident, graphic artist, art theorist and pedagogue of art.-Childhood and early life in the Protectorate and in the former Sudetenland :...
and David Černý
David Cerný
David Černý is a Jewish - Czech sculptor whose works can be seen in many locations in Prague. His works tend to be controversial. He gained notoriety in 1991 by painting a Soviet tank pink that served as a war memorial in central Prague...
the administration was moved to Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
(Dům umění města Brna and Dům pánů z Kunštátu).
Background
The prize is awarded by an independent jury, and is managed by the civic association Jindřich Chalupecký Society . It is named after the art critic and art historian Jindřich Chalupecký.The winner receives CZK 50,000 together with a further CZK 100,000 for an exhibition, project or catalogue, and a six week scholarship in New York.
The awards are announced in the magazine Reflex
Reflex (magazine)
Reflex is a Czech weekly magazine focusing on political, social and cultural topics. It was founded in 1990 and is currently owned by the Swiss media corporation Ringier. It is one of the Czech Republic's most controversial and widely read social-political magazines; its print circulation of 60,000...
, and an award based on the voting on the website of the magazine carries CZK 30,000 and an auction of works by the finalists.
Laureates
- 1990 – Vladimír Kokolia
- 1991 – František SkálaFrantišek SkálaFrantišek Skála jr is a Czech sculptor, painter, children's book illustrator, musician, and dancer.He studied woodcarving at Secondary Applied Arts School Prague, 1971–1975 and in 1982 graduated from the University of Applied Arts in film and television graphics.He achieved his first major...
- 1992 – Michal Nesázal
- 1993 – Martin MainerMartin MainerMartin Mainer is a Czech artist and professor. He studied: VŠUP in Prague 1978 - 81, AVU 1981 - 85 -Career:...
- 1994 – Michal Gabriel
- 1995 – Petr Nikl
- 1996 – Kateřina Vincourová
- 1997 – Jiří Příhoda
- 1998 – Jiří Černický
- 1999 – Lukáš Rittstein
- 2000 – David ČernýDavid CernýDavid Černý is a Jewish - Czech sculptor whose works can be seen in many locations in Prague. His works tend to be controversial. He gained notoriety in 1991 by painting a Soviet tank pink that served as a war memorial in central Prague...
- 2001 – Tomáš Vaněk
- 2002 – Markéta Othová
- 2003 – Michal Pěchouček
- 2004 – Ján Mančuška
- 2005 – Kateřina Šedá
- 2006 – Barbora Klímová
- 2007 – Eva Koťátková
- 2008 – Radim Labuda
- 2009 – Jiří Skála
- 2010 – Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov