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Jakub Nepraš draws upon scientific and philosophical knowledge, as well as personal experience, emotions and (intuition).

He tries to study the contemporary developmental tendencies and behaviour of our super-organism in relation to the position of the individual within the whole entity, and to monitor those natural principles that control or influence all of this. Jakub is reflecting the fundamental changes of society and technology and also its dangers and estrangement from human beings and nature.

He is trying in his work to re-appropriate a more original and purer way of life and to give natural, organic forms to contemporary society and technology.

 

Jakub Nepraš pracuje s vědeckými a filozofickými znalostmi, stejně tak jako s vlastními zkušenostmi, pocity a intuicí.

Studuje současné vývojové tendence a chování našeho super-organismu ve vztahu k postavení jednotlivce v rámci celku a monitoruje přírodní principy, které tyto vztahy kontrolují a ovlivňují.  Jakub odráží stěžejní změny ve společnosti a technologiích a z nich plynoucí odcizování ve vztahu k lidem i přírodě. Ve své tvorbě se snaží o znovunalezení původního a čistšího způsobu života a současné společnosti a technologiím navrací přírodní podoby.

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Born in 1981 in Prague, lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic

From 2006 Join studio Trafačka and contribute to Trafo gallery, Prague, CZ

 

 

education

2000 - 2006 Academy of Fine Art, Prague, CZ 

(studios: New media I prof. Michael Bělický, New media II, prof. Veronika Bromová, Monumental creation prof. Aleš Veselý)

2003 - residency in FAMU - Institute of Animation creation, Prague, CZ

1996 - 2000 Václav Hollar School of Art, Prague, CZ

awards

2014 - nominee at Drothea von Stetten Award, Kunst Museum Bonn, Germany

2007 - Euromobile Prize for best work at the Arte Fiera Bologna, Italy

International Biennale Florence, 3rd prize, Italy

Essl Award, 2nd prize, Austria

2005 - Essl Award 4th prize

planned exhibitions

Solo February 24, 2023, Dresden - Drone - Leaf - in area of the Lipslus Bau museum

April 2023, Louny in the GBR Gallery

April 2023, Trafo Gallery in Milan

solo exhibitions

2022

Visibility - interactive video-object for public space, Mariánské square in Prague,

curated by Marie Foltýnová, GHMP, CZ

Fenix - video-object in Czech Pavilon, Expo 2021, Dubai

Transmitter, University Hospital in Motol, Prague, CZ

2018

Parallel Layers, Waldburger Wouters gallery, Brussels, Belgium

Cultural Swarm, outdoor public space instalation in New scene of National Theater in Prague, CZ

 

2017

Invisible Outer Space, Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg, opening, Germany

Exhibition and Residency at Motel Spatie, Arnhem, Netherland

Parallel Layers, Stoeckle Hauser gallery, Stuttgart, Germany

2016

Natural Selection, Waldburger Wouters, Brussels, Belgium

State of Flux, curated by Ronja Friedrichs, Lehmbruck museum, Duisburg, Germany

Natural Selection, Arthobler gallery, Zurich, Switzerland

Parallel Layers, 59th festival Bezručova Opava, St Vaclav Church, CZ


2015
Processes, Choisi — One at a time, Cultural Association, Lugano, Switzerland

Milestone II, Berlínskej model, Prague, CZ (book launch)

Landscape, solo show, Fraunhofer-Haus, Munich, Germany

2014
Transforming cities, MaxmiliansForum, Munich, Germany

Museum Night, curated by Kathrin Jaumann, Edith-Russ-Haus für Medienkunst, Oldenburg, Germany

2013
Landscape, Arthobler gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
Transmitter, curated by Josef Vomáčka, Klášterní kostel sv. Antonína Paduánského, Sokolov, CZ

Three of Trafačka, curated by Magdalena Deverová, Gallery of Modern Art, Roudnice nad Labem, CZ
New Stage of  National Theatre, long term instalation, 2011 – 2013, Prague, CZ

2012
Landscape, huntkastner gallery, Prague, CZ

ROXY/NoD, long term instalation, 2012 – 2013, Prague, CZ

New Stage of  National Theatre, long term instalation in the foyer, 2011 – 2013, Prague, CZ

2011
Jakub Nepraš, Waldburger Gallery & Prague House, Brussels, Belgium
3E, Arthobler gallery, Porto, Portugal

Culturas – Viaje, Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo, Monte Video, Uruguay

2009

Sediment, Galerie Alain Le Gaillard, Paris, France

Sediment II, Arthobler gallery, Porto& Lisbon, Portugal

Processes, Trafo gallery, Prague, CZ

Reactor, Vernon Project, Prague, CZ

Second Nature, curated by Simona Vladíková, Galerie Kritiků, Prague, CZ

2007 - 2009 - Laterna Magika Theatre, long term installation in the glass of entry, Prague, CZ

 

2008 - Second Nature, curated by Simona Vladíková, Východočeská galerie v Pardubicích, Pardubice, CZ
2006 - Mycelium, curated by Jiří Machalický, Gallery Montanelli, Prague, CZ

2003 - Swimmers on subway, a video performance in subway station, Prague, CZ

2002 - Faces of the City, animation in the subway, Prague, CZ 

2000 - Forests Towns, College and High Art School of Vaclav Hollar, Prague, CZ

group exhibitions – selection since 2010

2022

Summer Salon, Kodl Gallery, Prague, CZ

Cultural Swarm, Art Festival "All Power to the Imagination! Czech Season in Dresden" in public space

in the center of Dresden, curated by Jiří Fajt

 

2021

Fenix, Czech pavilion, Expo 2021, Dubai

J&T Banka Art Index Pop-up, Scepter, Samples, Social erosion

Trafo 15, Social erosion, Trafo Gallery, Prague, CZ

Trafo Art 2021- Trafo Gallery, Prague, CZ

2020

GHMP - Light Underground, Prague

Třinec Trafo 3nec, Třinec

Mikulovské výtvarné sympozium - Mikulov

Metropolia - Smetanova výtvarná Litomyšl, Litomyšl /SOLO

ARTIKL, SEDM LET S UMĚNÍM - GASK, Kutná Hora

2019

Retina - Možnosti malby (1989–2019) - 8smička, Humpolec

Laterna Magika, Meetfactory, Prague

Museum Montanelli, Prague

Invalidovna - Grand Opening, Prague

2018

Jak lesy myslí, Oblastní galerie Vysočiny v Jihlavě, Jihlava

Cultural Swarm, New scene of National Theater in Prague, CZ

Dancing people are never wrong, The Chemistry Gallery, Prague, CZ

Contxt Gallery, VIP openning, Mexico

Art Paris 2018, Francie

Culture Cell, 900 West Lobby, Chicago, USA

2017

Ser e estar, curated by Rita Lougares, Berardo Museum, Lisbon, Portugal

Svetlobna gverilla, Ljubljana, Slovenia

The Magic of Light - Festival of Light installation in Louny, Louny

 

2016

Things to come, curated by Doreet LeVitte Harten, Petach Tikva Museum of Art, Israel

Structure, curated by Caroline Gustafsson and Kenneth Linder, Avesta Art, Avesta, Sweeden

The Art of Urban Interference, curated by Jaroslav Anděl, Apollonia – art exchange, Strasbourg, Germany

Independent research of subjectivity, curated by Pavlína Morganová, Municipal houses, 4+4 days in motion, 21st festival of contemporary art, Prague, CZ

 

2015
Art from Heart, curated by Miroslav Ambroz, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China

Orient Express – 6th Moscow Biennale, Center MARS, Moscow, Russia

EXPO 2015, Czech pavilion, Milan, Italy
Digital_Analog.Indifferenz, curated by Frank Eckhardt, Denise Ackermann and Zuzana Musilová, Motorenhalle, riesa efau Kultur Forum Dresden, Germany
Et cetera, curated by Genny Di Bert and Ottaviano Maria Razetto, MAXXI museum, Rome, Italy

Burning Man festival, Nevada, United States of America

Spotlight on Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

City Leaks, urban art festival, Köln, Germany

Directions, European Video Art Screenings and Artist Talks, Vlaams Cultuurhuis De Brakke Grond and Yunus Emre Instituut, Amsterdam

 

2014
Dorothea Von Stetten award, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany.

Plavci, Oblastní galerie v Liberci, CZ

Nad Hladinou, Pod Hladinou, Regionální museum v Chrudimi, Chrudim, CZ

Temple of Freedom, RED gallery, London, Great Britain

Designer of a BORORO RESERVATION, playground in Prague ZOO, in co-operation with Matěj Hájek and Molo Architects studio

Colours of Ostrava, festival, Ostrava, CZ

I-Saloni, cooperation with Lasvit, Milan, Italy

2013
Prague Biennale 6, Expanded Painting, curated by H. Kontova, Giancarlo Politi and Nicola Trezzi, Freight Station Žižkov, Prague, CZ
À la recherche de la bohème perdue, curated by Divo institute and CAN, CAN (The Art Center Neuchatel), Switzerland &

NTK gallery (National Library of Technology), Prague, CZ

Po Sametu, curated by Karel Srp and Sandra Baborovská, 2009 – 2013, City Gallery Prague – The Golden Ring House, Prague, CZ

SIGNAL festival, installation under the Charles Bridge – Kampa, Prague, CZ

 

2012
SPOTLIGHTS video.kunst, Essl Museum, curated by Anna Szöke, Andreas Hoffer, Klosterneuburg/Wienna, Austria
Generátor, Galerie Emila Filly, Ústí nad Labem, CZ

FRAMEART festival, CAAA, Guimaraes, Portugal

Hamburg Art week, Hamburg, Germany
Freeze fest, cultural festival, Bartošovice, CZ

 

2011
Una Nueva Aventura, SIART Biennale 11, curated by Norma Campos Vera, Fundación Visión Cultural, La Paz, Bolivia

Spaceship earth, Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu, curated by Dobrila Denegri, Toruń, Poland
Výběr/Selection, Mikulov Symposium, curated by Petr Zubek, Malostranská beseda, Prague, CZ

Illuminations festival Lichtströme, organized by Bettina Pelz and Tom Groll Koblenz, Germany

Contemporary Czech Video Art, Piazzetta of the National Theatre, Prague Quadriennale, Prague, CZ

PAF festival, New York, United States of America

 

2010

And_Writers, First Nanjing Biennale, curated by Zhu Tong, Wonil Rhee and Eleonora Battiston, Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, China
DIGIFESTA 2010, Speed of Earth, curated by Wo-nil Rhee, Gwangju Biennial, Korea, Gwangju City Museum, Korea
Fruits of Civilization, curated by Lenka Lindauerová, EXPO 2010, Czech Pavilion, Shanghai, China
Video Art Screening, Roppongi Art Night, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.

Transgression, curated by Gabriela Jurkovič, Videotage, Asia’s Media Art Organisation, Hong Kong

About Architecture, curated by Georg Elben, Plan project 10 – Forum aktueller Architektur in Köln, Germany
Across today nebo-li napříč dneškem, curated by Karolína Dolanská Veletržní palác, National Gallery, Prague, CZ

Repair – ready to pull the lifeline, Ars Electronica 2010 – Festival for Art, Technology and Society, Linz, Austria

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