64 ARTIST PROFILE PETR KRÁTKÝ
No Comment Vol.3, 2013 exhibition view, TIC Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
Petr Krátký & Jan Zdvořák, 2009, exhibition view, Gallery Klatovy Klenová, Czech Republic, Photo by Michal Lepší
Petr Krátký
W
hether tapping out the sound of sculptures in public spaces, retelling personal accounts of the course of an art residency or recreating an exaggerated kneeweakening reaction to a painting in a museum, Petr Krátký’s videos often see him placed as the protagonist of the piece as he navigates and reacts to the gallery environment.
mediums see him pushing his creative approach to art and its presentation. There is a serious, deadpan note to his performance style, despite the humour of the acts that he performs.
While his works could predominantly be seen as comments on the gallery scene; his fascination with the formal criteria and limitations of artistic
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Based in Prague, Krátký runs the city’s independent Gallery 207 at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design. His work has been nominated for numerous awards and selections such as the Szpilman Award, Chimera Art Award and Other Visions (PAF).