EPO1 Contemporary Art Centre invites you to the exhibition Volume – the acoustic dimension of contemporary art.

We can read the exhibition title, VOLUME, on two levels – in the sense of the loudness intensity, as we know it from any sound device button, and therefore as a reference to the sphere of sound in general. But it also means “capacity” – a term antithetical to the former, referring to the material existence of bodies in space. This ambiguity is the essence of our display, mapping the relationship between sound and art. We showcase three-dimensional works, paintings, concepts, and videos; however, the monumental character of the Turbine Hall called for the prevalence of spatial art. At the same time, the hall once had a distinct acoustic dimension – the sound of machinery – which disappeared with its new function.

A guided tour of the exhibition with curator Daniela Kramerová will take place on Thursday 21 September at 5 pm.

Tickets for the guided tour can be purchased on the GoOut website.

EPO1 Contemporary Art Centre invites you to the exhibition Fresh Power –⁠ motives and tendencies of the youngest generation of domestic sculpture.

One of the projects of the EPO1 Centre for Contemporary Art is the creation of the Fresh Power collection, which aims to map the work of the youngest generation of sculptors and artists coming out of Czech sculpture schools, graduating in 2018 and later. The title Fresh Power is also the title of the exhibition that forms the basis of this collection. In building the collection, we have avoided a selective approach, and our main concern is to capture not only the work of the artists, but also the diversity of artistic approaches and inspiration, to map a wide range of styles and materials used. We would like to capture the trends that appear in the work of authors from the first half of the 21st century who create their works on the territory of the Czech or Slovak Republic.

A guided tour of the exhibition with its curator Jan Kunze will take place on Thursday 12 October at 5 pm.

Tickets for the guided tour can be purchased on the GoOut website.

EPO1 Centre for Contemporary Art invites you to the exhibition Power Post Station – energy conversion in contemporary
visual art.

Since Galvani’s discovery in 1791, the notion of energy as simple electricity has evolved beyond just a means of meeting our daily needs.

However, the sovereignty of this concept is often overlooked, reduced to a mere sign and abstracted symbol compressed into predetermined mechanisms and principles of its production, under the weight of social automatisms associated with transitioning to cleaner energy production. Electricity has become an integral part of our lives and bodies, bringing us back two centuries to Galvani’s discovery. Despite being a philosophical metaphor, the circle is coming full circle. The essence of the Power Post Station lies in an awareness of the past where the “miracle of electrification” started in the Podkrkonoší region. Although energy is now perceived as an absolute commonplace, the station aims to capture, display and name energy in its widest range of forms. Energy is no longer limited to its primary nature as electrical but is a complex value integral to all processes, beings, organisms and systems. Through the Power Post Station project, we witness the results of capturing the essence of the laws of energy present in many shapes and forms without the need for accurate analysis of the processes and phenomena within individual materials and organisms.

A guided tour of the exhibition with curator Jan Kudrna will take place on Thursday 14 September at 5 pm.

Tickets for the guided tour can be purchased on the GoOut website.