exhibiting artists: Petra Herotová, Lenka Klodová, Michal Pěchouček, Jakub Polách, Katarína Poliačiková & Eva Priečková, Vojtěch Radakulan, Aleš Zapletal
curatorial team: Collective JCHS (Barbora Ciprová, Ondřej Houšťava a Karina Kottová in collaboration with Veronika Čechová & Tereza Jindrová) 
collaborators: Curatorial collective of GAMPA, Lenka Lindaurová, Tomáš Pospiszyl, Roman Štětina & others
exhibition architect: Vojtěch Radakulan 
production: Ondřej Houšťava, Ida Tausch (SJCH), Vojtěch Novák, Ondřej Uherek, Šárka Zahálková (GAMPA), Extended production 
public programs: Nikola Ludlová (JCHS) in collaboration with the curatorial team and the exhibiting artists, Nikola Březinová, Vojtěch Novák, Šárka Zahálková (GAMPA)
communication: Veronika Čechová, Kristýna Sudková (JCHS), Elena Pecenová, Šárka Zahálková (GAMPA)
translations: Brian D. Vondrak, Ian Mikyska
proofreading: Viktor Heumann
graphic design: Tereza Drábková

PROJECT › ERROR IS NOT A MISTAKE 2024

INFORMATION FOR VISITORS

On the thirty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Jindřich Chalupecký Society, we present this experimental exhibition project at GAMPA. Seven new artworks on the boundaries of archival work and the mapping of institutional history present – both humorously and seriously – the milestones, rises and falls, unexpected twists, turns and slips, as well as the unusual continuity of one of the most frequently discussed events on the Czech art scenes – the Jindřich Chalupecký Award.

Vojtěch Radakulan’s original architectural intervention encompasses generous artistic projects in various media, from painting, through objects and(video-)installations, to video games. These include an artistically conceived timeline of the Award’s development from 1990 to the present day (Petra Herotová), an interactive “legend” presenting the story of the Award’s establishment and the people connected to its establishment (Michal Pěchouček), a treatment of the theme of inclusion and care among the Award’s laureates as well as within the Society itself (Lenka Klodová), reflections in the media and various scandals (Jakub Polách), gestures of solidarity and political engagement relating to the award (Katarína Poliačiková and Eva Priečková), various physical or even architectural interventions at the institutions that hosted the award exhibition, frequently accompanied by institutional critique (Vojtěch Radakulan), and finally the eternal theme of the “struggle” between so-called traditional and new media and the related expectations among viewers and the art scene (Aleš Zapletal). The individual works thus relate to specific people and events related to the Award, whilst also creating an entirely original artistic interpretation here and now. As a whole, the exhibition offers an accessible perspective on various key moments in the thirty-five-year history of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award in a broader context, allowing visitors to peak “behind the curtain” and realise how un-self-evident, occasionally absurd, and yet admirably resilient the art world – in this case represented by the history of one award – truly is.

We are also preparing extensive accompanying and educational programmes for the exhibition.

We thank for the financial support: Ministerstvo kultury ČR, Státní fond kultury, statutární město Pardubice, Magistrát hl. m. Prahy
Media partners: Art+Antiques, Artalk.cz, Artikl, Artmap, Artyčok.tv, A2, FlashArt