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Jindřich Chalupecký Award
The Jindřich Chalupecký Award () is a prize awarded annually to young visual artists. Candidates must be Czech citizens under the age of 35. History The prize was established in 1990 by Václav Havel, 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). 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, and an award based on the voting on the website of the magazine carries CZK 30,000 and an auction of works by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Havel
Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident. Havel served as the last List of presidents of Czechoslovakia, president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December, before he became the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of either country after the Revolutions of 1989, fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays and memoirs. His educational opportunities having been limited by his bourgeois background, when freedoms were limited by the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Havel first rose to prominence as a playwright. In works such as ''The Garden Party (play), The Garden Party'' and ''The Memorandum'', Havel used an Theatre of the absurd, absurdist style to criticize the Communist system. After participating in the Prague Spring and being blacklisted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Příhoda
Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include: B *Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister *Jiří Baborovský, Czech physical chemist *Jiří Barta, Czech animator and director *Jiří Bartoška, Czech actor *Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player * Jiří Bobok, Czech footballer *Jiří Bubla, Czech ice hockey player * Jiří Buquoy, Czech aristocrat, mathematician and inventor *Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech conductor *Jiří Brdečka, Czech writer, artist and film director C *Jiří Čeřovský, Czech regional politician and former athlete *Jiří Čunek, Czech politician *Jiří Crha, Czech ice hockey player D *Jiří Dopita, Czech ice hockey player * Jiří Družecký (1745–1819), Bohemian-born Austrian composer and timpanist *Jiří Dudáček, Czech ice hockey player * Jiří Džmura, Czech bobsledder F *Jiří Fischer, Czech ice hockey player an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexey Klyuykov
Alexey ( ; ), is a Russian and Bulgarian male given name derived from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius. Similar Ukrainian and Belarusian names are romanized as Oleksii (Олексій) and Aliaksiej (Аляксей), respectively. The Russian Orthodox Church uses the Old Church Slavonic version, Alexiy or Aleksiy (Алексiй, or Алексий in modern spelling), for its Saints and hierarchs (most notably, this is the form used for Patriarchs Alexius I and Alexius II). The name became fairly popular in Russia after the baptism of Michael of Russia's son, Alexis of Russia. The common hypocoristic is Alyosha () or simply Lyosha (). These may be further transformed into Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Lyoshka, Lyoha, Lyoshenka (, respectively), sometimes rendered as Alesha/Aleshenka in English. The form Alyosha may be used as a full first name in Bulgaria (Альоша) and Armenia. In theory, Alexia is the female f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasil Artamonov
Vasil (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian and Macedonian language, Macedonian: Васил, Georgian language, Georgian: ვასილ) is a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Georgian masculine given name. It may refer to: *Vasil Adzhalarski, Bulgarian revolutionary, an IMARO leader of revolutionary bands *Vasil Amashukeli (1886–1977), early Georgian film director & cinematographer in Azerbaijan and Georgia *Vasil Angelov (1882–1953), Bulgarian military officer and a revolutionary, a worker of IMARO *Vasil Aprilov (1789–1847), Bulgarian educator *Vasil Barnovi (1856–1934), Georgian writer popular for his historical novels *Vasil Biľak (1917–2014), former Slovak Communist leader of Rusyn origin *Vasil Binev (born 1957), Bulgarian actor *Vasil Boev (born 1988), Bulgarian footballer *Vasil Bollano, the ethnic Greek mayor of Himara municipality, in southwest Albania *Vasil Bozhikov (born 1988), Bulgarian football defender *Vasil Bykaŭ (1924–2003), prolific Belarusian author of novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Skála
Jiří Skála (born 10 October 1973) is a Czech football midfielder. He made over 200 appearances in the Gambrinus liga. Skála played international football at under-21 level for Czech Republic U21. He scored for Slavia Prague in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup in the 4–0 second qualifying round victory against FK Inter Bratislava. Honours Club ; Slavia Prague: * Czech Cup The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association. The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...: 1998–99 References External links * * 1973 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech First League players FC Viktoria Plzeň players SK Slavia Prague players FK Teplice players FK Mladá Boleslav players SK Dynamo České Budějovice players Men's association football midfielders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radim Labuda
Radim may refer to: Places in the Czech Republic *Radim (Jičín District), a municipality and village in the Hradec Králové Region *Radim (Kolín District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region *Radim, a village and part of Brantice in the Moravian-Silesian Region *Radim, a village and part of Luže (Chrudim District) Luže is a town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument z ... in the Pardubice Region Names * Radim (given name), Slavic origin male given name {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Koťátková
Eva Koťátková (born 1 September 1982) is a Czech installation artist and film maker. Biography Eva Koťátková was born on 1 September 1982 in Prague. In 2007 Koťátková obtained her degree from the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague and went on the study at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague as well as the San Francisco Art Institute. Her installation ''Asylum'' was included in the 2013 Venice Biennale. Her work was exhibited at the 2015 New Museum Triennial. Her work has also been shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Kunsthal Charlottenborg. Her 2014 work, ''Untitled'', is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. In 2014 Koťátková was the recipient of the Dorothea von Stetten Art Award The Dorothea von Stetten Art Award (German: Dorothea von Stetten Kunstpreis) has been awarded biennially since 1984 to an artist under the age of 36 whose work demonstrates interesting perspective and possibilities for advancement. It is not poss .... She lives and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Klímová
Barbora (; ) is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word ''barbaros'' () meaning "foreign", a variant of " Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic (as of 2007). Notable people with the name include: *Barbora Bobuľová (born 1974), Slovak actress * Barbora Bukovská, Czech-Slovak human rights attorney *Barbora Dibelková (born 1983), Czech race walker *Barbora Kodetová (born 1970), Czech actress *Barbora Krejčíková (born 1995), Czech tennis player *Barbora Rezlerová-Švarcová (1890–1941), Slovak feminist and communist journalist *Barbora Schacková (1873/4–1958), Sudeten German politician *Barbora Seemanová (born 2000), Czech swimmer *Barbora Silná (born 1989), Czech-Austrian ice dancer *Barbora Špotáková (born 1981), Czech javelin thrower *Barbora Štefková (born 1995), Czech tennis player *Barbora Strýcová (born 1986), Czech tennis player See also *Barbara (given name) *Varvara (other) Varv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kateřina Šedá
Kateřina Šedá (born 12 December 1977 in Brno) is a Czech artist focused on conceptual art and social art. Šedá graduated in 2005 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. In 2005, she won the Jindřich Chalupecký Award for Czech artists under 35 years of age. She was married to the filmmaker Vít Klusák. She lives and works in Prague and Brno. Šedá has described the themes of her work as the quotidian, location, and individual storytelling, stating that "In all my public actions, I try to create an exchange between people in their everyday spaces". Her projects often involve members of her family or people from small villages and encourage communication between people, combining urban planning, everyday life, politics, and private relationships through social investigations. Projects * There's Nothing There (2003) - Šedá asked the people in a small town in the Czech Republic to repeat their everyday rituals all at the same time together. The people of the town we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Mančuška
Ján is a Slovak form of the name John. Notable people named Ján * Ján Bahýľ (1856–1916), inventor * Ján Cuper (1946–2025), Slovak politician * Ján Čapkovič (born 1948), football player * Ján Čarnogurský (born 1944), Slovak politician * Ján Cikker (1911–1989), composer * Ján Ďurica (born 1981), football player * Ján Fabo (born 1963), sport shooter * Ján Figeľ (born 1960), politician * Ján Golian (1906–1945), soldier, military leader of Slovak National Uprising * Ján Havlík(1928–1965), Roman Catholic martyr * Ján Hollý (1785–1849), poet and translator * Ján Kadár, film director * Ján Kocian, football player * Ján Kollár, writer * Ján Kožiak, football player * Ján Lašák, ice-hockey goalkeeper * Ján Lunter, Slovak politician * Ján Michalko (1947–2024), Slovak cross-country skier. * Ján Mucha (born 1982), Slovak footballer * Ján Packa (born 1952), Slovak handball player * Ján Polgár (1929-2023), Slovak football player * Ján Slota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal Pěchouček
Michal (; ; ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah, then of all Israel, making her queen consort of Israel. In the Bible identifies Saul's elder daughter as Merab and younger daughter as Michal. Michal's story is recorded in the first Book of Samuel, where it is said in and that Michal loved David. The narrative does not indicate whether this is reciprocated. After David's success in battle against the Philistine giant Goliath, Merab was given in marriage to Adriel. Later, after Merab had married Adriel the Meholathite, Saul invited David to marry Michal. David replied, "I am a poor and lightly esteemed man", meaning that he was unable to provide a bride price. Saul then advised him that no bride price was required except for the foreskins of 100 Philistines. David took part in a further battle, killed 200 Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markéta Othová
Markéta is a feminine Czech given name, equivalent to English Margaret. Notable people with the name include: *Markéta Hajdu (born 1974), Czech hammer thrower *Markéta Irglová (born 1988), Czech musician and actress *Markéta Jánská (born 1981), Czech model *Markéta Vondroušová (born 1999), Czech tennis player *Markéta Štroblová Markéta Štroblová, known professionally as Little Caprice, is a Czech pornographic film actress. Štroblová has won the AVN Award for Female Foreign Performer of the Year three times in 2020, 2022, and 2023, and for Best All-Girl Scene four ... (born 1988), Czech pornographic actress {{DEFAULTSORT:Marketa Czech feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
