TOUR - David Černý in Prague

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TOUR - David Černý in Prague

For images of all the works mentioned here, see the video version out our YouTube channel.

Sculptor David Černý is perhaps the most notorious Czech artist today, with a sarcastic and sardonic wit that informs his large-scale, often kinetic, works. Subtle, he ain't. He's got 22 works here in Prague, and we'll take a tour of them all in this episode, going all the way back to beginning of his career through works from 2020. You can try to see them all in one day (takes about six hours) or in separate sections. Includes directions and area info as well.

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SECTIONS

01:46 - The tour layout

02:29 - PART ONE - Outlying Areas (3)

02:31 - In Utero (2009)

04:10 - London Booster (2012)

06:11 - Beetle (Brouk) (2020)

06:58 - PART TWO - The City Centre (12)

07:07 - Babies on Žižkov Tower (2000, 2019)

10:12 - Horse (St. Wenceslas) (1999)

11:58 - "K" (Head of Franz Kafka, K on Sun) (2014)

13:48 - Women on a House (2004?)

15:04 - Sigmund Freud (1997)

16:33 - Václav Havel Memorial Plaque (2012)

17:39 - Embryo (2008)

18:42 - Gesture (2013) [now gone]

19:20 - Streams (Piss, Pissing Men) (2004)

20:37 - Quo Vadis (1990)

22:08 - Babies on Kampa (2008)

22:51 - Mlýnská Kavárna bar top (2011)

23:19 - Torso of a Tank (2018) [plus info on Pink Tank (Tank Number 23)]

29:07 - PART THREE - Prague 5 (6)

29:21 - Brown Nosing (2003) at the FUTURA Gallery

31:08 - Maso (Red Cars) (2007) at MeetFactory

32:49 - Speederman (2014) & Pegas (Pegasus) (2017)

34:14 - Trifot (2016) & Cyberdog (2018) at the Czech Photo Center

36:28 - BONUS: Monument to the Russian Liberation Army (2020) on Řeporyjské náměstí

• Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info:

• David Černý on Instagram
• Tracking the Works of David Černý website
• David Černý website
• Hohmann David Černý page
• Galerie Golf Hostivař
• Golf Hostivař website
• Green Bistro
• Hostivař Brewery (Pivovar Hostivař)
• Park u Chodovské Tvrze
• DiscGolf Park Chodov
• Restaurace Pavlovín
• BB Centrum
• Miminoo Restaurant
• Oblaca Restaurant in Žižkov Tower
• Žižkov Tower Observation Deck
• The Old Jewish Cemetery in Žižkov
• U Sadu pub
• Taverna Olympos website
• U Kurelů website
• The Tavern website
• EATS - Memories & Meals with Lori Wyant & Dean Selby episode
• Palác Lucerna pasáž
• OC Quadrio website
• Václav Havel Library
• U Medvídků website
• GLUG - The Oldest Pub in Prague episode
• Divadlo Na zábradlí (Theatre on the Balustrade)
• Shakespeare & Sons bookshop
• HERE - Dog Walks Prague with Karen O'Rourke episode
• HERE - Ghost in Prague with Raymond Johnston episode
• HERE - 13 More Ghost Stories with Raymond Johnston episode
• Museum Kampa website
• Mlýnská kavárna Facebook page
• FUTURA Gallery
• MeetFactory website
• Czech Photo Center
• Cyberdog website
• "A Mockery of Memory" article about the Russian Liberation Army monument

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