Czech Press Reviews

All the major newspapers in the Czech Republic have dedicated space to prominent coverage of the Prague Biennale, with front-page articles and reports in the culture pages.
Most of the headlines speak for themselves: "The Prague Biennale is overflowing with ideas," announces an article by Magdalena Vanova in "Hospodarske noviny." The author emphasizes the large number of works and curatorial sections, underlining the presence of different points of view.
Vanova highlights Radek Community's intervention, videos by the Icelandic Love Corporation and Melissa Longennecker, and Krzysztof Ostrowski's video projection as some of the most interesting works.

"Dnes (Mlada fronta)," the Czech principal daily paper, reported on the front page that "The surprising first Prague Biennale aims to compete with the world's most famous exhibitions." Jan Vitvar's article focuses on the Biennale's intention to make Prague one of the new centers of contemporary
art.

"The first Prague Biennale aims at success" is the title of the article by Marcel Kabat in "Lidove Noviny," while Peter Kovac in the daily paper "Pravo" notes the very high level of quality in the exhibited works and the magnitude and importance of the Biennale, comparing it with major events of the past, including those of secular importance.

"Groundbreaking Effort" is the title of the article by Mimi Fronczak Rogers of the "Prague Post," the city's most famous weekly magazine in English, which reports on the economical and logistical difficulties by comparing the budget of the Prague Biennale with those of other international events. The author also mentions the key role of painting in an important contemporary
art exhibition.

Tomas Pospiszyl, a critic of the weekly magazine "Tyden" and former curator of the National Gallery in Prague, is impressed by the sheer number and the quality of the contemporary art works presented to the local audience thanks to the Biennale. According to Pospisil, the Biennale "overwhelms all the similar experiences that previously took place in Prague."