Jiří Lindovský – Kundračíková Barbora (2023)

The first title of the book edition of the Museum of Art Olomouc – Central European Forum, which aims to present, critically evaluate, or incorporate local authors into the broader cultural and socio-geographic context of Central Europe at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century, is the monograph by Jiří Lindovský. It consists of three consecutive parts – the first includes essays by art historians Ladislav Daněk and Barbora Kundračíková, reflecting on the author's work as a whole; the second part is visual, demonstrating the main themes and topics of Lindovský's work; and the third presents selected archival texts, an overview of exhibitions, and literature. ***** Jiří Lindovský is a true master of drawing; drawing expression is the foundation of his thinking. However, he is consistently understood as a graphic artist in the Czech context. His very first monograph suggests how narrow this understanding is – and presents Lindovský as an inherently interdisciplinary author, with a clear awareness of the development of current trends and artistic strategies, whose position in the context of contemporary art is entirely exceptional. Alongside a lifelong passion for the visible world and its transformations, the second essential element of his work is technique and technology. Lindovský draws from the tradition of Western culture, revising...