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Conference: Arts and politics in houses and interiors of the 20th century

Is modernism an "international" phenomenon? Are there national monuments in an international style? Are there "national" styles in the 20th century, at all? Ten years after, facing globalisation, it is time to ask questions about two of the most important currents in the past century: nationalism and modernism. By tracing types of houses and rooms, the conference will address the villa as form and means of social and political representation.
A main focus will be on the relationships of central European architecture to Vienna, Berlin, Paris, London and Glasgow. For the Villa Tugendhat and the Jurkovic House in Brno as well as Josef Hoffmann's birthplace in Brtnice set prominent examples for an opposition of "national" and "international" styles created and chosen by architects or owners. Do these styles of architecture and interior design mix at random in this region or is the choice significant for the client and the architect or designer?

The international conference titled NATIONAL - INTERNATIONAL. Arts and politics in houses and interiors of the 20th century, held on 21-24 April 2010 and organised by the Moravska galerie in Brno, Czech Republic in cooperation with ICOM International Committees for Decorative Arts (ICDAD) and for Historic House Museums (DEMHIST). We also gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Czech Committee of ICOM.
Apply now!
Please complete the application form and send it by either regular mail or e-mail by 15 April 2010 at the latest to katerina.tlachova@moravska-galerie.cz . Your application will be registered upon receipt of your conference fee payment.
Participants will obtain detailed information at the conference registration desk - on 20 April from 4 to 6 pm, or on 21 April from 8 to 10 am at the conference hall of the Museum of Applied Arts - Moravian Gallery in Brno, Husova 14. Also the information on this website has been regularly updated and complemented.
Conference Fee
The conference participation fee of EUR 190 covers the following: participation in two working days of the conference (Wednesday 21 April and Thursday 22 April 2010), including interpretation, coffee breaks, conference materials; participation in the evening party with reception on Wednesday 21 April 2010; participation in the field trip on Friday 23 April 2010: Luhacovice, Zlin (including lunch).
The concession students' participation fee of EUR 35 covers the following: participation in two working days of the conference (Wednesday 21 April and Thursday 22 April 2010), including interpretation and coffee breaks. The conference fee does NOT cover travelling costs, per diems and accommodation (to be taken in charge by participants themselves) and attendance to the post-conference excursion on Saturday 24 April 2010 (participation fee EUR 25).
Detailed information on the payment of the conference fee is available in the application form and in the second circular (see attachments below).


supported by
The conference is made possible by funds from the EU Culture Programme 2007-2013. Project title: Architecture and Interior Design in Central Europe in the early twentieth century. Josef Hoffmann and Dusan Jurkovic. A joint project of the Moravian Gallery in Brno, MAK-Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art, Vienna, the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava and ICOM-ICDAD.

cooperating institutions
Contact:
Katerina Tlachova
Moravian Gallery in Brno
Husova 18
CZ-662 26 Brno
Czech Republic
Tel.:  +420 532 169 128begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +420 532 169 128 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: +420 532 169 181
E-mail: katerina.tlachova@moravska-galerie.cz
www.moravska-galerie.cz/en



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