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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
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Fax: +420 532 169 181
E-mail: katerina.tlachova@moravska-galerie.cz
www.moravska-galerie.cz/en
