Opening of the exhibition NordArt 2018 and 3 sculptures by Wocial-Tuszyńska

9/6/2018

"Where Fake was Born (the New Venus of Willendorf)"
Wocial-Tuszyńska (Paweł Wocial & dr Kamila Tuszyńska)
2017
H: 385 cm

On Saturday, 9th June it was the public opening ceremony of NordArt 2018, the jubilee edition of one of the largest international exhibitions of contemporary art in Europe!

5.000 visitors come for the opening of the exhibition NordArt 2018, and till 7th October more than 100.000 visitors is expected in this space of the former Carlshütte foundry (22,000 sqm), as well as in the sculpture park (80,000 sqm).

200 selected artists from more than 3000 applications from 105 countries are presenting their artworks in Kunstwerk Carlshütte. We are exhibiting three sculptures, including two brand new sculptures: "Where Fake Was Born (the New Venus of Willendorf)” and „3.0”, as well as „Spirit of Ecstasy” sculpture of Rolls-Royce of natural size,
created by Paweł Wocial, which was presented in ZKM Zentrum fur Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe.

Each edition of the exhibition focuses on another country, with its own pavilion. In 2018 Country Focus is on the Czech Republic and patron of the Czech Pavilion will be the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Germany, Mr. Tomáš Jan Podivínský.

Many prominent representatives of culture, art and diplomacy are present on the pre-opening and they prepare greetings for the ceremony:
Tomáš Jan Podivínský, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Germany, CHEN Ping, Minister Counsellor of Culture, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Germany, Klaus Schlie, President of the Schleswig-Holstein Parliament, Hans-Julius und Johanna Ahlmann, Hosts at the Kunstwerk Carlshütte, and
Wolfgang Gramm, Chief Curator of NordArt. Amog the guests were also Dr. Milan Čoupek, Minister of the Embassy of the Czech Republic, and Christian Ancker Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic.

The exhibition will last 100 days:
from 10th June to 7th October.
Tickets prices start from 14 €.
About us in NordArt 2018 Online Catalog.