Stano Filko

Name: Stano Filko
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A Retrospective

By Stano Filko

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Stano Filko explores the life and work of the influential Central European neo-avant-garde artist Stano Filko (1937–2015). Renowned for his utopian and polyartist approach, Filko viewed art and life as a universal, cosmological unity beyond East-West divides. His diverse oeuvre evolved from hybrid objects and environments, through text-based works and performances evading state repression, to large-scale gestural paintings, culminating in his complex "System SF." The book presents multiple perspectives on his multi-layered legacy, including his exile post-Prague Spring, participation in Documenta, New York years, and eventual return to Bratislava where he transformed his studio into a vibrant "gesamtkunstwerk."
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book will appeal to readers interested in contemporary art, neo-avant-garde movements, Czechoslovak history, and artists who bridged Eastern and Western cultural spheres. It is suitable for art scholars, students, and enthusiasts seeking a comprehensive view of Stano Filko’s innovative and politically charged career.

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Stano Filko is considered an influential utopian and polyartist, who understood art and life universally and cosmologically as a unity beyond geographical attributions of East and West. Filko was one of the most important representatives of the Central European neo-avant-gardes, whose work has remained current.

Early on, he designed hybrid objects and environments, extending them into unfamiliar terrains with his basic conceptual approach. Again and again, the focus of the work changes: assemblages are followed by text-based works and performances that attempt to circumvent state repression, later leading to large-scale gestural painting, characterised by artistic self-assertion, and finally to a phase dedicated to his increasingly complex "System SF".

The publication approaches the multi-layered œuvre from various perspectives and takes a fresh look at this exuberant oeuvre.

After achievements in the 1960s, Stano Filko (1937-2015) became persona non grata as a result of the Prague Spring, which led to a daring escape from the "Eastern Bloc". His participation in Documenta and subsequent move to New York marked significant points in his life. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, he returned to Bratislava and transformed the studio house Snezienková into a multi-dimensional, colourful "gesamtkunstwerk".

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775753418

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 April 2023

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Illustration: 300 Illustrations

Contributors:

Text by Hans Ulrich Obrist
Edited by Sandro Droschl
Edited by HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark
Text by Patrizia Grzonka
Text by Lucia Gregorová Stach
Text by Mira Keratová
Text by Christian Höller
Text by Boris Ondreicka

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1100g

Pages: 256

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Stano Filko

About the Author

Hans Ulrich Obrist is an art curator, critic and historian. He is the Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects at the Serpentine Gallery, London.