Prague Castle Riding School
2. October - 6. October 2024

Lukáš Novák’s Vices

Designblok 2024 - Lukáš Novák’s Vices
Lukáš Novák’s Vices
The Vices (Neřesti) series by the renowned Czech conceptual designer and artist Lukáš Novák represented a unique dialogue between history and the present and appealed with its conceptual depth and refined aesthetics.
Date
2. October - 6. October 2024
Adress
Prague Castle Riding School

Project Details:

Exhibition:

Designblok
Prague Castle Riding School 
2–6 October 2024

KodlContemporary x Lukáš Novák

Inspired by the iconic cycle Virtues and Vices by the Baroque sculptor Matthias Bernard Braun, Lukáš Novák thematises the seven cardinal sins in his new series called Vices. By updating them for today’s world focused on performance and endless growth, he points to a society of ‘social bubbles’ living in completely different socio-economic and cultural conditions. The utterly different life contexts of individuals coexisting so close to each other lead not only to social gaps, mental illness and other pathological social phenomena, but also to the fact that as a society we are no longer able to agree on even the basic principles of morality. This ambivalence in ethical issues is the central theme of Novák’s series. The exhibition is not only a tribute to Baroque art, but also a provocative call to reinterpret the values ​​that define our society today.

The sculptures, made among other things from a unique mixture of crushed glass, evoke sandstone with their texture; the artist thus creates an impressive contrast between the traditional material of sculpture and the current trend of circular economy. By impressively interweaving Baroque drama and suggestiveness with elements of contemporary pop culture, Novák reflects the tension between historically rooted moral principles and their current interpretations in late capitalist society.

Works of the exhibition

Glass

Laziness

Lukáš Novák
Laziness
Glass

Sleepyhead 1

Lukáš Novák
Sleepyhead 1
Detail
Glass

Gluttony

Lukáš Novák
Gluttony
Detail
Glass

Pretty Mirage 2

Lukáš Novák
Pretty Mirage 2
Detail
Glass

Greed

Lukáš Novák
Greed
Detail
Glass

Pride

Lukáš Novák
Pride
Detail
Glass

Sleepyhead 2

Lukáš Novák
Sleepyhead 2
Detail
Glass

Pride and mirror

Lukáš Novák
Pride and mirror
Detail
Glass

Envy

Lukáš Novák
Envy
Detail
Glass

Anger

Lukáš Novák
Anger
Detail
Glass

Pretty Mirage 1

Lukáš Novák
Pretty Mirage 1
Detail
Glass

Fornication

Lukáš Novák
Fornication
Detail
Glass

Sleepyhead 3

Lukáš Novák
Sleepyhead 3
Detail
Glass

Pretty Mirage 3

Lukáš Novák
Pretty Mirage 3
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