The idea for the poster exhibition Walls of Transgression came with the plan for the conference Negotiating the Revolt: Punk in Times of Political Transformation (15. – 18. 5. 2025). We decided to exhibit works that reflect the post-revolutionary transformation of the anarcho-punk and hardcore scene. Hand-crafted, playful or strongly expressive motifs and collages represent…
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Stano Grežďo: In Black on White November 10 – December 9, 2023 at ARTA, Piešťany, Slovakia
The exhibition “In Black on White” focuses on the DIY scene in the 80s and 90s in West Slovakia from the point of view of artist Stano Grežďo. The exhibition features his drawings, including flyers, posters, and music cassette covers. The show is also complemented by photos from this period. This scene was built with…
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By the Misery of Fate I’m Haunted Installation in Michiana Shores on August 7, 2020
Installation of the 2020 series “By the Misery of Fate I’m Haunted” in the woods of Michiana Shores in Indiana during Covid-19. The collection of works under the title “By The Misery Of Fate I’m Haunted” was created during the Covid-19 pandemic in the countryside of Michiana Shores, while in isolation. All materials were collected…
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Delirium Epic April 3- 29, 2020 at One After 909, Chicago
Often when there’s text in artwork, the artist intends the words in the pictures to be read. The viewer is meant to string together words and phrases, to locate the artist’s messages, jokes, puns and lessons that are communicating something more literal and verbal than a picture alone might do. However, for Stano Grezdo, texts…
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Black Void Symphony June 30 - July 26, 2018 at Leslie Wolfe Gallery, Chicago
The works in this series are autobiographical. They use the platform of music performance posters for underground cultural activities. These posters are presented as historical relics, but also they reveal artists’ ideas and attitudes towards contemporary society. They are inspired by the punk DIY attitude and printing techniques, such as stencils, copy-machines, screen-printing, and mono-printing.…
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Broken Dreams May 18 – June 12, 2018 at Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago
This exhibition features works by five Chicago artists who share the communication style of angst, frustration and disappointment of living in modern society. The exhibition is built around the theme of “punk” expression, which not only embraces aggression, violence and nihilism, but also self-reliance, DIY aesthetic and humor. Artists in this show do not try…
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Palo Bratranec and Stano Grezdo November 3 - December 7, 2017 at Elektrárna, Piešťany, Slovakia
This exhibition brings together the works of two artists and long time friends, both natives of Piešťany, who share similar attitudes towards religion, politics and life. These artists use a combination of mixed media techniques to achieve specific effects that emphasize messages within the works. Each of the artists approaches his art with a distinct…
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HRADBY SAMOTY VII. July 21 & 22, 2017, Castle Jelšava, Slovakia
Hradby Samoty (Walls of Solitude) is a festival that focuses on audiovisual projects from genres such as dark ambient, dark folk, drone, industrial and noise. The idea of the festival is to join these genres with the mysterious atmosphere of monuments marked by the ravages of time. In our latitudes this subculture is mainly a…