Civilization聽on聽the聽Crossroad: Architects of Scientific-Technical Revolution
The exhibition Civilization at the Crossroad: Engineers of Scientific-Technical Revolution reflects the findings of an interdisciplinary research done by Czech philosophe Radovan Richta鈥檚 team during 60鈥檚 in order to introduce vision of 鈥渁 new Czechoslovakian socialism鈥.
A total number of 14 Czech and Slovak artists will present their works dedicated solely to the exhibition Civilisation on the crossroads. The exhibition will also contain period documents and objects like an organizational diagrams, magazines and newspaper and a number of films and TV shows, which at that time were the main medium to demonstrate and popularize the scientific and technological revolution during the 60鈥檚.
The exhibition restores the trend of the interdisciplinary approach in research and dialogue typical for the period of 60鈥檚, owing to the cooperation between historians from the Czech Academy of Sciences, curators and artists. Today, this approach is becoming more relevant and meaningful due to the current development the human society is undergoing 鈥 like the matter of automation, job-less society or climate changes. The fact that the exhibition is set in two different venues also relates to the two levels of interpretation of the history and work of Richta鈥檚 team.
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The exhibition Civilization at the Crossroad: Engineers of Scientific-Technical Revolution reflects the findings of an interdisciplinary research done by Czech philosophe Radovan Richta鈥檚 team during 60鈥檚 in order to introduce vision of 鈥渁 new Czechoslovakian socialism鈥.
A total number of 14 Czech and Slovak artists will present their works dedicated solely to the exhibition Civilisation on the crossroads. The exhibition will also contain period documents and objects like an organizational diagrams, magazines and newspaper and a number of films and TV shows, which at that time were the main medium to demonstrate and popularize the scientific and technological revolution during the 60鈥檚.
The exhibition restores the trend of the interdisciplinary approach in research and dialogue typical for the period of 60鈥檚, owing to the cooperation between historians from the Czech Academy of Sciences, curators and artists. Today, this approach is becoming more relevant and meaningful due to the current development the human society is undergoing 鈥 like the matter of automation, job-less society or climate changes. The fact that the exhibition is set in two different venues also relates to the two levels of interpretation of the history and work of Richta鈥檚 team.