The discussion is part of the accompanying program to the ongoing exhibition of Rudolf Sikora at Artwall Gallery. The discussion will be held in the Czech and Slovak language only.

About the artist:

Rudolf Sikora (1946) is one of the leading Slovak artists. He entered the art scene in the early 1970s. The work exhibited in the Artwall Gallery was created at the beginning of his artistic career. At that time, he dealt with critical themes, and therefore was prohibited to exhibit and travel. He sent his works from Czechoslovakia abroad secretly. Thanks to curator Matthew Witkovsky, one version of the exhibited series became part of the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

During the Velvet Revolution, Rudolf Sikora actively engaged in political affairs. After 1989, he exhibited in Slovakia and abroad and started to teach. In 2006, the National Gallery in Prague organized Sikora’s retrospective called "Against Myself".

Even after 1989, Sikora kept his critical approach and he keeps dealing with current social issues. He tackles universal themes of human existence and as one of the first artists in Slovakia also addresses the issues of global ecological danger. This question of sustainability interests him till today. In 2017, Rudolf Sikora became Slovak Ambassador for the Environment.