ĽUBOŠ KOTLÁR
born in 1991 in Šaľa, Slovakia, lives and works in Bratislava, SK
Ľuboš Kotlár is an international guest artist at the Villa Romana in September and October 2021.
in cooperation with the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC)
Biography
2016 - 2018
Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Bratislava
Photography and New Media, MA degree
2017
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
Photography /exchange
2012 - 2016
Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Bratislava
Photography and New Media, BA degree
2014
Aalto school of Art Design and Architecture, Helsinki
Visual Culture and Contemporary Art/exchange
2010 – 2012
School of design, Bratislava
Photography
Awards
2018
Grand prix, Biennial of Theatre Photography, SK
2017
1st place - Portrait series category, Slovak press photo, SK
2016
Young talent of the year, Slovak press photo, SK
Ľuboš Kotlár, Nowlessness. Act ii: the waves, 2019, installation view at MEDIUM Gallery Bratislava, 6 – 30 Nov 2019, live performance,
sound, stainless steel plates, UV print, c‑print, digital print, infared heaters, metal racks, neon lights, 800 x 1000 cm in total
Ľuboš Kotlár, What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank, Case study: Jerusalem, 2017, analog photography
Solo exhibitions
2019
nowlessness, act ii: the waves, within OFF Festival Bratislava, MEDIUM Gallery, Bratislava
2018
nowlessness; act i: calm after the storm, site /time-specific event, Undeadarena.com, Bratislava
2017
What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank, Galéria Nadácie Slovak press photo, Bratislava
on luxury, masculinity, consumption, bourgeoise, bad taste, propagation and fall of the iron curtain, site-specific installation within FashionLive! - Slovak Fashion Week Initiative, Stará Tržnica, Bratislava
H87kôo§ú!% (dsk. collective), site-specific installation, Flatgallery, Bratislava
2016
Bc. Durkáčováskaličankotlár (dsk. collective), HotDock Galéria, Bratislava
Fresh and Young slovak photography (with Ján Skaličan, Iva Durkáčová), Eurocentar galerija, Belgrad
PostOnion (dsk. collective), HIT Gallery, Bratislava
Contemporary young slovak photography (with Ján Skaličan), Galerie Nahoře, České Budejovice, CZ
2015
prettywhenicry, site-specific installation, ŽUMPA Gallery, Bratislava
2014
Unfaithful to Youth (dsk. collective), site-specific installation, MiniArt, Bratislava
2013
Faithful to Youth (dsk. collective), Open Gallery, Bratislava
Group exhibitons (selection)
2020
Different Worlds 2020, Photon - Centre for Contemporary Photography, Ljubljana
Future Perfect Simple Continuous, Slovenské národné múzeum, Bratislava
2019
Keres Kultura! Robíme Kultúru!, Stredoslovenská galéria, Banská Bystrica, SK
Melancholia, Považská galéria umenia, Žilina, SK
2018
BIG SEE Photography 2018, within Month of Design Exhibition, Zavod Big, Ljubljana
2017
What’s mine is yours (dsk. collective), ABC Gallery, Bratislava
2016
Infinity, within OFF Festival Bratislava, Pisztory palace, Bratislava
Department of Photography and new Media on Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (2011 - 2016)
Galerie 4, Cheb, CZ
2015
KEBaBB (dsk. collective), Považská galéria umenia, Žilina, SK
2014
Renaissance of 19th century photography, Central European House of Photography, Bratislava
Curated exhibitions
2020
Smoke and Mirrors, group exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of foundation of the Department of Photography and New Media at Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (with Ema Hesterová, Barbora Komárová, Oksana Hoshko, Miroslava Urbanová), MEDIUM Gallery, Bratislava
2019
Y, group exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of foundation of Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (with Barbora Komárová, Miroslava Urbanová), Galéria UMELKA - Slovenská výtvarná únia, Bratislava
2018
Leontína Berková - My thoughts have been replaced by Beyoncé lyrics, Phoinix, Bratislava
not to capture an image, to maintain one, within OFF Festival Bratislava, ART BOOKS CAFFEE, Bratislava
Nikola Kovay - Contemplation, Temporary parapet, Bratislava
