About
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Eva Slabá (*1993 in Ulaanbaatar, based in Prague) is an independent curator, critic and theoretician of contemporary visual art. Her research focuses mainly on the themes of memory, identity, technology and the body in relation to the complex nature of personal and collective narratives. Drawing on her academic background, her curatorial praxis often ventures into interdisciplinary contexts, integrating theoretical frameworks drawn from philosophy, literature and social theory, emphasizing the blurred distinctions between fiction and reality.
She graduated from the MA programme in Theory and History of Modern and Contemporary Art at UMPRUM (University of Applied Arts in Prague). In her thesis, mentored by Professor Karel Císař, Ph.D., she explored the various temporal possibilities of contemporary art. During this period, Eva completed two internships — at the Studio of Intermedia Art (led by Dominik Gajarský and Michal Pěchouček) and the Painting Studio (led by Jiří Černický and Michal Novotný) — which provided her with a critical lens through which to examine artistic practices, an experience crucial for her future praxis. She completed her Bachelor's degree at Charles University in Prague (Faculty of Arts), in the Department of Aesthetics, focusing on conceptual art and its aesthetic value. This study was further enriched by a year at the School of Art, History and Philosophy at the University of Sussex in Brighton, where she concentrated on 20th-century European philosophy and Paul Ricoeur's interpretation of metaphor.
Her writings have been regularly published in FlashArt CZ/SK, and she also contributes accompanying texts for various exhibitions. Since 2020, she has been writing for the non-profit project Artlist, run by the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Prague. Her experience in the art world encompasses communication, production, and management across a variety of contexts, including private galleries, public institutions, universities, and art fairs such as Art Basel, ARCO Madrid, Art Brussels, Artissima, ARCO Lisbon, Stage Bregenz, Art Central Hong Kong, and Vienna Contemporary.
Since May 2024, Eva has also been the Chairwoman of the Věra Jirousová Award — a prize for established and emerging art critics. From September 2024, she joined the team at the Prague gallery hunt kastner.
CONTACT
slabaeva@gmail.com
+420 604 552 628