Markéta Othová's Photographic Evolution Explored in ARTMargins Feature
Since the early 1990s, Markéta Othová has been developing her photographic work in Prague, exploring the history and time-related aspects of the medium. After studying at the University of Applied Arts in Prague, she began showcasing her art in 1994, utilizing large formats to shift photography from being merely an object to a visual representation. Her oeuvre features an archival phase that commenced in 1994, centered on personal snapshots, followed by a transition to temporal series inspired by 1970s Conceptual Art. Key series include Return (2000), Utopia (2000), and Untitled (2005). The photograph Something I Can’t Remember from 2000 captures the interior of a villa in Hodkovičky from 1935. Othová has exhibited at places such as Kunsthalle Basel and The Photographers' Gallery London, with critiques highlighting the 'archival turn' of the 1990s.
Key facts
- Markéta Othová is a Prague-based photographer active since the early 1990s
- Her work emphasizes structural relationships in black-and-white large-scale images
- Othová studied at the University of Applied Arts in Prague
- She began exhibiting in 1994 with 110×160 cm format photographs
- Her artistic evolution includes archival, temporal series, and studio-based phases
- Key series include Return (2000), Utopia (2000), and Untitled (2005)
- Exhibitions have been held at venues like Kunsthalle Basel and The Photographers' Gallery London
- Critical analysis references the 1990s 'archival turn' and 1970s Conceptual Art
Entities
Artists
- Markéta Othová
- Martin Frič
- Michal P?chou?ek
- Ivan Vosecký
- Ján Man?uška
- Pierre Daguin
- Yoshimoto Nara
- Claudio Moser
- Adriena Šimotová
- Josef Sudek
- Gilles Deleuze
- Walter Benjamin
- Georges Didi-Huberman
- Věra Chase
- Martin Pokorný
- Hugh Tomlinson
- Robert Galeta
Institutions
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- University of Applied Arts in Prague
- NF Gallery
- Divus Unit 30
- Mücsarnok Kunsthalle Budapest
- Nicolass Krupp Gallery
- Josef Sudek Studio
- Jiri Svestka Gallery
- The Photographers’ Gallery
- Caesar Gallery
- Die Kommunale Galerie im Leinwandhaus
- Neues Museum Nürnberg
- NMN Collection
- NoD. Roxy Gallery
- Czech Centre New York
- Czech Centre Gallery
- Czech Front Gallery
- Kunsthalle Basel
- Moravian Gallery Brno
- Pražák Palace
- Institute of Contemporary Art Dunaújváros
- The National Gallery in Prague
- Veletržní Palace
- Václav Špála Gallery
- The Brno House of Arts
- Gallery Alain Gutharc
- Ruce Gallery
- The Prague City Gallery
- Old Town Hall Prague
- British Council
- Window Gallery
- Camera Austria
- The Athlone Press
- Suhrkamp
- Minuit
Locations
- Prague
- Czech Republic
- Ústí nad Labem
- London
- United Kingdom
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Olomouc
- Frankfurt am Main
- Germany
- Nürnberg
- New York
- USA
- České Budějovice
- Los Angeles
- Brno
- Dunaújváros
- Paris
- France
- Graz
- Austria
- Hodkovičky