* 1966 in Zilina, Slovakia. Lives and works in Bratislava, Slovakia
Slovak artist
Known for: Environments and interventions with a philosophical or political twist on everyday experiences.
Empty galleries are a recurrent motif in Ondáks work. For example, he organized guided tours through an empty gallery (Josip Račić Gallery, 2002) and wrote a request to the Slovak Government to support a virtual museum of contemporary art – a museum without walls or a location.
Exhibited works
More Silent Than Ever, 2006. 1st | A | More Silent Than Ever, 2006. This work was first shown in the Parisian gallery GB Agency in 2006. The empty space was allegedly equipped with a hidden eavesdropping device. The visitor could neither locate the device, nor be certain that it existed at all. | |
Links Johnen Galerie | Galerie Martin Janda | Further informations 1 | 2 | 3
Credits All reproductions © Roman Ondák |