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Michal Macku Biography
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1963 |
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Born on April 17 in Bruntal, Czechoslovakia
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1985 |
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Graduated from the Technological Faculty of the Polytechnic Institute in Brno
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1989 |
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Graduated from the Institute of Art Photography at Prague
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1989 |
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Created his own photographic technique, called "Gellage"
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2006
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Noble Processes, in a Digital Age, John Stevenson Gallery, New York
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2006
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Autopoesis, Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
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2006
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Galerie Art Affair, Regensburg, Germany (solo)
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2006
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Photo Event, Turnhout, Belgium (solo)
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2005
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Galerie Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (solo)
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2005
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Gallery "pf", Poznaň, Poland (solo)
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2005
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Galerie Palais Breuner, Vien, Austria (solo)
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2005
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Městské divadlo Zlín, Czech Republic (solo)
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2005
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Státní zámek Třeboň, Czech Republic (solo)
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2005
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Czech Centre, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2005
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NEW ART Redefining „The Photograph“ – collage, overpainting, 3-dimensions, and more, John Stevenson Gallery, New York
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2005
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Czech Photography of the 20th Century, The City Gallery of Prague, Prague
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2004
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In focus Galerie am Dom, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2004
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J&T Bank, Prague, Czech Republic (solo)
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2004
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Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, UK (solo)
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2004
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Aberystwyth Art College, Aberystwyth, UK (solo)
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2004
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John Stevenson Gallery, New York (solo)
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2003
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Celebration of Light: Photographs from the Collection of Cherye and Jim Pierce, Honolulu Academy of Arts in Honolulu
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2002
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Galeria Omar Alonzo, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (solo)
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2001
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FotoGaleria Teatro San Martin, Buenos Aires (solo)
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2001
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Estudio Lisenberg, Buenos Aires (solo)
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2001
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Re-presenting Representation V - Arnot Art Museum, Rockwell Museum of Western Art, New York
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2000
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John Stevenson Gallery, New York (solo)
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2000
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Optical Delusions: Jokes, Puns, and Sleights-of-Hand in Photography, The Art Institute of Chicago
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2000
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Tre samtida fotografer fran Tjeckien, Replica Theater and Art Center, Stockholm
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2000
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Akt v české fotografii (The Nude in Czech Photography), Císařská konírna Pražského hradu (The Imperial Stables at the Prague Castle), Prague
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1999
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In focus Galerie am Dom, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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1999
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Galerie Pennings, Eindhoven, Netherlands (solo)
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1999
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Czech Photography of the 1990s, The Art Institute of Chicago
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1999
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Video Virtuale, Foto Fictionale, Museum Ludwig, Cologne
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1998
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Sicherheit und Suche in der tschechischen Fotografie der neunziger Jahre, Berlin
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1998
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The Body in Contemporary Czech Photography, London
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1998
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Galerie 'U Řečických', Prague (solo)
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1997
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The Body in Contemporary Czech Photography, Macintosh Gallery, Glasgow
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1996
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Victor Barsokevitsch-Valokuvakeskus, Kuopio, Finland (solo)
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1996
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Gallery St.Gervais, Geneva (solo)
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1996
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Slezské muzeum, Opava, Czech Republic (solo)
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1996
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Galleri Karneval, Albrunna, Sweden (solo)
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1996
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Photoforum Feldeg, Zurich (solo)
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1996
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Photography Gallery, Perth, Australia (solo)
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1996
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Institut tvůrčí fotografie 25/5, Slezské zemské muzeum, Opava, Czech Republic
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1996
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Jistoty a hledání v české fotografii 90.let (Certainty and Searching in Czech Photography of the 1990s) Nejvyšší purkrabství Pražského hradu (Burgrave´s House of Prague Castle)
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1995
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Photogalerie Bild, Aarau, Switzerland (solo)
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1994
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Prague House of Photography, Prague (solo)
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1994
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Galerie Ambrosiana, Brno, Czech Republic (solo)
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1994
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After the Velvet Revolution, 15 Czech & Slovak Photographers: 4 photos each, Photography Gallery, Perth, Australia
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1994
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Revelations, Photographs of Male and Female Nudes, The Gallery at John Jones, London
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1993
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Czech Photography of the 1990s - Fotofeis, Maclaurin Art Gallery, Ayr, Scotland
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1993
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Galerie Aura, Olomouc, Czech Republic (solo)
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1992
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What´s New: Prague, The Art Institute of Chicago
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1992
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Galerie Bílá růže, Prague (solo)
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1992
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Galerie Caesar, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia (solo)
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1992
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Galerie Mladých, Brno, Czechoslovakia (solo)
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1992
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Umělecká průmyslovka, Palisády, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (solo)
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1991
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Galerie pod podloubím, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia (solo)
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1991
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Fotografisk Galleri, Copenhagen (solo)
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1991
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Bilder Lust, Galerie Rhanitzgasse der Landeshauptstadt, Sachsen (traveled to Dresden;Museum Ludwig, Cologne)
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1991
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The Male - Contemporary Male Nude Photographs, Portfolio Gallery, London
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1990
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Tschechoslovakische Fotografie Des Gegenwart, Cologne (traveled to Erlangen, Metz, Lucenburg, Strassbourg, Odense, Freiburg, Barcelona, Texas, Lawrence)
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1990
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Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco (solo)
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1990
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Kulturní Dům, Bruntál, Czechoslovakia (solo)
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1990
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Galerie Centrum, Plzeň, Czechoslovakia (solo)
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Public Collections
Museum Ludwig, Cologne
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Museum for Fotokunst Odense, Denmark
The Royal Library of Denmark, Copenhagen
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris
Harvard Visual Center, Cambridge, MA
The Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Moravská galerie v Brn, Brno, Czech Republic
Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
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