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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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2011
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Michal Macků – Glass Photo, Karin Weber Gallery, HK (solo)
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2010
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Exposed - Nude Photography in the XX. Century, In Focus Galerie, Köln, BRD
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2010
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Darkness for Light - Czech Photography Today, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
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2009
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Tschechische Fotografie des 20. Jahrhunderts, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn
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2009
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Glass photo, PaciArte contemporary, Brescia, Italy (solo)
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2009
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(Glass) Gellages, Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (solo)
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2009
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Galerie, Museum Art St.Urban. St. Urban, Switzerland (solo)
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2008
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Sklenene Gelaze, Galerie V Kapli, Bruntal, Czech Republic (solo)
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2008
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Galerie David Guiraud, Paris, France (solo)
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2008
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Love – frammenti visivi di un discorso amoroso, Gallerie Civiche d´Arte Contemporanea di Palazzo Ducale, Modena, Italy
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2007
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Expressive Bodies: Contemporary Art Photography from The Kinsey Institute, Herron Gallery, Indianapolis, USA
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2007
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Galerie Caesar, Olomouc, Czech Republic (solo)
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2007
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Bielske centrum kultury, Foto Art Festival, Bielsko-Biala, Poland (solo)
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2007
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Over the photo, Galleria PaciArte contemporanea, Brescia, Italy (solo)
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2007
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Bilder vom Menschen, In focus Galerie, Köln, Germany (solo)
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2007
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Galery Na Soljanke, Moscow, Russia (solo)
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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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2006
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Ottoman Mint complex, IFSAK, Istanbul, Turkey (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", Poznaò, 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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Mìstské divadlo Zlín, Czech Republic (solo)
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2005
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Státní zámek Tøeboò, 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 èeské fotografii (The Nude in Czech Photography), Císaøská 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 Øeèických', 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 tvùrèí fotografie 25/5, Slezské zemské muzeum, Opava, Czech Republic
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1996
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Jistoty a hledání v èeské 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 rùže, 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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Umìlecká prùmyslovka, 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 Dùm, Bruntál, Czechoslovakia (solo)
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1990
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Galerie Centrum, Plzeò, 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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