Blank Czech, 1989, Village Voice, English

<small>Z Kokolia</small>

autor textu: Kim Levin

Blank Czech
Our Critic in Prague

deník Village Voice, 1.7.1989, č. 19, vyšlo k výstavě: Dialog Praha/Los Angeles, Lidový dům, Praha

At the mobbed oppening one of the artist, Vladimir Kokolia (whom one Californian dubbed "Czech Berry") performed with his rock band E.

...Kokolia (whose thick stuck of mutant figure drawings was clamped together with a big blue C clamp) introduced us to official art: "In Czechoslovakia it is not difficult to be a painter because we know what is allowed to be done and isn't allowed to be done. It becomes more difficult when we try to attempt something a little different." He explained. "Perhaps our American friends have an idea that our official art is monstruous statues of Stalin 60 feet high, but I would like to suggest our official art is inconspicuous,. I think stuggling against official art is struggling against chimera. But I think even in America there is what can be called official art."