Ján Mančuška

Text and film are the primary components of Ján Mancuška’s expansive works, often incorporated into the architecture and space of the site. The specific arrangement of these linguistic and pictorial elements, guided by the artist, creates a highly perceptual condition. The impact of the works depends on the viewer's movement within the space and in relation to the works. This arrangement of objects, interior elements, and pictorial sentences, and their interaction, results in a distinctive tension that condenses into fictional, cinematic sequences within the viewer's imagination.

Biography of Ján Mančuška

Ján Mancuška was born in 1972 in Bratislava, Slovakia. During his lifepath, he worked and lived in Berlin and Prague.

From 1991 to 1998, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. During 1986-1990. the artist attended the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Prague.

Ján Mancuška participated in residency programs at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Neue Galerie Graz, ISCP New York, and Residency Rotterdam. Additionally, he received the Jindřich Chalupecký Prize in 2004.

His works have been showcased in various solo exhibitions, including those at Centre Vox (Montreal), Kunsthalle Bratislava, Andrew Kreps Gallery (New York), Kunsthalle St. Gallen, Czech Centre (with Marketa Othova, New York), and as part of the Gallery Tentprogram (Rotterdam).

Jan Mančuška's works can be found in both private and public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), and Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (Vienna).  

The artist died in Prague in 2011.