PLANETA EDEN
13.09.2010
Arbor vitae cordially invites you at the opening of the exhibition
PLANET EDEN
Tomorrow´s World in Socialist Czechoslovakia
1948 - 1978
to which publisher published an extensive monograph
of the authors Ivana Adamovič and Tomáš Pospiszyl.
The opening takes place at DOX Centre for Contemporary Art on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at 7pm, Poupětova 1, 170 00 Praha 7 - Holešovice.
The exhibition will be open till November 29, 2010.
During the second half of the 1950s, social utopia was rapidly being replaced with technical utopia. After the amazing success in conquering the universe it seemed that human migration into outer space was inevitable within the next few decades. However, this dream too, had to be revised during the 1960s and lost its utopian allure. The theme no longer interested the general public, returning humbly back to the books and films of science fiction. Nowadays, the visionary qualities have faded out of our lives. The book Planet Eden – Tomorrow’s World in the Socialist Czechoslovakia recalls over eleven thematic chapters and pictorial supplements the visions of the future that never materialised. It casts light on the belief in scientific and technological development, dogmas of social utopia and the popularity of the sci-fi genre under the socialist regime. Complete with numerous illustrations, the book features essays on the history of sci-fi in Czechoslovakia within the context of literature, visual art, film, comic books and social theory. It includes profiles of the artists Zdenek Burian and Teodor Rotrekl, as well as a reflection of the futuristic themes in the period’s avant-garde art and visual documents in what was then seen as popular culture. It is concluded with English and Russian summaries and index.
The book is available in the distribution network Kosmas and in Arbor vitae (e-mail: info@arborvitae.eu).
Editors and authors of concept: Ivan Adamovič a Tomas Pospiszyl
Texts: Ivan Adamovič, Ondrej Herec, Milan KrejciJaroslav Olsa jr., Tomas Pospiszyl, Tomas Prokupek
Graphic design: Petr Krejzek, Klara Kvizova, Jaromir Skacel
Year of publishing: 2010
Number of pages: 248
Number of illustrations: 460
Format: 240 x 260 mm
Binding: V4
Price: 890,-