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Admission: basic CZK 200 | reduced CZK 130 | free for DOX Club members (prior reservation via form required)
Language: Czech
The event is part of the FALL festival.
DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
Poupětova 1, Prague 7
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Wallachian and Nordic legends are among the important inspirations for Jan Vytiska’s original paintings. In this guided tour of his current solo exhibition at DOX, The Ritual of Cursed Hearts, you can listen to the stories that are echoed in his works. With Jan Vytiska and curator Otto M. Urban.
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