Opening: HIT BY NEWS
5 Mar 2026, 7:00 PM
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DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
Poupětova 1, Praha 7
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We invite you to the opening of the press art exhibition from the collection of Annette and Peter Nobel, HIT BY NEWS.
The traditional "information industry" was disrupted entirely with the invention of affordable printing presses and paper in the nineteenth century. Books, newspapers, and magazines – previously produced in small numbers and an expensive privilege of the intellectual "happy few" – rapidly advanced into a popular, widespread social phenomenon. The publishing boom was paralleled by the growth of the advertisement industry, and newly invented professions – graphic designer, journalist, reporter, editor, photographer, printer, lithographer, etc. – were all involved in the production of a "second layer of reality", printed on paper and delivered to coffee houses and the homes of the quickly growing middle class. As a direct reaction to these innovations in technology and communication, the visual arts began an impressive process of transformation.
The Nobels began collecting art in the 1980s, when Peter Nobel worked as a lawyer for one of Switzerland's leading publishing houses. Since then, the Nobels have been "hit by news", acquiring more than two thousand artworks focusing on the dialogue between art and the press. HIT BY NEWS takes a lucid and critical look at the fascinating topic of a society that was, is, and will continue to be shaped by the media.
Curator: Christoph Doswald
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