Krištof Kintera: Girl with a Dove and Building Sculptures

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The catalogue for Building Sculptures and Girl with a Dove, a site-specific project for Kunsthalle Praha by Krištof Kintera, adds a novel perspective to the literature on Brutalist architecture in Prague. The 1958 statue of Girl with a Dove served as the starting point for installing seven light sculptures on the uneven terrain of a nameless park at Klárov. Together, these works form a unique socio-urban installation based on buildings that still stand, have been demolished, or existed only as utopian visions.

By transforming these structures into sculptures—shrinking, illuminating, and even partially demolishing them—Krištof Kintera opens an entirely new framework for perceiving architecture. This exploration is enriched by texts from architecture critic Rostislav Koryčánek, a conversation between the artist and curator Christelle Havranek, and photographs and archival materials documenting the sculptures’ construction.

Building Sculptures and Girl with a Dove naturally continues Kunsthalle Praha’s inaugural exhibition catalogue, Kinetismus: 100 Years of Electricity in Art.