Roman Ondak ⎸Limited edition – do not walk outside this area

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In 2012, Roman Ondak received the prestigious Artist of the Year award from Deutsche Bank in Berlin. On this occasion, a major exhibition titled do not walk outside this area at Deutsche Guggenheim was created, based on the project of the same name. The installation led visitors across the wing of a Boeing 737-500, which connected two exhibition rooms like a bridge.

Visitors walked across the wing in the section marked “Don’t walk outside this area”, stepping onto a normally inaccessible part of the aircraft visible only from a window. Ondak explored the perception of interior and exterior space while reflecting on the rules of the art world, where we often encounter signs such as “Do not touch” or “Keep your distance”. Ondak’s wing is therefore not an untouchable sculpture but an object we are invited to step onto.

Paper serves as a fundamental medium through which the artist conceptualizes his projects. The limited editions presents an authentic drawing of this remarkable project, originally created in 2012. At the current exhibition at Kunsthalle Praha, the public is offered, for only the second time, the opportunity not only to walk across the wing but also to acquire an exceptional print distinguished by its delicate conceptual line.


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Roman Ondak

Roman Ondak is an internationally acclaimed contemporary artist from Slovakia, whose work explores and deepens our perception of social conventions and hierarchies. Through subtle shifts of meaning and the framing of everyday experiences, he draws attention to ordinary life. His conceptual works combine elements of daily reality with sharp artistic wit, creating space to question the rules that govern both society and the art system.

Roman Ondak (b. 1966) studied graphic design and painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava (1988–1994). He also studied at Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania (1993); Collegium Helveticum, Zurich (1999–2000); and CCA, Kitakyushu (2004). He was awarded scholarships by DAAD in Berlin (2007/08) and Villa Arson in Nice (2010).

He represented Slovakia at the Venice Biennale in 2009. In 2012, he participated in dOCUMENTA (13) and was named Artist of the Year by Deutsche Bank in Berlin. He is the recipient of the Lovis Corinth Prize (2018). His works are included in numerous public collections, including the Centre Pompidou, Paris; Kunsthaus Zürich; Tate Modern, London; Neue Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York.