Viktor Freso, Hardcover

This outstanding monography of Viktor Freso brings a fresh and non-conformist view of the artwork of contemporary Slovak multimedia artist who is best known for the creation of the "Picus" (Niemand) sculpture. The text of four acclaimed curators is complemented by rich visual material that documents Freso s paintings, conceptual and textual art, photographs, statues, and objects. This bilingual, English-Slovak publication stands out as a courageous and original approach in terms of its language and graphic design as well.

Bajcurov , Katar na is an art historian and the curator of the Collections of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Slovak National Gallery. She focuses on Slovak modern painting and sculpture, classical modernism, and Slovak contemporary art. Beskid, Vladim r is an art historian and freelance curator. He has curated more than 80 collective and individual exhibitions of Slovakian and international artists. Viktor Freso belongs among the most remarkable figures of the contemporary art in the region of the former Czechoslovakia. His work and overall approach to art is rather atypical but at the same time reflects current society and culture. Gavulova, Lucia is an art historian and the curator of the Collections of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Slovak National Gallery. She was editor-in-chief of VLNA - a Slovak magazine for contemporary art and culture. Peter Tajkov is an art historian, curator, pedagogue, and vice-dean for science, research, and development with the Art Faculty of the Technical University in Kosice.