Babies (Černý)
| Babies | |
|---|---|
| Czech: Miminka | |
 Sculptures on the exterior of Prague's Žižkov Television Tower, 2004 | |
| Artist | David Černý |
Babies (Czech: Miminka)[1] is a series of sculptures by Czech artist David Černý.[2][3]
History and description
[edit]The piece consists of several sculptures depicting babies, which are 350 cm long and 260 cm high.[2] Their faces are replaced with bar code stamps. The first baby was presented in 1994 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Later it was exhibited in many places around the world.[2][4]
Installations
[edit]- Žižkov Television Tower
In 2000, a ten-piece series made of fiberglass was installed on the exterior of Prague's Žižkov Television Tower as a temporary installation for the European Capital of Culture year. Each piece weighs about 190 kg. Due to the public's appreciation of the sculptures, in 2001, they were installed on the tower permanently.[5][4][6] The sculptures were removed in 2017 with the intention of repair.[7] Due to safety reasons, new 250 kg copies, that are more durable and better attachable to the tower, were made to replace the original series, which was returned to Černý. The new copies were installed on the tower in April 2019.[8][6]
- Kampa Island
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In 2008 an eight-piece bronze series was installed on Kampa Island.[9][2]
- Palm Springs, California
In 2018 the ten-piece original series that was removed from the tower was loaned to Palm Springs for 2 years.[4][10]
- Casino Blankenberge
Černý's babies were also installed on the wall of the Gevel Casino in Blankenberge, Belgium, in 2006.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "David Cerny - uplne oficialni stranka". davidcerny.cz. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Statue The Baby". Prague.eu. Prague City Tourism. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Pickering, Mark (August 10, 2012). "A David Cerny sculpture walk in Prague". the Guardian. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Cerny Babies". info.hohmann.art. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "David Cerny - uplne oficialni stranka". davidcerny.cz. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ a b "Horolezci instalují na žižkovskou věž miminka, vrací je tam po dvou letech". iDNES.cz. March 22, 2019. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Prague's TV tower babies pulled from 'ugliest building in the world' for repairs". CBC Radio. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Po žižkovské věži opět polezou obří mimina, jejich váha výrazně vzrostla". E15.cz. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "David Cerny - uplne oficialni stranka". davidcerny.cz. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Giant 'Babies on the Move' are unveiled in Palm Springs. Check out their first formation". Desert Sun. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "BLANKENBERGE". De Kust. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
External links
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