Gandy Gallery

When the Gandy Gallery took root in Prague in 1992, shortly after the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, the stranglehold on local creation had only just been loosened. In order to mitigate the effects of this long break with the West, the first exhibitions were devoted to artists such as Nan Goldin, Jonas Mekas, Joseph Grigely, Matali Crasset, Douglas Gordon … and also by introducing the Czech artists Vaclav Stratil and Jiri David.

The gallery moved to Bratislava in 2005, whose central geography gives it a position at the crossroads of cultures.

Currently, the gallery brings together some thirty artists, mostly from former Soviet countries (Zbyněk Baladrán, Oto Hudec, Alva Hajn, Ilija Šoškić, Jana Želibská…) whose work addresses issues related to identity, memory, the body, migration, and archive work. The gallery fosters ongoing research, discoveries, experimentations and carefully constructed relationships in a tireless and passionate manner.