Markéta Luskačová (born 1944) is a Czech photographer[1] known for her series of photographs taken in Slovakia, Britain and elsewhere. Considered one of the best Czech social photographers to date, since the 1990s she has photographed children in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and also Poland.[2]
Luskačová was born in Prague. In 1968 she graduated from Charles University there with a thesis on religion in Slovakia.[3] During her stay in Slovakia, she became familiar with the old Christian rites and decided to return with a camera to document the surviving traditions. Her thesis was titled Poutě na Východním Slovensku (Pilgrimages in East Slovakia).[4] Following that she studied photography at FAMU,[1] in this period photographing in Slovakia and Poland.
From 1970 to 1972, Luskačová photographed stage performances of the Za branou theatre, founded by director Otomar Krejča. However, the theatre was banned by communists in the spring of 1972. The same year, she was allowed to display the cycle Pilgrims in the Gallery of Visual Arts in Roudnice nad Labem (the curator of the exhibition was the photography theorist and art historian Anna Fárová).
In 1971, Luskačová married the poet Franz H. Wurm (native of Prague and a British citizen). Wurm, terrified by the "Normalization" in Czechoslovakia, left the country and Luskačová asked the state authorities for permission to visit her husband abroad. After several short visits she received a form for emigration (1975) and went to live in England.[4] However, in an interview she claimed: "Bohemia, Prague and Šumiac have never ceased to be my home. I always took my life abroad as a kind of stopgap that stretched to be a considerable part of my life."[4]
In the 1970s and 1980s, the communist censorship attempted to conceal her international reputation. Her works were banned in Czechoslovakia, and the catalogues for the exhibition Pilgrims in the Victoria and Albert Museum were lost on their way to Czechoslovakia.
As a Magnum Photos nominee, Luskačová photographed Chiswick Women's Aid in the 1970s. Shortly afterwards, she and the photographer Chris Killip had a son, Matthew. The photographs remained unpublished until 2020.[6]
In 2016 she self-published a collection of photographs of street musicians, mostly taken in the markets of east London, under the title To Remember: London Street Musicians 1975–1990, and with an introduction by John Berger.
The Photogeny of Identity – The Memory of Czech Photography, National Museum of Photography (Jindřichův Hradec), 2008.[10]
The Third Side of the Wall: Photography in Czechoslovakia 1969–1988 from the Collection of the Moravian Gallery in Brno.Moravian Gallery in Brno, 2008–2009.[11]
Pilgrims: Victoria & Albert Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983. ISBN0-905209-60-5. Exhibition catalogue.
Pilgrims. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1985. ISBN0-7287-0443-9. Exhibition catalogue, with text by John Berger.
Judlová, Marie. Markéta Luskačová. Prague: Galerie hlavního města Prahy, 1991.
Markéta Luskačová: Photographs of Spitalfields. London: Whitechapel Gallery, 1991. Exhibition catalogue. With 72 pages, 32 plates, and a preface by Catherine Lampert and texts by David Widgery ("Ripe bananas and stolen bicycles"), Mark Holborn and Chris Killip.
Markéta Luskačová: Fotografie ze Spitalfields (Londýn 1974–1990). Brno: Dům umění města Brna, 1995. ISBN80-7009-074-X.
Unknown Remembered: Photographs of Children, 1968-98. [Prague]: Galerie G4; Sydney: Stills Gallery, 1998. Exhibition catalogue, with text in Czech and English by Colin Osman.
Markéta Luskačová. Prague: Torst, 2001. ISBN80-7215-129-0. (in Czech and English) Book with introductory texts by Marie Klimešová, Gerry Badger, and Josef Topol.
O smrti, o koních a jiných lidech / On Death and Horses and Other People: Maškary–Masks: 1999–2010: Roztoky–Únětice. [Roztoky], Czech Republic: Sdružení Roztoč, 2011. ISBN978-80-254-8402-9. (in Czech and English) Catalogue of an exhibition, with short texts by Howard Bossen and Robert Silverio.
To Remember: London Street Musicians 1975–1990. [Prague: Markéta Luskačová], 2016. ISBN978-80-270-0241-2. With texts in English and Czech by Luskačová, Howard Bossen and John Berger.
By the Sea: Photographs from the North East, 1976–1980. Bristol: RRB, 2019. Edition of 600 copies. ISBN9781916057517.[n 1]
Zines of work by Luskačováedit
Chiswick Women's Aid 1976–77. Southport: Café Royal, 2020. Edition of 500 copies.[6][n 2]
Birgus, Vladimír; Mlčoch, Jan (2010). Czech Photography of the 20th Century. Prague: Kant; Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. ISBN978-80-7437-027-4. (in Czech and English)
Mellor, David Alan. No Such Thing as Society: Photography in Britain 1967–1987: From the British Council and the Arts Council Collection. London: Hayward Publishing, 2007. ISBN978-1-85332-265-5.
coll. (2006). Fotogenie identity/The Photogeny of Identity. Prague: Kant; Prague House of Photography. ISBN80-86970-12-4. (in English)
Referencesedit
^ abcPhillips, Sarah (22 August 2012). "Markéta Luskačová's best photograph: Ginger the musician". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-04-11 – via www.theguardian.com.
^"Urban Encounters: Rethinking Landscape". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
^ abcAyla Angelos, "Markéta Luskačová's Chiswick Women's Aid 1976–77 is finally brought to light after 44 years", It's nice that, 31 July 2020. Accessed 15 October 2020.
^ abcd"", Amber Online. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 3 March 2016.
^List of exhibitions, 1995–2008 2008-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, Fotografická galerie Fiducia. Accessed 15 February 2008.
^Press release 2008-07-17 at the Wayback Machine for the exhibition, British Council. Accessed 15 February 2009.
^Exhibition notice 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, National Museum of Photography at Jindřichův Hradec. Accessed 15 February 2009.
^Exhibition notice, Moravian Gallery in Brno. Accessed 15 February 2009.
^Tate. "Markéta Luskačová: Until 12 May 2019 – Display at Tate Britain". Tate. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
External linksedit
Official website
Luskačová's work at World Webphoto Gallery
May 02, 2024
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Marketa Luskacova born 1944 is a Czech photographer 1 known for her series of photographs taken in Slovakia Britain and elsewhere Considered one of the best Czech social photographers to date since the 1990s she has photographed children in the Czech Republic Slovakia and also Poland 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Exhibitions 3 Publications 3 1 Books of work by Luskacova 3 2 Zines of work by Luskacova 4 Notes 5 Sources 6 References 7 External linksBiography editLuskacova was born in Prague In 1968 she graduated from Charles University there with a thesis on religion in Slovakia 3 During her stay in Slovakia she became familiar with the old Christian rites and decided to return with a camera to document the surviving traditions Her thesis was titled Poute na Vychodnim Slovensku Pilgrimages in East Slovakia 4 Following that she studied photography at FAMU 1 in this period photographing in Slovakia and Poland From 1970 to 1972 Luskacova photographed stage performances of the Za branou theatre founded by director Otomar Krejca However the theatre was banned by communists in the spring of 1972 The same year she was allowed to display the cycle Pilgrims in the Gallery of Visual Arts in Roudnice nad Labem the curator of the exhibition was the photography theorist and art historian Anna Farova In 1971 Luskacova married the poet Franz H Wurm native of Prague and a British citizen Wurm terrified by the Normalization in Czechoslovakia left the country and Luskacova asked the state authorities for permission to visit her husband abroad After several short visits she received a form for emigration 1975 and went to live in England 4 However in an interview she claimed Bohemia Prague and Sumiac have never ceased to be my home I always took my life abroad as a kind of stopgap that stretched to be a considerable part of my life 4 In the 1970s and 1980s the communist censorship attempted to conceal her international reputation Her works were banned in Czechoslovakia and the catalogues for the exhibition Pilgrims in the Victoria and Albert Museum were lost on their way to Czechoslovakia Luskacova started photographing London s markets in 1974 5 In the markets of Portobello Road Brixton and Spitalfields she found a vivid Dickensian staging 3 As a Magnum Photos nominee Luskacova photographed Chiswick Women s Aid in the 1970s Shortly afterwards she and the photographer Chris Killip had a son Matthew The photographs remained unpublished until 2020 6 In 2016 she self published a collection of photographs of street musicians mostly taken in the markets of east London under the title To Remember London Street Musicians 1975 1990 and with an introduction by John Berger Exhibitions edit nbsp Luskacova Prague 2008 Photographs from the Beaches with Sirkka Liisa Konttinen Side Gallery Newcastle 1978 7 North Tyneside with Isabella Jedrzejczyk Sirkka Liisa Konttinen and Graham Smith Side Gallery Newcastle 1981 7 Pilgrims Side Gallery Newcastle 1985 7 Primary Concerns Side Gallery Newcastle 1989 7 Photographs of Spitalfields Whitechapel Art Gallery London 1991 1 Poutnici Fotograficka galerie Fiducia Ostrava 2001 2002 8 No Such Thing as Society Photography in Britain 1968 1987 Aberystwyth Arts Centre Tullie House Carlisle Ujazdow Castle Warsaw Luskacova is one of a number of photographers shown 9 The Photogeny of Identity The Memory of Czech Photography National Museum of Photography Jindrichuv Hradec 2008 10 The Third Side of the Wall Photography in Czechoslovakia 1969 1988 from the Collection of the Moravian Gallery in Brno Moravian Gallery in Brno 2008 2009 11 Marketa Luskacova Tate Britain London January May 2019 12 Publications editBooks of work by Luskacova edit Pilgrims Victoria amp Albert Museum London Victoria and Albert Museum 1983 ISBN 0 905209 60 5 Exhibition catalogue Pilgrims London Arts Council of Great Britain 1985 ISBN 0 7287 0443 9 Exhibition catalogue with text by John Berger Judlova Marie Marketa Luskacova Prague Galerie hlavniho mesta Prahy 1991 Marketa Luskacova Photographs of Spitalfields London Whitechapel Gallery 1991 Exhibition catalogue With 72 pages 32 plates and a preface by Catherine Lampert and texts by David Widgery Ripe bananas and stolen bicycles Mark Holborn and Chris Killip Marketa Luskacova Fotografie ze Spitalfields Londyn 1974 1990 Brno Dum umeni mesta Brna 1995 ISBN 80 7009 074 X Unknown Remembered Photographs of Children 1968 98 Prague Galerie G4 Sydney Stills Gallery 1998 Exhibition catalogue with text in Czech and English by Colin Osman Marketa Luskacova Prague Torst 2001 ISBN 80 7215 129 0 in Czech and English Book with introductory texts by Marie Klimesova Gerry Badger and Josef Topol O smrti o konich a jinych lidech On Death and Horses and Other People Maskary Masks 1999 2010 Roztoky Unetice Roztoky Czech Republic Sdruzeni Roztoc 2011 ISBN 978 80 254 8402 9 in Czech and English Catalogue of an exhibition with short texts by Howard Bossen and Robert Silverio To Remember London Street Musicians 1975 1990 Prague Marketa Luskacova 2016 ISBN 978 80 270 0241 2 With texts in English and Czech by Luskacova Howard Bossen and John Berger By the Sea Photographs from the North East 1976 1980 Bristol RRB 2019 Edition of 600 copies ISBN 9781916057517 n 1 Zines of work by Luskacova edit Chiswick Women s Aid 1976 77 Southport Cafe Royal 2020 Edition of 500 copies 6 n 2 Ireland 1972 73 Southport Cafe Royal 2021 Edited by Craig Atkinson 6 n 3 Notes edit RRB s description of By the Sea Cafe Royal s description of Chiswick Women s Aid 1976 77 Cafe Royal s description of Ireland 1972 73 Sources editBirgus Vladimir Mlcoch Jan 2010 Czech Photography of the 20th Century Prague Kant Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague ISBN 978 80 7437 027 4 in Czech and English Mellor David Alan No Such Thing as Society Photography in Britain 1967 1987 From the British Council and the Arts Council Collection London Hayward Publishing 2007 ISBN 978 1 85332 265 5 coll 2006 Fotogenie identity The Photogeny of Identity Prague Kant Prague House of Photography ISBN 80 86970 12 4 in English References edit a b c Phillips Sarah 22 August 2012 Marketa Luskacova s best photograph Ginger the musician The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2020 04 11 via www theguardian com Urban Encounters Rethinking Landscape Goldsmiths University of London Retrieved 11 April 2011 a b Mellor No Such Thing as Society p 53 a b c The Photogeny of Identity 2006 p 205 Mellor No Such Thing as Society p 154 a b c Ayla Angelos Marketa Luskacova s Chiswick Women s Aid 1976 77 is finally brought to light after 44 years It s nice that 31 July 2020 Accessed 15 October 2020 a b c d Side Gallery Exhibitions 1977 1994 Amber Online Archived by the Wayback Machine on 3 March 2016 List of exhibitions 1995 2008 Archived 2008 12 23 at the Wayback Machine Fotograficka galerie Fiducia Accessed 15 February 2008 Press release Archived 2008 07 17 at the Wayback Machine for the exhibition British Council Accessed 15 February 2009 Exhibition notice Archived 2011 05 24 at the Wayback Machine National Museum of Photography at Jindrichuv Hradec Accessed 15 February 2009 Exhibition notice Moravian Gallery in Brno Accessed 15 February 2009 Tate Marketa Luskacova Until 12 May 2019 Display at Tate Britain Tate Retrieved 2019 01 19 External links editOfficial website Luskacova s work at World Webphoto Gallery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marketa Luskacova amp oldid 1191809837, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
