Milan Knížák

Prof. Milan Knížák, Dr. A

* April 19, 1940 in Plzeň 

is a Czech multimedia artist, a member of the international Fluxus movement, and director of its Eastern section. His activities include actions, visual arts, architecture, design, fashion, poetry, literature, photography, and music. Milan Knížák is a figure who significantly shaped our culture and, above all, its direction after the Velvet Revolution. He is among the best-known and most respected Czech artists worldwide, ranked in importance alongside authors such as František Kupka and Jiří Kolář. From 1990 to 1997, he served as Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (AVU), and from 1999 to May 2011 as Director of the National Gallery in Prague. From 1989 to 2015, he was the head of the Intermedia Studio at AVU. 

Author: Filip Kazda

Education

1946-1954 Primary and secondary school - Mariánské Lázně

1948-1956 Elementary School of Music in Mariánské Lázně

Foundation

Major scholarships, internships, work stays 1968-1970 Stay in the USA (at the invitation of the FLUXUS Group). Lectures and actions at universities (Rutgers University, N.J.)

Awards

Selection: "StB Award" - Milan Knížák, blocked person No. IV. Danger category, registration number 30277, date of entry Dec. 10, 1966, Unit S.

Teaching and lecturing

University of Kentucky, Lexington (lecturer), 1969, KY., USA - UCLA Los Angeles (lecturer), 1969 CA., USA - HfBK Hamburg (lecturer), 1983, Germany.

Representation in important collections - selection

Museum of Czech Literature, Strahov, Prague, CR Stadtgalerie Stuttgart, Germany Museum Sprengel, Hannover, Germany Silverman's collection, Michigan, USA Neuberger Museum, N.Y., USA Sammlung Feelisch, Remscheid, Germany Sammlung, Tate Modern London...