Join us for the opening of NHK Collection for Lidice at Lidice Art Collection – Lidice Gallery on Tuesday, 9 June 2026, at 5 pm.
Tebriz Abdullayev, “Natyurmort”, 1999, oil on canvas, 52.5 x 88 cm (rám: 66 x 102 cm). Donated by the NHK Collection to the Lidice Art Collection in 2025.
Larisa Araz, Volkan Aslan, Resul Aytemür, Ferruh Başağa, Ramazan Can, İpek Duben, Işıl Eğrikavuk, Ali Arif Ersen, Ara Güler, Devabil Kara, Ardan Özmenoğlu, Erinç Seymen, U.Engin Deniz, Olıver Jordan, Martın Lıebscher, Dıeter Mammel, Jachym Fleıg, Tebriz Abdullayev, Kemal Ahmedov, Akif Askerov, Babi Badalov, Asaf Caferov, Ferhat Halilov, Javad Mirjavadov, Altay Sadıkzade, Sabina Şıxlinskaya, Muhamed Bajramovıc, Edin Numankadic, Dımıtar Grazdanov, František Burant, Zurab Gıkashvılı, Gia Gugushvılı, Maya Sumbadze, İsa Abdülkerim, Talant Ogobaev, Alexander Kosolapov, Ivan Lubennıkov
The exhibition opens on 9 June 2026 and runs through 7 March 2027 at the Lidice Gallery. It is the first exhibition to present the donated works to the public and marks the most significant addition to LAC in recent years. The gift highlights artists from Turkic-speaking regions while broadening the Lidice Art Collection's global perspective and fostering dialogue across different geographies and generations.
NHK Collection for Lidice exhibition brings together artists whose practices span generations and geographies and resonate directly with Lidice's mission. Artist Volkan Aslan explores half-remembered narratives by manipulating everyday objects into surreal structures. İpek Duben explores themes of identity, feminism, and migration across various media. Işıl Eğrikavuk advances dialogue-based performance rooted in protest and civic imagination. Babi Badalov's visual poetry bends and splices languages to reflect on displacement. Sabina Shikhlinskaya, Azerbaijan's conceptual art pioneer, explores the changing relationship between individuals and society.
The NHK Collection for the Lidice exhibition features renowned artists well known in the region. One of them is Ara Güler. A legendary photojournalist often referred to as the Eye of Istanbul. Another is Ferruh Başağa, an important figure in Turkish modernism. Last but not least, Alexander Kosolapov. He is known for his sharp, pop-influenced juxtapositions, including the iconic "Lenin Coca-Cola," which critiques the intersections of ideology and consumer culture. From the Czech art scene, the NHK Collection for Lidice features František Burant. Born in the nearby village of Železná, sees his work resonate in a new context through this donation.
The Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design, Prague (UMPRUM) is partnering on the delivery of the exhibition's visual identity. The Type Design and Typography Programme, led by Filip Kraus, a Czech graphic designer, typographer, educator, and writer, is collaborating with Lidice Art Collection to stage a competition for students to deliver the exhibition's visual identity. The selected design will be used throughout the exhibition. This collaboration empowers early-career graphic designers and creative professionals. It aligns with the Lidice Art Collection's Strategy 2026–2030.
The Lidice Art Collection was established through solidarity and continues to grow as a public resource for research, exhibitions, and education. NHK Collection for Lidice is a direct expression of that founding principle, presenting an exceptional private gift as a permanent contribution to the public record. It is a public solidarity art collection of international significance, housed at the Lidice Memorial, a public institution administered by the Czech Ministry of Culture. Founded in 1966 through the vision of Sir Barnett Stross MP (1899–1967) and the Lidice Women, the collection is built entirely through voluntary donations by artists worldwide, from Gerhard Richter and Joseph Beuys to Mona Hatoum, VALIE EXPORT, Alfredo Jaar, and the Czech artists Eva Kmentová and the Válovy sisters, the majority of whom donated their artworks at the early- or mid- career. By 2030, LAC aims to become a leading educational and research curatorial Institute dedicated to advancing solidarity in contemporary art, memory, and society.
Selection of donated artworks. From left: Talant Ogobaev, “Untitled”, 1999, mix media on canvas, 65.5 x 76.5 cm (framed: 76 x 87 cm), Edin Numankadic, “Inscriptions 1997–2003”, 1990, acrylics on paper, 116 x 76.5 cm and Javad Mirjavadov, “Untitled”, 1984, oil on canvas, 99 x 139 cm (framed: 116 x 155.5 cm).
EXHIBITION PARTNERS
The exhibition is supported by ArtMap and Artalk. The Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design, Prague (UMPRUM) is partnering on the delivery of the exhibition's visual identity.
