K-Review

K-Review (Revue K) is a French art quarterly and publishing association founded in Paris in March 1981 by the poet and visual artist Jiří Kolář, a leading figure of Czech artistic dissidence who was then beginning nearly two decades of exile in the French capital. The association's quarterly periodical was created to make known representatives of the Czech and Slovak diaspora that formed after 1968. Its fifty-three issues published to date bring together samples of the work of more than a hundred painters and sculptors scattered across the world. Beyond simple review, the aim is to observe and study over time the evolution of the sensibilities of these artists integrated into the most diverse milieus and cultures. Since 1989, the association has broadened its editorial horizon with poetry collections and art books: portfolios, prints, exhibition catalogues, monographs and photographic albums. It also organizes exhibitions and other events. The publishing programme has included poetry by Jiří Kolář, František Halas, Vladimír Holan, Radek Fridrich, Marcel Beaujard, Jean-Gaspard Páleníček and Jan Sojka, as well as art books, exhibition catalogues, monographs, photographic albums and fine-art prints. Exhibitions have featured artists such as Jiří Kolář, Jaroslav Macek, Miloš Síkora, Jaroslav Poncar, Quido Sen and Vladimír Škoda, alongside meetings, symposia and other events. K-Review operates as an association (non-profit) based in Paris, with a reach that extends across the Czech and Slovak diaspora and the international art market. It began selling artworks and later developed an internet gallery. The brand is best understood as a cultural publisher and art-market platform rather than a conventional commercial company, though it functions as a trademarked editorial and curatorial offering.

K-Review (Revue K) was founded in Paris in March 1981 by the poet and visual artist Jiří Kolář, a symbolic figure of Czech artistic dissidence who was then embarking on nearly twenty years of exile in the French capital. The association was established under his aegis and dedicated its quarterly periodical to making known representatives of the Czech and Slovak diaspora that had formed after 1968. Over its run, the quarterly published fifty-three issues, bringing together samples of the work of more than a hundred painters and sculptors dispersed around the world. The editorial purpose was not merely to review but to observe and study over time how the sensibilities of these artists evolved as they integrated into the most diverse milieus and cultures. After 1989, the association broadened its editorial horizon. It added collections of poetry and art books: portfolios, prints, exhibition catalogues, monographs and photographic albums. It also began selling artworks and later developed an internet gallery. The poetry programme included works by Jiří Kolář, František Halas, Vladimír Holan, Radek Fridrich, Marcel Beaujard, Jean-Gaspard Páleníček and Jan Sojka. The art-book list covered exhibition catalogues, monographs, photographic albums and fine-art prints. In parallel, the association organized exhibitions featuring artists such as Jiří Kolář, Jaroslav Macek, Miloš Síkora, Jaroslav Poncar, Quido Sen and Vladimír Škoda, as well as meetings, symposia and other events. K-Review thus evolved from a diaspora-focused quarterly into a broader cultural publisher and art-market platform, while remaining an association based in Paris. Its activities span periodical publishing, book and print production, artwork sales, an online gallery and live cultural events.

• 1989

  Association broadened editorial activity to poetry collections and art books.

• 1981

  Revue K association founded in Paris in March by Jiří Kolář.

• 53 issues of the quarterly published, featuring over a hundred painters and sculptors.

• Association began selling artworks and later developed an internet gallery.

A Paris-based non-profit art quarterly and publishing house focused on Czech and Slovak diaspora artists and writers, combining periodical publishing, art-book production, artwork sales and exhibitions.

• Revue K quarterly

  Art quarterly, 53 issues, focused on Czech and Slovak diaspora artists.

• Poetry collections

  Works by Jiří Kolář, František Halas, Vladimír Holan, Radek Fridrich, Marcel Beaujard, Jean-Gaspard Páleníček, Jan Sojka and others.

• Art books

  Portfolios, prints, exhibition catalogues, monographs and photographic albums.

• Internet gallery

  Online gallery for selling artworks.

1. 1REVUE K official websiterevue-k.net
2. 2K-Review on Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Revue K on Czech Wikipediacs.wikipedia.org