Alum wins Czech book prizes
Milan Nedved MFA 12 GD won 59th The Most Beautiful Czech Books competition with his book "Consolation by Living" in non-fiction literature and 2nd place in visual art books with his book "Karel Novák: The Artist of Sport."
"Consolation by Living"
The specific conditions existing in totalitarian Czechoslovakia gave rise to a qualitatively new middle class, one that was fundamentally different from the middle class of the First Republic, which Czechs view as a symbol of a prosperous modern democracy. The members of this new middle class did not have the same financial resources as their predecessors from the interwar period; however, a substantial number were educated and possessed a critical opinion of the social status quo, predisposing them to create various informal communities that tried to stay in contact with cultural events beyond the Iron Curtain. One such community was contemporary art collectors who, in direct contact with artists, assembled unique collections of art. Through the lens of their activities, they have written stories that remind us of just how ambivalent the world was in the second half of the twentieth century.
"Karel Novák: The Artist of Sport"
In cooperation with the Czech Olympic Team we have designed the first comprehensive publication for the legend of Czechoslovak sports photographer Karel Novák (1925–2007). From the archive of more than 200,000 photographs, this book introduces Karel Novák as a passionate sports photographer who covered a wide range of sports. He captured eight Olympics and dozens of world championships in various popular sports. Among other things, he photographed sports legends for many years, like multiple Olympic champions Věra Čáslavská, Jiří Daler, Dana and Emil Zátopek, tennis legends Martina Navrátilová, Jan Kodeš and more.
