MEDZI PARÍŽOM A BRATISLAVOU I. FRANCÚZSKO-SLOVENSKÉ A SLOVENSKO-FRANCÚZSKE VZŤAHY VO VÝTVARNOM UMENÍ POČAS ŠESŤDESIATYCH ROKOV 20. STOROČIA (1. ČASŤ – SEGMENT)

The upcoming book by Zuzana Bartošová explores French-Slovak and Slovak-French relations in the area of visual arts in the latter half of the twentieth century. The paper “Between Paris and Bratislava I” is a segment of the upcoming book. It focuses on events in the period of 1960 – 1968 during which a crucial role has been played by Alex Mlynárčik’s initiatives directed towards a French art critic, Pierre Restany, a key figure of Parisian New Realism. The paper highlights Restany’s contribution to Slovak art scene, for instance during the preparation of international exhibition Danuvius ’68. It also deals with the AICA (Association internationale des critiques d’art) congress held in 1966 in Prague and Bratislava and with its resonance in Slovak environment.