Eighties in the loft

The exhibition Eighties in the loft follows the exhibition in the Telegraph's main gallery Signal IV.

Signal IV is the fourth consecutive exhibition to reveal another part of Robert Runták's collection, this time focusing on a selection of works from the 1980s.

The exhibition presents the generation of artists of the 1980s in confrontation with their mentors who worked outside of school institutions and influenced this emerging generation through their work. The most interesting of the contemporary art scene did not take place officially, but in seclusion, out of sight of the evaluation committees that were supposed to guarantee the adherence to ideological and artistic value, or to judge and censor the artworks before they were exhibited.

The Telegraph features a representative selection of the unofficial current of the 80s, with works collected at least two decades apart from their creation. This time interval has meant a considerable advantage for the collector, and incredibly, the collection offers not just his subjective view but a comprehensive account of the artistic approaches of the 1980s, which this exhibition attempts to approach.