New exhibition opens on Saturday 13th June

Urban Spree Galerie is pleased to announce their new exhibition, "BROMANCE", that will run from June 13th to July 11th 2026.

The vernissage will be held on June 13th from 16:00 to 20:00 in presence of the artists.

Bromance marks the second exhibition of Matěj Janák and Jan Slanina with the galerie after the remarkable "Consequences" in October/November 2024. Bromance adds to the duo the participation of the Berlin-based US visual artist Bailey Keogh. This exhibition presents all three artists as distinct voices, united by a shared interest in the complexities of contemporary identity, intimacy, and human connection in a post-internet and increasingly technological era.

Working across painting, objects, digital media, and installations, the artists examine how personal emotions, desires, and vulnerabilities are shaped by the social and technological conditions of the present. At its core, the exhibition asks a simple yet urgent question: What happens when people are unable to communicate their emotions? The suppression of desire, affection, and vulnerability can generate consequences that extend beyond individual lives, influencing broader social dynamics, conflicts, and forms of radicalization.

The title Bromance serves as a symbolic framework rather than a literal description. It points to a broad spectrum of contemporary questions surrounding intimacy, emotional expression, and the difficulties of human connection in an era defined by hyperconnectivity and increasing social fragmentation. The exhibition examines what happens when emotions remain unspoken, when desires are displaced, and when technologies designed to connect people instead produce misunderstanding, illusion, and isolation.

Within this theme, each artist approaches intimacy from a distinct perspective. Matěj Janák's paintings explore emotional vulnerability and personal experience through a visual language shaped by post-internet aesthetics, fragmentation, and autobiographical reflection. Bailey Keogh's multimedia practice, represented through works from her series Remember Me, investigates questions of identity, desire, and interpersonal relationships in an age of endless reproduction and rapid forgetting. Jan Slanina approaches these themes through unexpected narratives informed by technology, internet culture, and satire. His works, such as L'amour Toujours, examine the increasingly blurred boundaries between living organisms, machines, and artificial forms of life, raising questions that appear simultaneously futuristic and almost biblical in their ethical implications.

Although their artistic approaches differ, all three artists share a critical perspective on the trajectory of contemporary society and the growing influence of digital technologies on human relationships. Historical narratives intersect with internet aesthetics, virtual identities, and emerging technological realities.

BROMANCE

Matěj Janák, Bailey Keogh, Jan Slanina

Curated by Sarah Adnanová

Poster Design by Kristyna Kulikova

Vernissage: Saturday, June 13th 2026 from 16:00 to 20:00

Exhibition: 13.06 - 11.07 2026

Urban Spree Galerie 

Revaler Str 99

10245 Berlin