Ján Mančuška (born 1972, Bratislava, Slovakia; died 2011, Prague, Czech Republic) was a pioneering conceptual artist known for his explorations of language, space and narrative structure. At the core of his practice was a deep investigation into how language shapes perception and memory. He was particularly interested in the fragmentation of narrative and the disjunctions between spoken and written word, image and meaning. Many of his works invited viewers to become active participants in unfolding stories.

This year, the Czech Center in New York presented (Dis)Connective Time - Františka Gilman and Ján Mančuška, on view through August 16, 2025 at the Czech Center Gallery. In 2024 Mančuška’s work was the subject of the exhibition Incomplete Movement, the first comprehensive presentation of Ján Mančuška’s oeuvre in Austria, presented at Franz-Josef-Kai 3, Wien. 

Mančuška’s works and performances have been presented in various group exhibitions worldwide, including the National Gallery Prague (2023), Ludwig Museum Budapest (2019), Bundeskunsthalle Bonn (2018), New Museum, New York (2015), Institut dʼArt Contemporain, Villeurbanne (2013), Festival Panorama de Dança, Rio de Janeiro (2010), Museum of Modern Art, New York (2009), Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2008), ZKM Karlsruhe (2007), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2004), 2nd Prague Biennale (2005), Berlin Biennale (2006), Atelier Augarten, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna (2005), and Manifesta 4 in Frankfurt (2002).

In 2005, he was the representative for the Czech Pavilion at the 51st Venice Bienniale. The artist participated in various international residency programs and was awarded the Jindřich Chalupecký Prize in 2004. His works are held in the collections of the MoMA Museum of Modern Art, New York; Centre George Pompidou, Paris, France; Bundeskunstsammlung, Germany; TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection, Wien, Austria;  and Kontakt Collection, Wien, Austria, among others.