Born: 1946 in Brno, Czech

Lives: Brno, Czech

From 1965 to 1970, Valoch studied Czech and German literature and aesthetics at the Faculty of Philosophy, Masaryk University in Brno. He has worked as an art critic, theorist and curator since 1966. From 1972 to 2001, he was a theorist and curator of Art. Currently, he is a curator at the National Gallery Prag. Since 1966, Valoch has participated in numerous individual (in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Austria) and group exhibitions. He was a member of the Klub konkretistu (Club of Concretizes) from 1968 to 1972. Valoch is a poet and author of visual and conceptual poetry, photographic concepts, events, artist books. 1969 he organized the pioneering exhibition Partury-hudebni in Brno, where it was possible to see works by Fluxus artists.

Art: Visual, Conceptual and Minimal Poetry, Mail Artist