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All exhibitionsWatch Out, He’s Here… Vratislav Nechleba (1885–1965) A Verist Ensnared by Modernism
The painter Vratislav Nechleba (1885–1965) lives on in the Czech cultural consciousness mainly thanks to the short stories of Ota Pavel – specifically the legendary character of the temperamental portrait painter Nejezchleb. Unlike the First Republic portraitist, however, his work is essentially unknown in professional circles or by the public. Although he spent four decades teaching at Prague’s Academy of Fine Arts and served several terms as the school’s rector, he spent his entire life as an artistic outsider who pointedly kept a distance from his progressively oriented generational peers and their endeavours at developing a modern form of expression. His works relating to the era’s social elites were admired for their consummate technique and draughtsmanship, as well as for their masterful execution, naturalism and sense of detail.
More about the exhibitionSvatopluk Slovenčík – Field of Presence
Although a recognised figure of Zlín’s cultural identity, Svatopluk Slovenčík and his artistic legacy have remained relatively marginal within the broader perception of Czech art of the last decades. Marking the ninetieth anniversary of Slovenčík’s birth and the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death, the exhibition Field of Presence and the new monograph The Silence of the Studio aim to rectify this situation. The exhibition at GASK places special emphasis on Slovenčík’s work on paper (drawings, collages) that most clearly manifest the ‘source trinity’ of his artistic idiom: space, rhythm and shape.
More about the exhibitionTEREZA BRICHTOVÁ – TEREZA A GIARDINO
The exhibition Tereza and the Giardino presents paintings by Mikulov native Tereza Brichtová (1978), a graduate of professor Adéla Matasová’s Studio of Conceptual and Intermedia Tendencies at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. The exhibited large-format watercolours were made as part of a nine-month conceptual project during which Brichtová created an entirely new garden in order to reflect various aspects of utility, durability and beauty.
More about the exhibitionNew permanent exhibition – Through the Labyrinth
On Saturday 29 June 2024, the Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region opened a new permanent exhibition of works from its collection. The exhibition’s non-historical approach follows on its successful predecessor, States of Mind / Beyond the Image, which in 2015 won the prestigious national Gloria Musaealis award. The new exhibition, conceived as an invitation to wander Through the Labyrinth, was loosely inspired by the book The Hero with a Thousand Faces by the American ethnologist and religious scholar Joseph Campbell (1904–1987), whose work explored the shared foundations of myths, fables and religious teachings.
More about the exhibitionEntrée
Entrée is a representative exhibition welcoming visitors to the Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region through (what else?) works of art. Entrée consists of a selection of thirteen monumental sculptural objects by twelve leading artists whose work was acquired for the GASK collections primarily over the past several years or the acquisition of which the gallery is currently considering. Entrée is a survey of contemporary art by established artists as well as by representatives of the youngest generation.
More about the exhibitionOpen-air GASK
Project Open-air GASK is a presentation of sculptures and installations by artists represented in the permanent exhibitions States of Mind / Beyond the Image and Avenue of Saints or whose works are featured in current or upcoming exhibitions.
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