Discover the Jiří Šalamoun: Not Seeing Is Not Believing, Believe Me! Exhibition at Museum Kampa

This exhibition at Museum Kampa celebrates the work of Jiří Šalamoun, a renowned artist known for his book illustrations and animated film designs. It features a substantial focus on his beloved character Maxipes Fík, alongside his extensive work in editing and illustrating over a hundred books.

The Museum Kampa presents "Jiří Šalamoun Not Seeing Is Not Believing, Believe Me!", an extensive retrospective dedicated to the living legend of book illustration and animated film, Jiří Šalamoun. The exhibition highlights Šalamoun's significant contributions, including his iconic graphic design for the cartoon character Maxipes Fík (Fig the Giant Dog), which has become a national hero. Beyond Maxipes Fík, the exhibition delves into Šalamoun's broader artistic output, encompassing his roles as an art designer for other cartoons, his creation of free lithographs and posters, and his published collections of poems and "dream records." Šalamoun has graphically edited and illustrated over one hundred books published internationally, featuring classics such as J. F. Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans" and E. A. Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." His favorite themes often include crime, horror, and mystery, reflected in his books and lithographs, frequently in comic form. The exhibition emphasizes the main ingredients of Šalamoun's illustrations: a mischievous and subversive humor, skepticism mixed with insight into life's trivialities, boundless imagination, and meticulous attention to detail. His unique style blends the spontaneity of children's drawings with the sentimentality of folk art and the naturalism of broadsides. The retrospective showcases the richness of his artistic language and the evolution of his creative process, from initial sketches to final book designs and films, across two floors of the Moderna Gallery.

Visitors can discover the richness of Jiří Šalamoun’s artistic language and the individual stages of his creative process on the two floors of the Moderna Gallery of the Museum Kampa. Specific ticketing information should be sought directly from the museum's official channels. The provided page does not contain explicit details on admission fees or booking procedures for this exhibition, only the dates and content overview.