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Explore the Czech Cubism Exhibition: Pioneering Interior Design and Applied Arts from 1911-1920s

Uncover the innovative blend of painting, sculpture, and everyday objects shaping early 20th-century Czech cultural heritage.

This compelling exhibition immerses visitors in the unique world of Czech Cubism, highlighting its profound impact on interior design and applied arts. Explore a meticulously curated selection of furniture, ceramics, metalwork, and graphic designs, demonstrating the movement's broad application in daily life. See significant works by visionaries like Pavel Janák and Josef Gočár, alongside key Cubist paintings and sculptures. Architectural projects are also presented through compelling visual displays.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition explores Czech Cubism, with a particular focus on interior design from 1911 to the early 1920s. It showcases significant furniture pieces alongside ceramics, metalwork, and graphic designs by key artists of the movement.

Curatorial context

The exhibition delves into the Czech Cubist movement, emphasizing its significant contributions to interior design between 1911 and the early 1920s. It features a representative selection of important furniture sets and individual pieces by prominent figures such as Pavel Janák, Josef Gočár, Vlastislav Hofman, Josef Chochol, Otakar Novotný, and Antonín Procházka. Complementing these are displays of ceramics, metal objects, ornamental wallpaper patterns, and graphic design, illustrating the breadth of the movement's application in everyday life. To further contextualize the ideological links between free and applied arts within Cubism, the exhibition also includes selected works of Cubist painting and sculpture. Visitors can view paintings by artists like Emil Filla, Bohumil Kubišta, Josef Čapek, Václav Špála, and Otokar Kubín, as well as sculptures by Otto Gutfreund. Architectural aspects are addressed through projections based on current photographs of realized projects, enhanced by period photographs and published architectural designs, offering a comprehensive view of Czech Cubism.

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Key artists featured include Pavel Janák, Josef Gočár, Vlastislav Hofman, Josef Chochol, Otakar Novotný, Antonín Procházka, Emil Filla, Bohumil Kubišta, Josef Čapek, Václav Špála, Otokar Kubín, and Otto Gutfreund.
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