Josef Šíma (1891–1971) returns to the Gallery of West Bohemia’s exhibition halls after almost sixty years. The current exhibition references his first exhibition with designs for stained glass windows from the 1960s, which also represent a temporal link to the painter’s beginnings in France.
The exhibition of drawings by Svatopluk Klimeš is based on the fact that for this artist the medium of drawing is a permanent and important part of his work. The exhibition will combine works from different periods, which is possible in Klimeš’s work. The works will be arranged in several blocks, adjusted to the various spaces of the exhibition hall.
The exhibition offers a unique perspective on the most significant Czech house-museums of architectural modernism. It explores the legacy of iconic buildings that are part of the prestigious international network Iconic Houses.
Both first-hand experience from trips to America and mediated reports about the life and situation there led to the formation of an image in the collective imagination of Central Europeans that not necessarily matched with reality: it included highly idealised or stereotyped attitudes.
