The subject of this exhibition is the problem of capturing and
evoking motion, or on a more general level the rendering of speed,
duration and time in Czech art of the first quarter of the 20th
century. As a consequence of the increasing dynamics of modern life
this had become of paramount interest to Italian Futurists, but
Czech art had not examined it in any considerable depth. The
exhibition charts how and from where the motifs of motion, rhythm
and dynamics arrived in Czech art and what it signified (such as in
works by F. Kupka, O. Gutfreund, B. Kubišta, K. Teige, Z. Pešánek
and others). Based on an interdisciplinary concept it will present
visual art alongside various technological solutions (optical
apparatus, chronophotography, film). It isaccompanied by a
catalogue with essays, documents, reproductions and a resume in
English.
PLEASE NOTE: It is forbidden to take
photographs or make video recordings at the exhibition.
