Visit the new exhibition Quietly Striving for Beauty, where you will see the Memory Box, masks made from bread shovels, and the Nobject.
The exhibition "Silently Striving for Beauty" at Gallery 1 presents Czech craftsmanship and folk art in new contexts. The exhibiting authors attempt to reintegrate folk customs and traditions into contemporary life, thus preserving the value of this cultural heritage. Abstract values such as gratitude, transience, compassion, or the desire for someone to love us are transformed into objects that surround us daily and that we use.
The exhibition will feature, for example, a memory box by the studio Picky Parents and Klára Šumová, porcelain Christmas ornaments designed by Monika Martykánová, and metal-decorated Easter eggs by Jaroslava Příhodová. Michal Cimala carved masks from bread shovels, Tereza Sluková and Milan Pekař contributed a Cabinet of Curiosities, Klára Hegerová revived a cable called cígr, and Robert Vlasák modeled the Nobject.
Practical info:
Location: Gallery 1, Štěpánská 47, Prague 1
Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 10:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 18:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00 - 18:00
Admission: 60 CZK (citizens of Prague 1, children under 15, and seniors – free entry).