In 1918, Czechoslovakia was established as a new democratic state in Europe. In the subsequent years, artists in almost every field there developed visionary ideas. The Czech avantgarde movement permeated not only fine art but also architecture, literature, poetry, music, theatre and film. This publication for an exhibition in the Bröhan-Museum provides an overview of the most important trends of Czech modernism. Czechoslovakia’s lively art and design history is presented, starting out from Czech cubism and surrealism, through architecture, furniture design and photography. Using exemplary paintings, graphic art, collages, sculptures and photographs, this volume recalls and pays tribute to the Czech creative contribution to European Modernism.

Artists: Stefan Bedřich, Emil Berka, Josef Chochol, František Drtikol, Emil Filla, Bohuslav Fuchs, Jaromír Funke, Josef Gočár, Jindřich Halabala, Jaroslava Hatláková, Pavel Janák, Dušan Jurkovič, Celda Klouček, Miloš Koreček, Jan Kotěra, Emil Králík, Jiří Kroha, Antonín Kybal, František Kysela, František Muzika, Vítězslav Nezval, Otakar Novotný, Karel E. Ort, Antonín Procházka, Miloslav Prokop, Jaroslav Rössler, Robert Slezák, Václav Špála, Oldřich Starý, Jiří Stibral, Jindřich Štyrský, Ladislav Sutnar, Karel Teige, Toyen, Jóža Uprka, Ladislav Žák et al.

• Compact survey of the Czech avantgarde movement in the first half of the 20th century
• A must-have for fans of cubism, surrealism, photography, architecture, and functionalist design
• Exhibition: 12.10.2023–03.03.2024, Bröhan-Museum, Berlin

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