Good work
Prints from Stará Říše by Josef Florian and artists who contributed to their artistic form
10. 9. – 11. 10. 2020
Vysočina Regional Gallery in Jihlava
Masaryk Square No. 24, Jihlava
Curator: Ivo Binder
opening 10 September at 5 pm
Good work, Prints from Stará Říše by Josef Florian and artists who contributed to their artistic form
In an intimate form, the exhibition wants to pay tribute to Josef Florian, who, with his clairvoyant and uncompromising publishing work, has become a cornerstone of modern Czech book culture.
The exhibition will provide a brief insight into the work of tribal collaborators, participating in the artistic form of the volumes Studies (Studie), Nova et Vetera, the Good Work (Dobré dílo) and the Arches (Archy). Thanks to loans from public collections and private collectors, selected prints will be confronted with the free work of artists involved in building the mountain of the studio, which was Josef Florian's living metaphor for knowing and fulfilling the spiritual essence of life. Over the course of more than four decades, creators of well-known names, as well as beginning non-professional artists, have emerged among visual artists, which has captivated Florian's interest in a beautiful book that perfectly connects word and image: František Bílek, Bohuslav Reynek, Josef Čapek, Vlastislav Hofman, Georges Rouault , Willi Wessel, Otto Coester, Albert Schamoni, Michael, Methoděj, Josef and Marie Florian ... and others).
Thank you for your cooperation to all private lenders and institutions:
Aleš's South Bohemian Gallery; Monument of National Literature in Prague, Art Collections; Brno City Museum; Olomouc Museum of Art.
The exhibition also includes works from the collections of the OGV in Jihlava.
