Hej rup! Die Tschechische Avantgarde im Kontext der Europäischen Moderne

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 Bedrich, Emil Berka, Josef Chochol, Frantisek Drtikol, Emil Filla, Bohuslav Fuchs, Jaromír Funke, Josef Gocár, Jindrich Halabala, Jaroslava Hatláková, Pavel Janák, Dusan Jurkovic, Celda Kloucek, Milos Korecek, Jan Kotera, Emil Králík, Jirí Kroha, Antonín Kybal, Frantisek Kysela, Frantisek Muzika, Vítezslav Nezval, Otakar Novotný, Karel E. Ort, Antonín Procházka, Miloslav Prokop, Jaroslav Rössler, Robert Slezák, Václav Spála, Oldrich Starý, Jirí Stibral, Jindrich Styrský, Ladislav Sutnar, Karel Teige, Toyen, Józa Uprka, Ladislav Zák et al.

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