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Zbyněk Sekal

Zbyněk Sekal

Born July 12 1923, Prague
Lived in Prague (1923 – 1952)
Lived in Bratislava (1953 – 1958)
Lived in Prague (1958 – 1968)
Lived in Berlin (1969)
Lived in Vienna (1970 – 1998)
Died February 24 1998, Vienna

One of the most interesting Czech artists of the 1950s and 1960s. In spite of being closely linked to European cultural tradition, philosophy and literature, he did not align himself with any particular movement, tendency or group and remained strongly independent throughout his career. From 1970 he lived in Vienna, where his work went through further remarkable developments. He approached the worked material with an awareness of physical existence, deliberation and rigour. The strong background of thought reflected the artist’s life experiences, as well as his considerations and translations of literary works which concerned him.


sculpture, drawing, painting, graphics, collage, object, assemblage, books cover design
Aleš South Bohemian Gallery
City Gallery Prague
Gallery of Benedikt Rejt
Klatovy/Klenová Gallery
Gallery of Modern Art in Hradec Králové
Gallery of Modern Art Roudnice nad Labem
Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region
Gallery of Art in Karlovy Vary
Gallery of Fine Arts in Cheb
Zlatá Husa Gallery
Generali Foundation
Kunstmuseum Bochum
Landesmuseum Burgenland
Moravian Gallery in Brno
The National Gallery in Prague
Neue Galerie Graz am Universalmuseum Joanneum
Museum der Moderne Salzburg
mumok | Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation Vienna
Olomouc Museum of Art
The Regional Art Gallery in Liberec
North Bohemian Gallery of Fine Arts in Litoměřice
East Bohemian Gallery in Pardubice

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