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A Retrospective Exhibition of the Work of Libuše Jarcovjáková in the National Gallery Prague

This retrospective exhibition showcases the candid and dynamic work of a photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková who has been mapping her life and surroundings for over half a century.

On display are the central themes of her rich photographic output: the first set of her free series from Prague in the 1970s, dedicated to exploring her own identity, nightlife, and the famous LGBTQ+  T-Club bar, are complemented by the photographer's work with Roma, Vietnamese and Cuban minorities from the 1980s. The exhibition follows the artist, her various successes and failures, and her search for herself not only in the former Czechoslovakia, but also throughout her visits to Japan, her move to West Berlin, the fall of the Iron Curtain, and her return to Prague in the 1990s.

The exhibition takes the audience through the artist's archive and her latest work. The photographer is presented within the broad spectrum of her analogue and digital photographs. Black-and-white and colour snapshots alternate with conceptually and typologically arresting photographs of random passers-by, friends, lovers male and female, as well as self-portraits, highly typical of her work.

The layout of the exhibition – curated by Lucie Černá – together with the architecture designed by Anna Matoušková emphasises the themes of passion, desire, uncertainty, and, most importantly, inner freedom.

When: 27/9 2024–30/3 2025, Tuesday–Sunday: 10:00–18:00

Where: Trade Fair Palace, Dukelských hrdinů 47, 170 00 Prague 7

Further information is available on the National Gallery Prague website.