MARCH TWENTY-FIRST

On this date, March 21st, in 1934 the formation of the Group of Surrealists in Czechoslovakia (Skupina Surrealistů v Československu) was officially announced in the manifesto “Surrealism in the Czechoslovak Republic” (Surrealismus in ČSR). It was the first Surrealist group to be established outside of France.

March 21st also marks the date when one of the core members of this group, Jindřich Štyrský, died at age 42. He was known as a painter, photographer, graphic designer, editor and author. His well-known works include the erotic collages for Emilie Comes to Me in a Dream. These collages were created 90 years ago in the Spring of 1933 and first appeared in print in May of that year.

Jindřich Štyrský
Surrealismus
Vítězslav Nezval, ed. Prague, 1935
Paperbound volume
11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (29.2 x 21 cm)
(STYR 96)

Founded in 1994, Ubu Gallery has presented almost 100 exhibitions of 20th Century avant-garde art, with an emphasis on the inter-war period of the 1920s-1930s, particularly the Dada, Surrealist, and Constructivist movements. Ubu exhibits paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, and ephemera (books, posters, graphic design, etc.) and, wherever possible, highlights the interrelationships among these art forms.

Ubu Gallery is a well-known presence on the international cultural scene and enjoys a worldwide reputation for its serious explorations of areas covered by few other galleries, including acclaimed survey exhibitions of Polish, Romanian and Czech avant-garde art. Ubu’s focus on the avant-garde, particularly on historically important artists and movements that have not received appropriate attention, has earned the gallery frequent reviews in press throughout the world focused on the visual arts. Ubu participates in the most important Parisian art fair, FIAC, held annually in the Grand Palais (2010-2016), and has participated significantly in Art Basel (2003–2011) and the encyclopedic Frieze Masters fair (2012–2015) showcasing the best of antiquities to modern art, in Regent's Park in London.

MARCH TWENTY-FIRST

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