Za Pultem (Behind the Counter)
Telegraph Gallery•Nov 20, 2025 — Feb 19, 2026
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The exhibition Za Pultem (Behind the Counter) explores diverse interpretations of femininity, tracing both the real and symbolic presence of women in the public sphere. It adopts a historical lens, reflecting on archetypal female figures of Socialist Modernism and the period of “Normalization” in Czechoslovakia—such as allegories of labour—and asks whether this visual canon allowed room for female desire. Scholars of the era often described the female worker as the Other. How, then, might we understand this socialist imaginary today?
Presenting a fresh perspective, the exhibition highlights how contemporary women artists across generations—Paulina Olowska,…
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Za Pultem (Behind the Counter)
Telegraph Gallery•Nov 20, 2025 — Feb 19, 2026
Press Release
The exhibition Za Pultem (Behind the Counter) explores diverse interpretations of femininity, tracing both the real and symbolic presence of women in the public sphere. It adopts a historical lens, reflecting on archetypal female figures of Socialist Modernism and the period of “Normalization” in Czechoslovakia—such as allegories of labour—and asks whether this visual canon allowed room for female desire. Scholars of the era often described the female worker as the Other. How, then, might we understand this socialist imaginary today?
Presenting a fresh perspective, the exhibition highlights how contemporary women artists across generations—Paulina Olowska,…
