anna zemánková
paris+ par art basel
On the occasion of Paris+ by Art Basel, the gallery is presenting, for the first time, a museal selection consisting of artworks from the most significant period of Anna Zemánková - the iconic large pastels from the 1960s and 1970s - and more sophisticated drawings which include textile collage, embossing, or paper cutouts.
The Venice Biennale (curated by Massimiliano Gioni) in 2013 transformed Anna Zemánková from an iconic figure of art brut to an artist adored by the contemporary art world. Her works have joined countless collections, including those of the Centre Pompidou and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and in recent years have been shown in major exhibitions including those at the New Museum (NYC), the Hyogo Museum (Kobe), Lafayette Anticipations (Paris) and the Rudolfinum (Prague).
It was in the early 1960s that this humble Moravian woman began producing a body of work for which her background had not prepared her, responding strikingly to impulses from deep within. Thus, at a time when the demons of the night still contended with the seminal hues of dawn, she would, in her mind, pick strange flowers and bring them to life on paper. Anna Zemánková is now a well-established figure in Art Brut, to the point that she was honored at the Venice Biennale in 2013, before a significant collection of her works was acquired by the Centre Pompidou, followed by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 2020. In 2024, her works will be presented at the Venice Biennale for the second time, under the curatorship of Adriano Pedrosa.
