The Town Picture Gallery is part of the Town Gallery Litomyšl and is located in the Litomyšl Castle. Its space is used for the presentation of fine art from the 19th century to the present day. The Picture Gallery is one of the most important cultural institutions in the town.

CURRENT EXHIBITION: THERE ARE MORE VARIANTS

The new exhibition at the Town Picture Gallery, entitled THERE ARE MORE VARIANTS, thematizes the transformations of the portrait genre over a wide time span from the 19th century to the present day and traces its changing functions, meanings and formal strategies.

The exhibition connects the portrait work represented in the collection of the Litomyšl Town Gallery – among others, works by Viktor Barvitius, Antonín Dvořák and Leopold Ferber – with contemporary approaches to depicting the human face. In the context of modern art, there is a shift from the representative function of portraiture to its experimental and interpretive positions, in which the emphasis shifts from the faithful depiction of the individual to the possibilities of subjective statement, conceptual reduction or collective identity.

Contemporary works by Kateřina Šedá, Krištof Kintera, Natalie Perkof, Alžběta Skálová, Jana Farmanová and Milena Dopitová open up questions of authenticity, memory and the relationship between the individual and the shared image of man. The exhibition thus does not offer a linear interpretation of the development of portraiture, but rather a field of diverse approaches that reflect the changes in visual culture and the understanding of identity itself.

The opening of the exhibition will take place on 14. června v 10:30.

ABOUT THE TOWN PICTURE GALLERY IN LITOMYŠL

The Town Picture Gallery is a space where the genius loci of the Litomyšl castle is combined with contemporary architecture and art. Here, the old meets the new in a peaceful dialogue, and this simple idea of merging the past and the present forms the basis of both the architectural renovation of the interior, undertaken by the MAAUS studio, and the curatorial concept behind which the Litomyšl Town Gallery stands.

The Town Picture Gallery is a space in which art is seen as an experience taking place in a specific time, situation and relationship between the work and the viewer. The curatorial approach focuses on creating the conditions for focused perception and interpretation, rather than spectacular presentation.

The exhibition projects are created with an emphasis on context, continuity and dialogue between historical and contemporary artistic approaches, offering visitors the opportunity to enter a space that allows for slowing down, concentration and a deeper understanding of visual forms and their meanings.