Guided tour of the exhibition: Vojtěch Horálek: Venuses and Backswimmers

June 26th, 2025 from 6 PM

The guided tour will be attended by the author of the exhibition, curator Martina Mrázová and the artistic director of The Chemistry Gallery Petr Hájek.

Vojtěch Horálek (born 1983, Prague) is a painter and graphic designer. He studied at the painting studio under Michael Rittstein at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (2004–2010). During his studies, he completed a study internship at the École supérieure d'art d'Aix-en-Provence. His previous studies of wood carving, shaping and restoration at the Secondary and Higher Professional School of Applied Art in Prague (1998–2004) informed his distinctive style. Horálek has also produced videos, short films and puppet shows and regularly organizes a happening called Staroboleslavská pouť (a pilgrimage to the town of Stará Boleslav). He asserts resistance to the pressure of technologies by boycotting social media and creating his “wooden website”, among other things. 

The exhibition runs from June 13th to July 27th 2025.

Link to FB event: GUIDED TOUR VOJTĚCH HORÁLEK

Galerie Portheimka,

Štefánikova 68/12, 150 00 Prague 5-Smíchov.