Brussels dream recalls Czechoslovak participation in the World Expo

Prague - A significant and anticipated exhibition next year will likely be an exhibition that will commemorate the World Exhibition in Brussels in 1958, the successful Czechoslovak participation there, and the entire phenomenon of the Brussels style. The exhibition Brussels Dream is being prepared by the Gallery of the Capital City of Prague with the Moravian Gallery, the Museum of Applied Arts, and the Arbor Vitae publishing house, and will premiere at the Municipal Library from May to September.
    The World Exhibition Expo 58 in Brussels is a legendary term in the Czech context, most commonly associated in the layman’s mind with the magic lantern, a specific decorative style emerging from the cosmic Sputnik euphoria, and the subsequent boom in plastics, pastel colors, typical diagonal elements, and organic shapes. Despite the long-term appeal of "Brussels," this style has not yet received significant academic attention. The exhibition and accompanying book will assess the importance of Expo 58 from artistic, political-cultural, and sociological perspectives.
    The National Gallery in Prague is also preparing a major contemporary art exhibition - transitioning from a biennale to a triennale to avoid overlapping with its competitor, the Prague Biennale. In addition, it is planning a showcase of 20th-century Chinese painting, recalling the Prague exhibition of Auguste Rodin in 1902, the 19th-century Rubens painter Karel Svoboda, and the overlooked 19th-century landscape painter Wilhelm Riedel.
    An event of the year for the National Gallery will be the opening of a new permanent exhibition Baroque in Bohemia in the reconstructed Schwarzenberg Palace.
    The Prague Municipal House relies on certainty and plans an exhibition of Adolf Born or an exhibition representing the first republic fashion salons.