{"product_id":"sekal-zbynek_works-gallery-tom-2021","title":"Zbyněk Sekal: A Catalogue Raisonné","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of works by Czech artist Zbyněk Sekal. Published by Gallery TOM in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a collection of works published in conjunction with the exhibition \"Memories of Sekal\" held at Gallery TOM. It introduces Sekal's work, including objects made of wood and metal, box-shaped works, and works reminiscent of \"gates,\" through photographic illustrations and text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSekal was born in Prague in 1923. During World War II, he was arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in the Terezín and Mauthausen concentration camps. After the war, he studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, worked for a publishing house, and as a translator, before becoming an artist. In 1969, he left his home country and lived in Vienna from the following year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"gate\" works mentioned in this book intertwine the memories of the concentration camps, the experience of borders after exile, and the world of Franz Kafka's novels, in which Sekal had a deep interest. A gate both invites passage and refuses it, and it is also a structure that separates life and death, inside and outside, this side and the other side. It is also impressive to read that Sekal, who visited Japan in 1989, was strongly attracted to the torii gates of Meiji Jingu Shrine, Ise Jingu Shrine, Izumo Taisha Shrine, and Itsukushima Shrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors include Kiyoshi Iwasaki, Kiyoko Saruwatari, Junko Nakahara, Naoto Fukasawa, and Tsutomu Mizusawa. This is a quiet, documentary-style collection of works that traces the art and memories of Sekal, which Gallery TOM has introduced for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Zbyněk Sekal Works Collection\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Gallery TOM\u003cbr\u003e[Date of Publication] September 10, 2021 (First Edition, First Printing)\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 250 x 250 x 9mm \/ 400g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] ZUBINEKUSEKARUSAKUHINSHUU\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Zbyněk Sekal\/Author, Kiyoshi Iwasaki\/Text, Kiyoko Saruwatari\/Text, Junko Nakahara\/Text, Naoto Fukasawa\/Text, Tsutomu Mizusawa\/Text, Harue Murayama\/Publisher, Koji Ise\/Editing \u0026amp; Design, Yuki Yamamoto\/Editing, Kentaro Kumon\/Photography, Misaki Yanagihara\/Photography Assistance, Yukio Nodowatari\/PD \u0026amp; Printing\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Yukio Nodowatari\/PD \u0026amp; Printing\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [7] Good (Main body: slight fold on cover corner)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] \"Memories of Sekal\" (Gallery TOM, 2021)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZbyněk Sekal (1923-1998)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) in 1923. Artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudied at technical schools in Prague in the 1930s. In 1941, he was arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in Pankrác, Terezín, and then Mauthausen concentration camps. Liberated in 1945, he studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague after the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1950s, he worked for a publishing house, involved in book design, editing, and translation. He translated Franz Kafka's \"In the Penal Colony\" and \"The Metamorphosis\" into Czech. In the 1960s, he held solo exhibitions in Prague, Brno, and Vienna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe left his home country in 1969 and lived in Vienna from 1970. From 1972 to 1974, he taught at the State Academy of Art and Design Stuttgart. From the mid-1970s onwards, he began creating box-shaped works using wood. He created works that conveyed closed structures, fragments, memory, and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1989, he made his first visit to Japan at the invitation of Gallery TOM. In 1998, he passed away in Vienna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis major works include box-shaped objects and sculptures made of wood and metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor collections include the National Gallery Prague.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZbyněk Sekal, Kiyoshi Iwasaki, Kiyoko Saruwatari, Junko Nakahara, Naoto Fukasawa, Tsutomu Mizusawa, Kentaro Kumon, Gallery TOM, Franz Kafka\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SEKAL Zbyněk \/ ズビニェク・セカル","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44563959611434,"sku":null,"price":3300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/E41F9814-6BFF-4A06-BEAF-350B79B67D84.jpg?v=1784070259","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/en\/products\/sekal-zbynek_works-gallery-tom-2021","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}