Zdeněk Sekal: A Collection of Works II

A collection of works by Czech artist Zbyněk Sekal. Published by Gallery TOM in 2002.

Sekal 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, and after working for a publishing company and as a translator, he began his career as an artist. In 1969, he left his home country and lived in Vienna from the following year.

This book includes illustrations introducing Sekal's work, such as box-like works made of wood and metal, sculptures, and objects, as well as a brief biography. Inside and outside, enclosed spaces, traces of memory. Sekal's works coexist with the stillness of a structure and a deep sense of time rooted in personal experience.

In 1989, he made his first visit to Japan at the invitation of Gallery TOM, visiting Tokyo, Matsue, and Hiroshima. Since then, he has continued to be introduced in Japan, mainly through Gallery TOM, and has made connections with Yukio Nakagawa, Akio Kato, and Ken Ikenouchi. This is a highly valuable collection of works that can be viewed from both the perspective of post-war European art and its reception in Japan.

[Title] Zbyněk Sekal Works II
[Publisher] Gallery TOM
[Publication Date] April 13, 2002
[Number of Pages] 72 pages
[Size] Approx. 201*200*8mm / 258g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] ZBYNEK SEKARU SAKUHINSHU 2
[Author/Editor] Zbyněk Sekal / Author, Gallery TOM / Planning & Editing, Kiyoshi Iwasaki / Editing, Hiromichi Shimizu / Cooperation, Kazuaki Arifuku / Cooperation, Minoru Mitsuyama / Cooperation
[Printing] Koeisha / Printing
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[Condition] Used [7] Good
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Zbyněk Sekal (1923-1998)

Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) in 1923. Artist.

Studied at technical schools in Prague in the 1930s. In 1941, he was arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in the Pankrác, Terezín, and Mauthausen concentration camps. He was liberated in 1945 and studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague after the war.

In the 1950s, he worked for a publishing company, engaging 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.

He left his home country in 1969 and lived in Vienna from 1970. He taught at the State Academy of Art and Design Stuttgart from 1972 to 1974. From the mid-1970s, he began creating box-like works using wood. He created works that evoke enclosed structures, fragments, memory, and time.

In 1989, he made his first visit to Japan at the invitation of Gallery TOM. He died in Vienna in 1998.

His main works include box-like objects made of wood and metal, and sculptures.

His works are held in collections such as the National Gallery Prague.

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Zbyněk Sekal, Gallery TOM, Yukio Nakagawa, Akio Kato, Ken Ikenouchi, Franz Kafka, Koeisha