Here and Now Exhibition: Contemporary Czech Comics

Here and Now Exhibition: Contemporary Czech Comics

The Czech Centres have long been dedicated to showcasing and popularising contemporary Czech comics, as well as connecting Czech professionals with international partners. Alongside specific exhibitions dedicated to the network, there are sub-projects and activities in individual territories, including supporting the translation of selected comic works.

The Here and Now Exhibition showcases ten prominent figures in contemporary Czech comics and offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of the Czech comics scene, including its themes and expressive diversity. Curated by Pavel Kořínek (Institute of Czech Literature, Czech Academy of Comics) and Tomáš Prokůpek (Moravian Museum in Brno), it features authors from different generations who have already achieved international acclaim, and who are frequently showcased in exhibitions, workshops as well as in translation.

In addition to biographical information, the textual section of the exhibition provides a broader context, illustrating the diversity of the Czech comics scene. The pictorial section highlights the key works of individual authors through specific examples from their books or other works. The project, loosely related to the previous modular exhibition Meanwhile, Elsewhere: The Century of Czech Comics, is accompanied by a series of comic books and a brochure.

“Never before have Czech comics developed so dynamically and for so long without undue interference from outside. As a result, over the past two decades the local scene has witnessed three waves of artists who have had the opportunity to freely create and publish. Their situation has been somewhat restricted by the size of the Czech market and the fact that there had been such a long interruption in the local traditions; nevertheless, thanks to them the Czech comics is more diverse than ever and is celebrating its first international success.”

Authors

Pavel Čech / Jiří Grus / Karel Jerie / Štěpánka Jislová / Lucie Lomová / Vojtěch Mašek / Karel Osoha / Marek Rubec / Lenka Šimečková / Jaromír Švejdík

Presentation abroad

2025

  • Spain / Czech Centre Madrid (Lleida)

  • Taiwan / Czech Centre Taipei (Taichung)

2024

  • Ukraine / Czech Centre Kyiv (Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia)

  • Hong Kong / Hong Kong Consulate

  • Spain / Czech Centre Madrid (Matadero)

  • Taiwan / Czech Centre Taipei

2023

  • Spain / Czech Centre Madrid

  • Slovakia / Czech Centre Bratislava (Piešťany, Bratislava, Stará Ľubovňa, Trebišov, Michalovce)

  • Ukraine / Czech Centre Kyiv (Ivano-Frankivsk)

  • Hong Kong / Hong Kong Consulate

2022

  • Spain / Czech Centre Madrid

  • Poland / Czech Centre Warsaw (Košice, Białystok)

  • Slovakia / Czech Centre Bratislava

  • Ukraine / Czech Centre Kyiv (Lviv, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia)

  • Slovenia / Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ljubljana

2021

  • Russia / Czech Centre Moscow

  • Romania / Czech Centre Bucharest

  • South Korea / Czech Centre Seoul

  • Germany / Czech Centre Munich

  • Ukraine / Czech Centre Kyiv (Lviv)

2020

  • Poland / Czech Centre Warsaw (Kraków)

  • Ukraine / Czech Centre Kyiv

  • Belgium / Czech Centre Brussels

Partners

Moravské zemské muzeum Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR