Pavel Reisenauer (1961–2024) is best known as the author of the distinctive covers and illustrations for the weekly magazine Respekt and the drawings for the Orientace supplement of the Lidové noviny daily. However, his cooperation with the print media was only the most visible part of his work, which overshadowed a much broader spectrum of his lesser-known or completely unknown artistic expressions – paintings, free drawings, illustrations, comics, and photographs. Unlike the weekly prints, however, these were almost never published. 

The present exhibition strives to highlight these unknown positions of Reisenauer’s work alongside his iconic covers and to offer a more comprehensive view of what he was concerned with in his artistic practice. From this starting point, it will be possible to explore the relationship between Reisenauer’s ‘applied’ magazine art and his other works, particularly his paintings: were his paintings a sideline, however intrinsically motivated, an attempt to match the popular newspaper illustrations or unjustly overlooked works? 

The exhibition, prepared in cooperation with the magazine Respekt, will present a wide selection of black-and-white and colour covers from Respekt and the front pages of the Orientace supplement, as well as a number of paintings, drawings, digital prints and photographs.

Curators: Alena Pomajzlová, Petr Bielický