Zbyněk Sekal: Beloved Beings. A Gift from the Artist's Estate - Guided Tour

The exhibition presents a gift received by the Gallery of West Bohemia in Plzeň in 2025 from Marie Christine Sekal, widow of sculptor, painter and translator Zbyněk Sekal. He had lived in Vienna since 1970.

The collection of 102 works spans almost Sekal's entire career, from works of the first half of the 1950s and key pieces from the 1960s to work made from the 1970s until his death in exile in 1998. It also includes the artist's diary notes, which shed light on his creative development and his dialogue with material found in everyday waste. This gives the exhibition its title: for Sekal, “matter” was a collection of living, beloved beings he spoke to and cared for.

The exhibition was prepared by Marie Klimešová. It brings together sculptures, hanging assemblages, wooden constructions that the artist called boxes, and selected diary reflections.