MAREKKURT

Date: 29.4.–5.6.2026

Kurt Gebauer, Marek Rejent: M A R E K K U R T
Beseder Gallery, Lihovarská 12, Prague 9 (besedergallery.art)
29 April – 5 June 2026
Opening: 29 April at 6:00 PM

The exhibition MAREKKURT is another continuation of the exhibition project 1+1, which aims to present iconic Czech artists together with younger artists from the next generation who are connected to them in some way. Marek Rejent is one of the first students and graduates of Gebauer’s Studio of All Sculpture at UMPRUM. The title, with a certain exaggeration, suggests that during studies, long-term relationships are formed not only between students, but also between students and their professors. Their meeting at Beseder is therefore neither random nor unexpected; it illustrates a latent dialogue between kindred spirits over a long period of time.

Kurt Gebauer is one of the most well-known artists in the Czech Republic. He is mainly known as a sculptor and the author of many works in public space. However, his work is much broader and also includes painting and assemblage. It is precisely Gebauer’s assemblages, created from found natural materials, that form the core of his contribution to this exhibition. They take the form of display cases and may resemble still lifes—silent witnesses of natural processes—but when we look at them more closely, we always discover something more. This lesser-known part of Gebauer’s work, from different periods, is being publicly exhibited for the first time.

It is the technique or principle of assemblage that connects Kurt Gebauer with his former student Marek Rejent. Marek is a figurative artist and, like Kurt, he works with elements of exaggeration and a certain irony. In addition, he systematically uses recycled elements with sustainability in mind. This includes old machines, appliances, and other technical objects, which he transforms into figures, often with light or movement. While Gebauer’s assemblages are natural, Rejent’s have a more technical or even furniture-like character. Both, however, have their own distinct poetic quality.

Miroslav Krupička