Průvodce neklidným územím - Příběhy českého výtvarného umění (1900–2015) – Franta Jiří (2016)

What secret does the famous "Poor Country" by Max Švabinský hide? Which artist will lose a hand in war and yet become a world-famous photographer? Who are the two renowned architects who will build two exceptional structures in our country within a year? Which painter paints his most famous picture for a full fifty years? Which of our visual artists inspires a Japanese director to make Godzilla? Which Czech graphic artist will change the way people make phone calls in America? And how do the residents of London know so much about life in Moravian Bedřichovice? Answers to these and other questions can be found in this lavish publication, which uniquely combines text, illustration, and comics. Its authors - Ondřej Horák and the duo of artists Jiří Franta & David Böhm - will guide you through the turbulent territory of Czech visual art from 1900 to the present day. Following the acclaimed title "Why Paintings Don't Need Titles," the Labyrint publishing house presents another exceptional book that presents the complicated world of modern art in an understandable and entertaining way.