Lukáš Kliment - Tomáš Pergler / Tremendous trifles

Burgaves house at Klenová castle
13. 9. - 31. 10. 2020
opening reception 12. 9. 2020, 15:00

The joint exhibition by photographer Lukáš Kliment (1958) and sculptor/long-time librarian at Prague's Academy of Fine Arts Tomáš Pergler (1960) is not a curatorial “bringing together” of two unique artists but presents a surprisingly natural conversation between Pergler's Dadaist objects and Kliment's introverted photographic still-lifes. The wit, hyperbole, and marching rhythm of Pergler's sculptures are tempered by the poetry and quietude of the black-and-white photographic compositions; playfulness is balanced by contemplation. The artworks neither compete nor contrast with one another, but work together. Both artists show a familiarity with art history and theory; both are capable of seeing the little things in the big world. Armed with this capacity for observation, they reveal the outlines of new realities hidden behind the everyday world.