Two exhibitions are now dedicated to the aspects of sculpture at the Olomouc Museum of Art – Museum of Modern Art:

1. “Volume of a Soul. Sculpture Collection of the Olomouc Museum of Art” is available until January 14, 2024.

The title and concept of the exhibition, which continues the long-standing cycle of presenting the museum‘s collections, are built on the link between object-subject relations. The volume speaks of one of the spatial characteristics of the sculpture, which we perceive as a physical quantity, while the soul, with its immaterial and ephemeral nature, brings to light what the work essentially shapes from within. Although it cannot be seen or measured, the work could not have been created without it.

The sculpture collection belongs to the basic collections of the Olomouc Museum of Art. Its character is closely linked to the history of the institution and thus tells us not only about the changes in approaches and views on sculpture over time, but also about the collecting activities and priorities of the museum influenced and limited by the times.

Read more: https://muo.cz/en/exhibitions/sculpture-collection-of-the-olomouc-museum-of-art–4509/

2. “Sculpture Algorithm. Sculptural drawings, sketches and models” is available until October 29, 2023.

The exhibition is conceived as a companion project to the profile exhibition of the sculpture collection of the Olomouc Museum of Art, and will present the preparatory phase of the sculptures creation, i.e. the creative process of the sculptor himself. The exhibits will include studio drawings and records of the artists from the primary search for shape, forms and compositions to the materialization of the idea of a specific work, whether through a drawing or a three-dimensional sketch and model – from baroque bozzettas, models for public commissions from the 19th and early 20th centuries, sculptural drawings, to sketches and examples of designs for specific sculptural objects and installations from the second half of the 20th century.

More information: https://muo.cz/en/exhibitions/algorithm-of-the-statue-sculptural-drawings-sketches-and-models-from-the-collection-of-the-olomouc-museum-of-art–4511/