This event is in the past.It took place on April 23, 2025 at Bohemian National Hall.
Fine Arts TalkFine Arts TalkTwo scholars discuss how Czech women artists defied Soviet censorship by creating surrealist art and underground networks. Featuring stories of Eva Svankmajerova, Eda Kriseova, and others who turned repression into radical creativity.
Czech history
feminist art
author talk
Cold War era
Tips
🎨Eva Svankmajerova: "mother of Czech surrealism"
🕊️Eda Kriseova later served in Havel's first Cabinet
🎟️free entry, $15 suggested donation
Women's Artistic Dissent
Lenox Hill
Fine Arts TalkFine Arts TalkTwo scholars discuss how Czech women artists defied Soviet censorship by creating surrealist art and underground networks. Featuring stories of Eva Svankmajerova, Eda Kriseova, and others who turned repression into radical creativity.
Czech history
feminist art
author talk
Cold War era
Tips
🎨Eva Svankmajerova: "mother of Czech surrealism"
🕊️Eda Kriseova later served in Havel's first Cabinet
🎟️free entry, $15 suggested donation
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