The Czech sculptor has set up a permanent exhibition within sight of the cultural centre MeetFactory, which he has run for years. The industrial space of the former distillery also includes an exhibition hall, where Černý hosts various artists, and a bar.
People associate the controversial artist with the pink-painted tank in Smíchov, the walking Trabant referring to the flight of East Germans through Prague in 1989, St. Wenceslas on an upturned horse in Prague's Lucerna, and the Entropa installation that accompanied the Czech EU presidency in 2009 and sparked international attention.
Einstein, giant gun, penis... F*ck you!
You can see both the Trabant and the scaled-down Entropa in the new museum. You will also find sculptures of four giant pistols, Albert Einstein's face made of coloured resin, a male nude with a helicopter head, numerous representations of genitals, and a model of a red bus doing push-ups, which Černý made in 2012 on the occasion of the Summer Olympics in London.
On one of the terraces, from where you can get a view of Prague, you will also come across a raised middle finger. In the times of President Miloš Zeman, it pointed from the Vltava River to Prague Castle. Now the middle finger on the terrace points to the east...
In addition to the well-known works, you will find a cross-section of the artist's entire oeuvre, from early drawings to models of architectural works not yet made.
