
1939–2021: Konec černobílé doby
26. 05. 2023 - 30. 06. 2030
Národní galerie Praha, Veletržní palác / Praha 7
A new exhibition by Jakub Sýkora (*1984) explores his long-standing fascination with visual languages that appear objective, yet influence human daily life or the psyche far more than might seem apparent. The title of the project refers to a well-known meteorological phenomenon in which a cold front and a warm front merge into a single, complex whole—a point where the elements of order and chaos are inextricably intertwined. The same principle appears in his new paintings. He focuses primarily on the absurd fact that weather forecasts—something that fundamentally influences human emotions, moods, and everyday decision-making—are conveyed through diagrams, codes, and terminology that essentially no one understands. The scientific language of meteorology thus becomes a peculiar form of abstraction—precisely defined, yet hermetic and even comically detached to the average viewer. Jakub Sýkora translates this irrationality into paintings that oscillate between pure gradients and ambient states, between optically refined surfaces and their deliberate infiltration by text or subversive widgets.