Czech decorative arts, circa 1900 and circa 2000 – it’s a juxtaposition that’s sobering in its portrayal of what’s been gained and lost. At the end of the 19th-century the great Czech Art Nouveau master Alfons Mucha was changing the look of the new Europe with curling vines and diaphanous Slavic peasant girls. 100 years later, decorative artists have furiously searched for a new post-modernist style. To date there’s little consensus, though cyber fashion is certainly a contender, as is evident from this fascinating exhibition of works.
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