# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Gallery Talk: Jan Svoboda & Jaroslav Beneš: Lenticular Poetry
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 07 Dec, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 07 Dec, 2025 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Curator presents on the exhibition "Jan Svoboda & Jaroslav Beneš: Lenticular Poetry"About this EventCurator Pavel Vančát, will discuss the exhibition "Jan Svoboda & Jaroslav Beneš: Lenticular Poetry", in a gallery talk scheduled forSunday, 2:00- 3:00pmAbout the exhibition:Jan Svoboda and Jaroslav Benes, photographersPavel Vančát, curatorInitiated by the Embassy of the Czech Republic, this exhibition brings together two outstanding figures in European photography for the first time in the United States —legendary photographer Jan Svoboda (1934–1990) and his artistic disciple Jaroslav Beneš (b. 1946).Jan Svoboda is widely recognized as one of the most original photographers of the 1960s, a pioneer of Conceptual photography whose practice blended Romantic symbolism, poetic restraint, and a radical questioning of photographic form. His hauntingly minimalist compositions helped redefine the relationship between photography and fine art.Jaroslav Beneš builds on Svoboda’s legacy. He captures simplified, illusory architectural forms using a large-format analog camera, crafting images that strip scenes to their poetic essentials that let light, shadow, and silence do the talking.Lenticular Poetry invites viewers into a quiet, compelling dialogue between these two generations of artists. Svoboda and Beneš’s images remind us of the medium’s power to dream, reflect, and endure—even in a digital world.This event will be held in-person at the museum.Please direct any questions about this event to the museum's main contact for this event, Patricia E Poku-Speight at ppoku@american.edu.Image: Jaroslav Beneš, Untitled, 1980. Contact prints on hardboard. Courtesy of the artist.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/gallery-talk-jan-svoboda-and-jaroslav-beneš-lenticular-poetry/100001814448396999
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, exhibitions, photography, fine-arts
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Washington
- **state**: DC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
- **lat**: 38.9379737
- **long**: -77.0890599
- **full address**: American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Gallery Talk: Jan Svoboda & Jaroslav Beneš: Lenticular Poetry being held?
  - **A:** Gallery Talk: Jan Svoboda & Jaroslav Beneš: Lenticular Poetry takes place on Sun, 07 Dec, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 07 Dec, 2025 at 03:00 pm at American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Gallery Talk: Jan Svoboda & Jaroslav Beneš: Lenticular Poetry?
  - **A:** Gallery Talk: Jan Svoboda & Jaroslav Beneš: Lenticular Poetry is organized by American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center.
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  - **A:** Gallery Talk: Jan Svoboda & Jaroslav Beneš: Lenticular Poetry is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Washington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Gallery Talk: Jan Svoboda & Jaroslav Beneš: Lenticular Poetry sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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