Za Pultem (Behind the Counter) – Paulina Ołowska, Caroline Walker, Adéla Janská

Drawing inspiration from the iconic 1970s Czechoslovak TV series 'Žena za pultem' (Woman Behind the Counter), the exhibition juxtaposes figurative works with a scenographic display and a film installation that evoke the atmospheres of shop interiors and domestic workspaces.
Presenting a fresh perspective, the exhibition highlights how contemporary women artists across generations—Paulina Ołowska, Caroline Walker, and Adéla Janská—use painting to decode and reconstruct the cultural memory of Modernism. 

Through this lens, the artists reflect on "recycled" iconographies of the 1950s–1990s and reconsider themes of women’s labour, intimacy, and visibility within public and private spheres. The exhibition 'Za Pultem (Behind the Counter)' explores diverse interpretations of femininity, tracing both the real and symbolic presence of women in the public sphere. It adopts a historical lens, reflecting on archetypal female figures of Socialist Modernism and the period of "Normalization" in Czechoslovakia—such as allegories of labour—and asks whether this visual canon allowed room for female desire.