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Mikuláš Medek, one of the most prominent figures in Czech post-war art, was born on November 3, 1926. Despite bans imposed by the communist regime, Medek managed to create a body of work that is now regarded as one of the high points of modern Czech painting. The exhibition Defying the Ban and a forthcoming comprehensive monograph mark the centenary of his birth.
In the summer of 1963, something almost unthinkable took place in communist Czechoslovakia.
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