Cabaret, circus, fable, fairy tale… These genres are the starting point for the aesthetics of French artist Julie Béna. Born in 1982, Béna lives and works in Prague and Paris; her first retrospective, Fantasy, is now opening at PLATO, the Ostrava City Gallery of Contemporary Art. All the basic motifs, approaches, issues, and media that the artist works with, as well as a view into the fantasy worlds and stories inhabited by characters she creates, are presented in the exhibition. The opening will take place on Wednesday, 22 May at 6 pm, and the exhibition is open through 1 September 2024.

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