In 1922, Czech Surrealist writer Vítezslav Nezval challenged poetic form by rejecting the meaning of language altogether, looking instead to the aesthetic formalism of the printed word. He generated twenty-four poems, which were then interpreted by Avant Garde dancer Milka Mayerová --“She was thus the poems’ poetic medium.” Karel Tiege,  (l’enfant terrible of the Czech modern avant-garde, ] designed the scenography using Constructivist typographic symbols as motifs for dynamic compositions. The 1926 publication, Abeceda, celebrates the simple, graphic beauty of the  letter which, Nezval suggests, is a pretext for gymnastics of the mind.

The Absurdist’s’ Tribute to Abeceda celebrates the close of the exhibition, Machines for Absurd Living, as well as the conclusion of StoreFrontLab’s Season 3: The Unknown, The Unknowable, The Future.