Michal Novotný is Director of the Collection of Art after 1945 at the National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic. His research focuses on the identity of post-1989 art from Eastern Europe. He is currently preparing GenZ: All at Once! (with Marius Armonas, MO Museum, 2026). He served as commissioner of the Czech Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2024, presenting Eva Koťátková: The Heart of a Giraffe in Captivity Is Twelve Kilos Lighter, curated by Hana Janečková, and is commissioner of the Czech Pavilion for the 2026 Venice Biennale, featuring Jakub Jansa, Selmeci Kocka Jusko: The Silence of the Mole, curated by Peter Sit.
Novotný holds degrees in both Philosophy and Art History from Charles University in the Czech Republic.
