Pavel Büchler (b. 1952, Prague; lives in Manchester) is a Czech-British conceptual artist, writer, and educator, often describing his practice as “making nothing happen.” After leaving Czechoslovakia in 1981, he became a key figure in UK conceptual art, co-founding the Cambridge Darkroom gallery and later leading the School of Fine Art at Glasgow School of Art. His installations, text works and re-purposed everyday objects uncover the uncanny in the ordinary. Notable works include the ongoing series Work (All the cigarette breaks...) (2008–), exhibited in its most recent iteration at Gallery of Fine Art Cheb. Recent solo shows include Signs of Life (Cheb, 2024; Brno, 2023), Level (Florence, 2022) and New Paintings (Tommy Simoens, Antwerp, 2018). Group exhibitions include the Lyon Biennale (2024), Transmediale (Berlin), MuHKA (Antwerp), and DOX (Prague). Awards include the Northern Art Prize (2010) and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award (2012). His work is in public collections including Tate, MoMA, Arts Council England, and the National Gallery Prague.