Category: Exhibitions
23 July 2024
SAVE THE DATE
PICELJ AND FRIENDS
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Opening: September 19, 2024
HDLU and MSU are marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Picelj – a leading figure in 1950s abstraction and one of the most prominent Croatian artists of the second half of the 20th century; a member of the artistic groups EXAT-51 and the New Tendencies movement, who put Zagreb on the global art map. The exhibition Picelj and Friends, curated by Zvonko Maković, presents the artist’s extraordinary oeuvre, highlights his innovative contributions to the field of art, and underscores Picelj’s key role on the international art scene. The exhibition also features works by his friends, notable artists: Getulio Alviani, Hans Arp, Vojin Bakić, Vladimir Bonačić, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Ivo Kalina, Julije Knifer, Almir Mavignier, François Morellet, Vladimir Kristl, Božidar Rašica, Jesús Rafael Soto, Aleksandar Srnec, and Victor Vasarely.
Photo: Damir Fabijanić
25 June 2024
MELINDA ŠEFČIĆ
FRAGMENTATION
2.7.-23.7.2024.
KARAS GALLERY
On Tuesday, 2.7.2024. Melinda Šefčić opens her solo exhibition entitled Fragmentation, at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).
In their foreword, Tena Razumović Žmara emphasize:
In her new work, Melinda Šefčić addresses the issue of identity — me in my own body, and the assimilation of the individual within a new living environment — my body in the world. The universal perception of a woman who is no longer young but not yet old, who often finds herself in a kind of limbo. The light-heartedness and fun of youth are gone, and wisdom is only beginning to emerge. What to do then? Which direction to turn to, where to go, which principles to follow?
Biography
Doc. Melinda Šefčić, DFA, was born in 1986. In 2006, she enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, majoring in painting, and in 2012, she graduated with a master’s degree in painting in the class of Prof. Zoltan Novak. In May 2018, she earned her doctorate in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in the artistic-scientific field on the topic “The Rehumanization and Re-Aestheticization of Hospital Space – An Example of the Artistic Solution for a Hospital Ward”, under the mentorship of Prof. Svjetlan Junaković and Prof. Vera Turković.
She has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions, both in Croatia and around the world, including Italy, Portugal, Greece, Serbia, Macedonia, India, Poland, Germany, France, and the USA. She has participated in numerous art festivals and residency programs, during which she has carried out many artistic interventions in public spaces. She is the author of over 20 art projects focusing on the aestheticization of hospital and prison spaces, and around 40 murals. She has also authored numerous research papers on the aestheticization of prison and hospital spaces in Croatia.
She has been a member of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU) since 2011 and the Croatian Freelance Artists’ Association (HZSU) since 2014.
The exhibition will be open during the period from 2. to 23.7.2024.
Working hours of Gallery Karas
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4pm – 8pm
Tuesday, Saturday 10am – 1pm
On Sundays and Mondays closed.
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Organizer: HDLU
With the support of: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb
18 June 2024
MATIJA ČOP
IN THE MEANTIME
Bačva Gallery, Home of HDLU (Meštrović pavilion)
25.6.-25.8.2024.
On Tuesday, 25.6.2024. Matija Čop opens his solo exhibition entitled In the Meantime, at 7 pm in at Bačva Gallery (Home of HDLU / Meštrović pavilion).
In her foreword, Lea Vene emphasizes:
“The site-specific installation In the Meantime is created in the space between Matija’s earlier works in the medium of soft sculpture and new exploration of steel frameworks, which are now oversized and merged with soft membranes in a radical gesture of synchronisation with the circular space of the Bačva Gallery.
At the core of Matija’s approach is manual work, which implies respect for the given modular restrictions but, at the same time, freedom from predefined matrices in the very process of constructing living forms that now react to newly introduced metal compositions. Manual work also leads to slowing down and adapting to the fingers and hands that precisely intertwine each building element of these soft organisms. (…)”
Biography:
Matija Čop (b 1987) is an artist living in London. His work encompasses sculpture, painting, and printmaking.
Čop’s practice explores the transformative potential of “translation” as ideas, structures, and their component materials pass between encapsulating frameworks.
Čop’s visual language constructs itself from selected unit elements which are iteratively combined, reconfigured, and dissolved in accordance with self-contrived, project-specific logics. The resultant works invite reflection on tensions between order/disorder, manufacture/craft, and unit/system.
Čop completed his MA at the Royal College of Art, London, in 2017. His work is held in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Modern Art at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, and the Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb. He exhibited at the Textile Art Biennial 2021 in Kranj, Innovative Costume of the 21st Century in Moscow, and Future Fashions in Eindhoven.
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The exhibition will be open from June 25 to August 25, 2024
Visual identity: ivanklis.studio
Organizer: HDLU
With the support of: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb
28 May 2024
IVAN OŠTARČEVIĆ
VAMPIRE BALL
4.-25.6.2024.
KARAS GALLERY
On Tuesday, 4.6.2024. Ivan Oštarčević opens his solo exhibition entitled Vampire Ball, at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).
In their foreword, Antonela Solenički i Petar Vranjković emphasize:
“Oštarčević’s work reflects deep dilemmas and paradoxes of the human condition, raising questions about our ability to change and survive. Through the symbolism of skulls, the artist reminds us of the transience and fragility of human life while simultaneously exploring our attempts to remain relevant even after our own extinction. These themes are classically associated with philosophical reflections on existential fears, the search for meaning, and the pursuit of immortality through the creation and preservation of culture.
With Vampire Ball, Oštarčević affirms human immutability and inertia, creating a kind of time capsule filled with human vanity and efforts to survive and outlive both their own and future times. Dystopian thoughts about future times nonetheless suggest that it is time to look at the here and now – our present becomes our future unless significant changes occur. It is up to the observer to decide whether Vampire Ball is merely satire or a real possibility of a broken tomorrow.”
Biography:
Illustrator, graphic artist, painter and muralist born in Zagreb in 1990, where he enrolled and completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, at the Department of Art Education. He graduated in September 2015 and is a member of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU) and the Alpbach Club Croatia, and is represented by the Kolekcionart platform.
He has exhibited in nineteen solo and several group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad, including the Painting Biennale, Triennial of Sculpture, Triennial of Graphic Arts, and the Karas Gallery. He participated in the Croatian Association of Fine Artists’ residency in Leipzig and is active on the exhibition scene. His most recent solo exhibition was held at the Kamba Garage titled “Song of the Century.” Due to his active involvement in mural painting, he has participated in various Art Park programs, painted at Lauba during the “Non-Aligned” in 2020, at the “Zen Opuzen” festival, and in February 2019, he painted a mural in the Remetinec prison as part of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists’ project “Revitalization of Prison Space with Art.”
The exhibition will be open during the period from 4. to 25.6.2024.
Working hours of Gallery Karas
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4pm – 8pm
Tuesday, Saturday 10am – 1pm
On Sundays and Mondays closed.
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Organizer: HDLU
With the support of: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb
With the exhibition CreArtivci, held at the Karas Gallery from April 30 to May 2, 2024, the first in a series of educational programs within the European project Creart 3.0. was successfully completed.
The work of the students from the 16th Gymnasium, created under the mentorship of the artist Marko Zeman.
The CreArt Educational Program is part of the European project CreArt 3.0 and aims to improve collaboration between local schools, cultural institutions, non-governmental organizations, and independent professionals and companies in the cultural and creative sectors. The program builds and strengthens intergenerational connections, creates a network for cultural education exchange, and encourages future participation of school children in the cultural life of the city. Over the course of 3 years, the program will involve 76 schools in the partner cities of the project, more than 4,500 students and teachers, and 47 artists.
The work of the students from Matko Laginja Elementary School, created under the mentorship of the artist Natalija Borčić Peuc.
Some of the works by the students of Marija Jurić Zagorka Elementary School, created under the mentorship of the artist Monika Meglić.
This year, HDLU (Croatian Association of Fine Artists) has connected its educational program with the 7th Biennial of Painting, which for 14 years has positioned itself as the only national visual arts event dedicated to documenting the scene and shifts in the medium of painting. In its inaugural edition, 6 schools participated (Ivan Merz Elementary School, Matko Laginja Elementary School, Marija Jurić Zagorka Elementary School, XV Gymnasium, XVI Gymnasium, Classical Gymnasium) with more than 120 students and 6 teachers. The program consisted of guided tours through the Biennial of Painting along with an educational booklet with tasks and workshops conducted in schools under the mentorship of artists from the 7th Biennial of Painting, including Natalia Borčić Peuc, Monika Meglić, Valentina Supanz Marinić, Iva Zagoda, Marko Zeman, and Marta Živičnjak.
The work of the students from Dr. Ivan Merz Elementary School, created under the mentorship of the artist Marta Živičnjak (left), and the work of the students from the Classical Gymnasium, created under the mentorship of the artist Mihaela Rašica (right).
Mia Matijević Akrap conceptualized educational booklet under the supervision of the Teaching Department of the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, Prof. Sonja Vuk, Duje Medić designed it, and by early January, the booklets were ready for use, followed by guidet tours for elementary and high school students.
The works of the students from the XV Gymnasium, created under the mentorship of the artist Valentina Supanz Marinić
The final result, and the culmination of this year’s educational program, was the exhibition of student works created during the workshops.
PARTICIPANTS:
Schools: Matko Laginja elementary school, dr. Ivan Merz elementary school, Marija Jurić Zagorka elementary school, Classical Gymnasium, XV. Gymnasium, XVI. Gymnasium
Artists: Natalia Borčić Peuc, Monika Meglić, Mihaela Rašica, Valentina Supanz Marinić, Marko Zeman, Marta Živičnjak
Professors: Sanja Černko Delerue, Tamara Galović, Anamarija Jukić-Ivandić, Zoran Kakša, Maja Marović, Lahorka Rožić
Students: Ante Alerić, Gabrijela Antonić, Marta Arnaut, Marija Bakmaz, Katja Barbarosa, Silvija Bašić, Jakov Beloša, Teuta Biškup, Luka Bokolić, Lucija Brajković, Domenica Brkić, Katarina Brkić, Ema Brzica, Matko Brzica, Ana Buneta, Marta Buntak , Dov Cvetković, Alan Čaldarović, Andrija Deković, Klara Dodić, Lara Đureš, Filip Felja, Julija Ferenčak, Ema Gazić, Lori Giljević, Duje Gligora, Nicol Gogić, Svebor Graonić, Lorena Grgat, Nikola Gvozdenović, Laura Hajduk, Dina Halužan, Helena Han, Lana Hižar, Ana Husak, Jakov Ivanda, Pavla Ivšinović, Iva Jakopović, Mihaela Jambrešić, Tina Jelaković, Luči Jogušt, Nicole Jozić, Ana Jukić, Ana Jurić, Franceska Jurmić, Ivan Jakov Jurović, Roza Kajs, Marko Keser Slavković, Lara Kette, Andrej Kević Janković, Lucija Kanižaj, Jakov Kitarović, Franka Kokot, Hana Kos, Maja Kresonja Jembrih, Robertina Krupa, Ivona Kučiš, Domagoj Kuliš, Ivan Leko, Iva Lovrić, Ema Lujo, Luka Marenić, Stella Margetić, Maro Maričević, Lovro Marić, Dominik Marunić, Mihael Marušić, Juraj Matek, Tin Matešin, Melani Matić, Petra Mazarević, Dora Meštrović, Ana Mihoci, Tina Mimica, Marta Mlinar, Noa Nadali, Juraj Najdek, Franka Nikolaci, Lovro Panović, Marko Pažin, Alan Peštalić, Maša Pećarina, Antonia Periček, Katarina Petrović-Poljak, Paula Pilić, David Petar Pleština, Elena Plušćec, Ivor Prelogović, Luka Primorac, Kan Priselac Novačić, Ema Rašić, Mila Ravlić, Hana Sabljić, Zola Sarnavka, Marina Slaviček, Karla Smolić Ročak, Klara Stambolija, Max Šenjug, Ela Šiklić, Enola Špoljar, Mark Štritof, Margita Šurina, Iva Šušak, Nikša Šutej, Mia Tabaković, Maksimilijan Tanšek, Sofija Taraba, Mirko Tišljar, Dora Tomić Babić, Dejan Torbica, Nikša Tunguz, Anja Vačevski, Teo Valčić, Laava Magdalena Vatsel, Mia Vernik, Karla Vrdoljak, Paula Vučković, Iris Vuković, Vito Zadro, Maša Žilavčić, Mark Živković, Nina Živković
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CreArt is a network of 13 medium-sized European cities with the aim of exchanging experiences and good practices for the promotion of contemporary art, through a permanent transnational mobility program for emerging artists, curators and cultural workers, in order to maximize the economic, social and cultural contribution that creativity can make to local communities (#stringing_together). At the same time, CreArt 3.0 is pushing the boundaries (#pushboundaries) beyond the visual arts, empowering other artistic practices such as performing arts or music, and new collaborations with an NGO based in Lviv have also been initiated to support Ukrainian artists. Participating cities are: Kaunas, Liepaja, Skopje, Aveiro, Valladolid, Lublin, Venice, Clermont-Ferrand, Rouen, České Budějovice, Oulu and Regensburg. The project includes 45 residency programs in 15 European cities, more than 39 public events to celebrate the European Month of Creativity in 13 cities from the network, 13 educational programs to strengthen creativity and knowledge about contemporary art, 18 Street Art festivals, 10 annual festivals in galleries in 9 cities and 6 European conferences and study visits.
Organizer:
Within the project:
Partners:
Supported by:
Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2023-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101128499]
The views expressed in this announcement are the sole responsibility of HDLU and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
30 April 2024
ANDREA KNEZOVIĆ
TRANSMISSION
7.-28.5.
KARAS GALLERY
On Tuesday, 7.5.2024. Andrea Knezović opens her solo exhibition entitled Transmission, at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).
In her foreword, Katarina Podobnik emphasizes:
With the art installation “Transmission” as a speculative design, Knezović creates a world in which artificial intelligence imposes itself as a pseudo-divine entity, and the place of worship becomes (or remains) both materialised and digital – an AI altar. Alongside the physical presence of characteristic liturgical ornaments, the artistic ambience consists of three central components – three monitors symbolising the united Holy Trinity. Each of the latter shows a video based on generative language models and a text-to-speech system, replicating traditional ritual elements within the framework of the new – “AI religion”.
Biography:
Andrea Knezović is a multimedia artist born in 1992 in Slavonski Brod. In 2014, she completed her undergraduate studies, and in 2017, her graduate studies in multimedia at the Academy of Arts in Osijek under the mentorship of Vladimir Frelih.
So far, she has had six solo exhibitions and participated in dozens of group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. She is a member of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists – HDLU Istok. She lives and works in Rijeka.
Andrea’s earlier works explore the relationship between mass media society and fetishism and ritual, where the artist, through the portrayal of her own body, plays with traditional representations of female identity. In her recent works, Andrea explores the impact of technology and media on society and individuals using experimental research practices.
The exhibition will be open during the period from 7. to 28.5.2024.
Working hours of Gallery Karas
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4pm – 8pm
Tuesday, Saturday 10am – 1pm
On Sundays and Mondays closed.
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http://karasarthub.eu
Organizer: HDLU
With the support of: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb
23 April 2024
CreArtivci
Exhibition of elementary and high school pupils
April 30-May 2, 2024
Karas Gallery
On Tuesday, April 30, at 6pm exhibition of elementary and high school pupils CreArtivci will be opened at the Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58). The exhibition is a result of the Educational programme of the European project Creart 3.0.
The CreArt Educational Programme is part of the European project CreArt 3.0 and aims to improve cooperation between local schools, cultural institutions, non-governmental organizations and independent workers and companies in the cultural and creative sector. The program builds and strengthens intergenerational ties, creates a network for the exchange of education in culture, and encourages the future participation of school children in the cultural life of the city. Over the course of 3 years, the program will include 76 schools in the project’s partner cities, more than 4,500 students and teachers, and 47 artists.
HDLU connected this year’s educational program with the 7th Biennial of Painting, which for the 14th year has been positioned as the only national art manifestation dedicated to presenting the scene and developments in the medium of painting. In the first edition, 6 schools will participate (Ivan Merz Elementary School, Matko Laginja Elementary School, Marije Jurić Zagorka Elementary School, XVth Gymnasium, XVIth Gymnasium, Classical Gymnasium) with more than 120 students and 6 professors and teachers. The program consists of guided tour through the Biennial of Painting with an educational booklet with tasks and workshops that are held in schools under the mentorship of artists from the 7th Biennial of Painting, namely: Natalia Borčić Peuc, Monika Meglić, Valentina Supanz Marinić, Iva Zagoda, Marko Zeman and Marta Živčnjak.
Mia Matijević Akrap designed the educational booklet under the supervision of the Teaching Department of the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, prof. Sonja Vuk. Duje Medić designed it, and at the beginning of January the booklets were ready for use, after which all guided tours with educational booklets were carried out for elementary and high school pupils.
XVIth Gymnasium guided tour (photo: XVIth Gymnasium)
After guided tours, there were 6 workshops with artists carried out, the result of which are student works that will be exhibited at the exhibition in the Karas gallery.
Workshop led by Mihaela Rašica at the Classical Gymnasium
Workshop led by Marta Živičnjak in the dr. Ivan Merz elementary school
Workshop led by Marko Zeman in the XVI. gymnasium
PARTICIPANTS:
Schools: Matko Laginja elementary school, dr. Ivan Merz elementary school, Marija Jurić Zagorka elementary school, Classical Gymnasium, XV. Gymnasium, XVI. Gymnasium
Artists: Natalia Borčić Peuc, Monika Meglić, Mihaela Rašica, Valentina Supanz Marinić, Marko Zeman, Marta Živičnjak
Professors: Sanja Černko Delerue, Tamara Galović, Anamarija Jukić-Ivandić, Zoran Kakša, Maja Marović, Lahorka Rožić
Pupils: Ante Alerić, Gabrijela Antonić, Marta Arnaut, Marija Bakmaz, Katja Barbarosa, Silvija Bašić, Jakov Beloša, Teuta Biškup, Luka Bokolić, Lucija Brajković, Domenica Brkić, Katarina Brkić, Ema Brzica, Matko Brzica, Ana Buneta, Marta Buntak , Dov Cvetković, Alan Čaldarović, Andrija Deković, Klara Dodić, Lara Đureš, Filip Felja, Julija Ferenčak, Ema Gazić, Lori Giljević, Duje Gligora, Nicol Gogić, Svebor Graonić, Lorena Grgat, Nikola Gvozdenović, Laura Hajduk, Dina Halužan, Helena Han, Lana Hižar, Ana Husak, Jakov Ivanda, Pavla Ivšinović, Iva Jakopović, Mihaela Jambrešić, Tina Jelaković, Luči Jogušt, Nicole Jozić, Ana Jukić, Ana Jurić, Franceska Jurmić, Ivan Jakov Jurović, Roza Kajs, Marko Keser Slavković, Lara Kette, Andrej Kević Janković, Lucija Kanižaj, Jakov Kitarović, Franka Kokot, Hana Kos, Maja Kresonja Jembrih, Robertina Krupa, Ivona Kučiš, Domagoj Kuliš, Ivan Leko, Iva Lovrić, Ema Lujo, Luka Marenić, Stella Margetić, Maro Maričević, Lovro Marić, Dominik Marunić, Mihael Marušić, Juraj Matek, Tin Matešin, Melani Matić, Petra Mazarević, Dora Meštrović, Ana Mihoci, Tina Mimica, Marta Mlinar, Noa Nadali, Juraj Najdek, Franka Nikolaci, Lovro Panović, Marko Pažin, Alan Peštalić, Maša Pećarina, Antonia Periček, Katarina Petrović-Poljak, Paula Pilić, David Petar Pleština, Elena Plušćec, Ivor Prelogović, Luka Primorac, Kan Priselac Novačić, Ema Rašić, Mila Ravlić, Hana Sabljić, Zola Sarnavka, Marina Slaviček, Karla Smolić Ročak, Klara Stambolija, Max Šenjug, Ela Šiklić, Enola Špoljar, Mark Štritof, Margita Šurina, Iva Šušak, Nikša Šutej, Mia Tabaković, Maksimilijan Tanšek, Sofija Taraba, Mirko Tišljar, Dora Tomić Babić, Dejan Torbica, Nikša Tunguz, Anja Vačevski, Teo Valčić, Laava Magdalena Vatsel, Mia Vernik, Karla Vrdoljak, Paula Vučković, Iris Vuković, Vito Zadro, Maša Žilavčić, Mark Živković, Nina Živković
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CreArt is a network of 13 medium-sized European cities with the aim of exchanging experiences and good practices for the promotion of contemporary art, through a permanent transnational mobility program for emerging artists, curators and cultural workers, in order to maximize the economic, social and cultural contribution that creativity can make to local communities (#stringing_together). At the same time, CreArt 3.0 is pushing the boundaries (#pushboundaries) beyond the visual arts, empowering other artistic practices such as performing arts or music, and new collaborations with an NGO based in Lviv have also been initiated to support Ukrainian artists. Participating cities are: Kaunas, Liepaja, Skopje, Aveiro, Valladolid, Lublin, Venice, Clermont-Ferrand, Rouen, České Budějovice, Oulu and Regensburg. The project includes 45 residency programs in 15 European cities, more than 39 public events to celebrate the European Month of Creativity in 13 cities from the network, 13 educational programs to strengthen creativity and knowledge about contemporary art, 18 Street Art festivals, 10 annual festivals in galleries in 9 cities and 6 European conferences and study visits.
Organizer:
Within the project:
Partners:
Supported by:
Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2023-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.
[Project number: 101128499]
The views expressed in this announcement are the sole responsibility of HDLU and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.
Exhibition is opened from April 30 til May 2, 2024
Exhibition working hours:
Opening: April 30, 2024, 6pm
May 1: closed
May 2: 11am-7pm
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