Auslöschung | Erasion. Die Kunst von Zlatko Kopljar | The Art of Zlatko Kopljar

Johannes Rauchenberger AUSLÖSCHUNG | ERASION Die Kunst von Zlatko Kopljar | The Art of Zlatko Kopljar 23,5 x 20 cm, 176 Seiten, 160 Farbabb., Softcover € 35,–

At a time of threatening socio-political changes, deeply felt crises and new wars, the work of Croatian artist Zlatko Kopljar stands for an artistic example of an ethical and aesthetic (re)orientation: ERASION revolves around an œuvre that fights with verve against the loss of memory and at the same time, by drilling deep into existential questions, opens up designs for resistance, communication and transcendence.

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Paralelne linije / Visoki modernizam u Hrvatskoj 1949. – 1998. Zbirka Nacionalnog muzeja moderne umjetnosti

MNAC, Nacionalni muzej suvremene umjetnosti
Bukurešt, 12. prosinca 2024. – 13. travnja 2025.

Kustos: Branko Franceschi

Izložba Paralelne linije predstavlja 188 umjetničkih djela koja odražavaju raznolikost likovne produkcije u Hrvatskoj od 1948. godine i Rezolucije Informbiroa koja je označila odvajanje Jugoslavije od sfere utjecaja SSSR-a i estetike socrealizma, do 1998. kada su reintegrirana posljednja hrvatska područja okupirana tijekom Domovinskog rata.
Pojam linije izveden je iz tekstova povjesničara i teoretičara umjetnosti Ješe Denegrija, koji je sintagmom umjetnost druge linije obuhvatio široki raspon umjetničke produkcije i prakse koja se suprotstavljala socijalističkom modernizmu, odnosno institucionalno podržavanoj umjetnost pretežno usmjerenoj prema apstrakciji ili ekspresivnoj figuraciji. Te su dvije dominantne pozicije koegzistirale i natjecale se kroz dijalog, sučeljavanja, javne prijepore i rasprave, a istovremeno utjecale i nadopunjavale jedna drugu u stvaranju permisivne, vibrantne i plodne kulturne scene.
Prostorne mogućnosti velike izložbene dvorane MNAC-a omogućio je predstavljanje paralelizma dominantnih tendencija visokog modernizma u Hrvatskoj, koje se danas promatraju kao dva lica jednog značajnog kulturnog razdoblja.

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Croatian Fine Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries

from the Collections of the Varaždin City Museum

Moravské zemské muzeum

Dietrichsteinský palác, Zelný trh 8, Brno

7.11.2024. /21. 2.2025.

The aim is to highlight the overview of Croatian fine art of the 20th and 21st centuries with the exhibition, and to introduce the Czech art public to the values ​​and achievements of the Croatian fine art scene. The works (paintings and sculptures) of the most important Croatian artists from the holdings of the Varaždin City Museum will be presented. They mark the key points of the development of Croatian art on its one-century journey and their strong links within the framework of the European context. At the same time, it is a brief overview of the latest currents in Croatian contemporary art. Each work speaks for itself about the continuity, the spirit of the times and the maturity of our artists, who, in terms of quality and style, rival their respected European colleagues.

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OPENING: Fr, 27th of September 2024, 6. p. m., KULTUM, Mariahilferplatz 3, 8020 Graz, Austria

INTRODUCTION: Dr. Johannes Rauchenberger, Curator, Tue-Sat 11 a.m to 5 p.m., Sun 3 to 6 p.m. (winter: 2 p.m.–5 p.m.)

CURATOR AND ARTIST-TALK: Sat, 28th of September, 3 p.m.: Johannes Rauchenberger in conversation with Zlatko Kopljar

In a time of deeply felt crises and new wars, the work of Croatian artist Zlatko Kopljar stands for an ethical and aesthetic (re)orientation: Kopljar explores the lasting aftereffects of the traumas of the 20th century—fascism, extermination, the Ex-Yugoslav Wars, postsocialism, postcapitalism.

The fundamental questions of ethics, guilt, and sacrifice are a recurring motif in Kopljar’s work. Over almost four decades, he has explored practically all forms of artistic expression, from performance, photography, film, and sculpture to (memorial) art. In his 22 Ks (Constructions), he gradually develops the figure of a man in a reflective suit: the protagonist of his video works, a persona like a lightning rod for human longing. Four years ago, Kopljar decided to paint for the first time—and only paint henceforth. He consistently avoids any obvious message in these “stripe paintings.”

MER. Books

Book Launch, 11.06.2024 — 18:30 Wiels Brussels Av. Van Volxem 354, 1190  Forest free access

Join us for a conversation on art and politics between artists Luc Tuymans and Zlatko Kopljar and curator and author of the book Ory Dessau, followed by festive drinks and the possibility to meet and talk with the artists and the author.

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