Artist on Vacation / Exhibition Gorgona

27/08/2015

The opening of the exhibitions Artist on Vacation 2015 and Gorgona will be held in the Museum of Contemporary Art, 2nd floor, on September 5th 2015, at 8 p.m.

The exhibition Artist on Vacation 2015  will present the artits that took part in the project Artist on Vacation, organized by Institute for the Research of the Avant-Garde, Marinko Sudac Collection, Valamar Riviera d.d. and Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb.
The exhibition is showcase of the art made as part of the project.

Every year, a one-day exhibition is held as part of the project. This year exhibition presented the art and documentation regarding the Gorgon group, the most prominent neo-avangard group in this region, part of which were: Julije Knifer, Josip Vaništa, Đuro Seder, Marijan Jevšovar, Ivan Kožarić, Miljenko Horvat, Dimitrije Bašičević Mangelos, Matko Meštrović and Radoslav Putar. The curator of the exhibition was Ješa Denegri. 

At the opening the book Prilozi za drugu liniju 3 by art historian Ješa Denegri will be presented.

A pefrormances by artists Miloš Šejn and Milan Adamčiak will also be a part of the opening. 

As a part of the exhibition, on September 10th 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Oris House of Architecture, Mr Željko Kipke will deliver a lecture titled The Other Side of the Gorgon.

Organization:

Institute for the Research of the Avant-Garde
Marinko Sudac Collection
Valamar Riviera d.d.

Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb
Tourist Board Poreč
Media sponsor: Večernji list.

More information on the event and artists can be found here