For the Democratisation of Art – Revisited

The exhibition, whose curation was based on the collection of Darko Šimičić, will focus on the works of artists from the former Yugoslavia between 1960 and 1990. It will be on view in several rooms of Škofja Loka Museum – at the Castle Gallery, the castle chapel and the entrance hall. The concept of the exhibition is not chronological, it opens up the possibility of dialogue between the works, ideas and artistic practices. The exhibited works will be presented in five (intertwined) sections: Noart · Life, Not Slogans · Individual – Group · Paysage · Painted Word.

The exhibition will introduce viewers to the New Artistic Practice of the artists – painters, poets, photographers, filmmakers and performers – who experimented in all traditional artistic disciplines, while also being open to new media forms of artistic creation. When it came to their work, they emphasised fundamental ethical stances as opposed to the visual aesthetics of modernism; to them, ethics became more important than aesthetics. They showcased their work not only in galleries, but also through various actions in public spaces, in squares and streets – in the space between art and life. In addition, the exhibition will present the artists’ self-organisation and the creation of grassroots cultural venues, a host of partnerships and collaborations that were set up in the federative state of Yugoslavia by artists themselves and by various organisations, in particular the network of student cultural centres.

PROGRAMME

16:00 – exhibition preview with the curators

18:00 – exhibition opening