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Abstract
Exporting Zagreb, Constructing the Present of Memory
20.2.16 - 4.4.16 National Museum in Gdansk
The construction of memory and the related processes of rewriting, recalling, remembering, commemorating, exalting as well as forgetting, are ultimately realised by merging the personal with the collective lens.
With an overarching desire to demonstrate the rich context and diverse cultural heritage of different parts of Croatia and wider former Yugoslavia, this exhibition sheds light upon the formation of ‘new’ histories, while recognizing the region’s remarkable contribution to contemporary cultural and artistic creation.
The title of the exhibition highlights the importance of recent history in constructing the memory of the present and points at key transformations in the practice taking place today, contextualised back to the 1970s and the 1980s, acknowledging technological innovation and visual language of transgression in pioneering works of Edita Schubert (1947-2001) as well as early video experimentation and social activism by Sanja Iveković.
Several artists explore and comment on the politics of memory in the context of on-going negotiation with the Europeanization project vis a vis distancing from the Yugoslavian-centred historical grand narrative and cultural identity. Others enter into a more personalised dialogue with the private, exploring reticent spaces of remembrance, politicising the forgotten and the silenced, as well as analysing a construction of memory via a more autobiographical approach, or engaging private archives.
The works are displayed into four thematic sections: 1. In the mirror; 2. Permanent temporality; 3. Political gloss; and 4. Breathing the everyday
Curator: Katarzyna Kosmala (curatorial concept and catalogue text)
20.2.16 - 4.4.16 National Museum in Gdansk
The construction of memory and the related processes of rewriting, recalling, remembering, commemorating, exalting as well as forgetting, are ultimately realised by merging the personal with the collective lens.
With an overarching desire to demonstrate the rich context and diverse cultural heritage of different parts of Croatia and wider former Yugoslavia, this exhibition sheds light upon the formation of ‘new’ histories, while recognizing the region’s remarkable contribution to contemporary cultural and artistic creation.
The title of the exhibition highlights the importance of recent history in constructing the memory of the present and points at key transformations in the practice taking place today, contextualised back to the 1970s and the 1980s, acknowledging technological innovation and visual language of transgression in pioneering works of Edita Schubert (1947-2001) as well as early video experimentation and social activism by Sanja Iveković.
Several artists explore and comment on the politics of memory in the context of on-going negotiation with the Europeanization project vis a vis distancing from the Yugoslavian-centred historical grand narrative and cultural identity. Others enter into a more personalised dialogue with the private, exploring reticent spaces of remembrance, politicising the forgotten and the silenced, as well as analysing a construction of memory via a more autobiographical approach, or engaging private archives.
The works are displayed into four thematic sections: 1. In the mirror; 2. Permanent temporality; 3. Political gloss; and 4. Breathing the everyday
Curator: Katarzyna Kosmala (curatorial concept and catalogue text)
| Original language | English |
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| Size | 19 artists |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Feb 2016 |
| Event | Exporting Zagreb, Constructing the Present of Memory. : International group exhibition. 19 artists - National museum of Gdansk , Gdansk , Poland Duration: 20 Feb 2016 → 7 Apr 2016 http://mng.gda.pl/kalendarz/exporting-zagreb/?lang=pl |
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- 1 Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
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Exporting Gdansk. Expanding the Medium, Evoking Plurality
Kosmala, K. (Advisor)
29 Oct 2015 → 6 Dec 2015Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
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Combined Output Portfolio: Exporting Gdansk/Exporting Zagreb
Kosmala, K., 30 Sept 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Exporting Zagreb, Constructing the Present of Memory
Kosmala, K., 20 Feb 2016, Exporting Zagreb Exhibition Catalogue. National Museum Gdansk : National Museum of Gdansk, p. 20-31Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Exporting Zagreb, tworząc teraźniejszość pamięci
Kosmala, K., 2016, Exporting Zagreb Exhibition Catalogue, National Museum of Gdansk. Gdansk: National Museum of Gdansk, p. 8-19Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Open Access