Vesna Bukovec

16. Slovenska kiparska razstava / 16th Slovene sculpture exhibition

Exhibition: Slovenska kiparska razstava / 16th Slovene sculpture exhibition
Location: Ljubljana Town Hall, Mestni trg 1, Ljubljana, SI
Date: September 6–Ocotber 27, 2012

Selector: Petja Grafenauer
Organiser: Sculpture Association

Artists: 3kolektiv (Maša Gala, Eva Kastelic, Katja Felle), Jiŕi Bezlaj, Rok Bogataj, Anže Gallus Petelin, Saška Gruden, Anže Jurkovšek, Meta Kastelic, Boštjan Kavčič, KOLEKTIVA (Vesna Bukovec, Lada Cerar, Metka Zupanič), Nina Koželj, Taja Lojk, Metoda Maj, Jernej Mali, Erik Mavrič, Loris Morosini, Boštjan Novak, Adrijan Praznik, Primož Pugelj, Kristina Rutar, Zoran Srdić Janežič, Nika Špan, Maruša Šuštar, Urška Toman and Dušan Turšič

From the fifty received works the exhibition selector and curator dr. Petja Grafenauer selected twenty four artists. The economic conditions influenced the selection as well as the concept of the exhibition, for in the “current unfavourable situation in which culture has found itself, it would be even more restricting than usual to demand from the artists to create a work on a narrowly defined theme in these poor production conditions. The tender therefore included all works that deal with or include sculptures, sculpting, sculptors, Slovene sculpture, sculpture in Slovenia, exhibition, sculpture exhibition or Slovene sculpture exhibition.”

This open concept accepted works by artists with a critical stance towards the position in which their field has found itself and who are aware and critical of the unfavourable situation of the little people. The exhibition will also present works that show development or persistence in personal artistic positions. The exhibited works indicate a lively and diverse sculpting practice, its context, persistence of the middle generation and encouraging activities of the younger generation.

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At the opening of the exhibition KOLEKTIVA received a Spetial mention award by the jury (Petja Grafenauer, Lena Jevnik, Janez Koželj, Blaž Peršin, Zora Stančič). The jury gave the Mayor’s Award to the artist Meta Kastelic and the second Spetial mention award to the artist Erik Mavrič.

KOLEKTIVA (Vesna Bukovec, Lada Cerar, Metka Zupanič) participates with the installation Lost in Communication (metal pipes, 2010-, various dimensions).

KOLEKTIVA, Lost in Communication, installation at the exhibition 16th Slovene sculpture exhibition, Town Hall, Ljubljana, 2012