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The International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC) is located in Tivoli Mansion, Ljubljana.

Established in 1986, the International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC) is housed in Tivoli Mansion. It runs the Biennial of Graphic Arts, maintains an international collection of prints and artists' books, and organises personal and thematic contemporary art exhibitions, often reflecting the political or social atmospheres of the chosen periods.

Founded in 1955, the Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts is the world's oldest existing biennial exhibition of contemporary graphic arts. MGLC is among the founding members of the International Biennial Association (IBA), established in 2014. As of 2017, MGLC also runs the Švicarija Art Centre, a nearby residency and exhibition venue, also located in Tivoli Park.

Background

The idea of establishing MGLC dates back to the mid-1970s as a direct consequence of the development of the Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Arts and the enormous growth of contemporary printmaking production in Slovenia during that period, especially represented by the "Ljubljana Graphic Art School".

This idea was advanced by the secretary of the Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Arts Zoran Kržišnik, the then-director of the Museum of Modern Art. In 1981, the MGLC Foundation commenced its first activities and began to adapt the Tivoli Mansion. In 1987, the MGLC moved from the Museum of Modern Art to the renovated mansion positioned majestically at the end of the Plečnik "promenade" in Ljubljana's Tivoli Park.

Janez Knez Retrospective Exhibition of Printmaking at the International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana, 2015.

Mission

Besides the organisation of the Biennial of Graphic Arts and the organisation of other contemporary art exhibitions, MGLC also maintains a collection of Slovenian and international prints, artists' books, art projects in magazines and on billboards, and other printed art matter. MGLC also edits limited print editions in the techniques of lithography, silkscreen and intaglio and offers workshops about printing techniques.

Production 2010–2012, installation view. The MGLC Print Studios production presented at the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, 2013.

Collection of art prints and artists' books

The MGLC collection contains more than 4,500 items created since 1945. Since 2000, the collection has grown by approximately 4,000 items of artist-created printed matter by international and Slovenian artists. These works include artist's books, posters, newspapers, magazines, postcards, printed invitations, greeting cards, fanzines and artists' archives.

The collection is also composed of art prints of some representatives of the "École de Paris" such as Zadkine and Picasso (in 2011 shown in the Lek Gallery), works of international established artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Victor Vasarely, Emilio Vedova, Maria Bonomi and representatives of the Ljubljana Graphics School. The collection also includes artists' books of international and Slovenian artists such as OHO Group, West East Publications edited by Franci Zagoričnik, Damien Hirst and further great names of art history such as Boltansky, Lewitt, Opalka, Buren, Roth, Reiner and Yves Klein.

Jean Tinguely: Meta (Signed Drawing) by K.G. Pontus Hulten and Jean Tinguely, Paris, 1973. An artist's book object bound as a suitcase with lock closure and handle, MGLC collection.

Each year, MGLC acquires some works. Beside the works of 4 Slovenian artists (Vesna Črnivec, Janez Knez, Tanja Lažetić and Petra Varl), in 2008 MGLC also acquired 4 works of foreign artists including White Cube Book of James Lee Byars from 1986 and 54 publications of Bernard Villers entitled Publishing House Remorqueur and Nouveau Remorqueur Archives.

In 2010, the Slovenian painter and printmaker Tinca Stegovec donated to MGLC her entire print oeuvre, including her matrices and four drawings, as well as a large portion of her library.

Programme

MGLC organises regular contemporary art exhibitions, including surveys of national artistic creativity and exhibitions by individual artists, often in collaboration with international institutions such as the British Council Slovenia, French Cultural Institute Charles Nodier, Ljubljana or private collections such as Rene Block Edition from Berlin.

In non-biennial years, MGLC prepares 4 to 8 exhibitions. The exhibitions present Slovenian and international visual artists as well as phenomena that have shaped the cultural life in Slovenia. Such an exhibition was FV, Alternative Scene of the Eighties (2008), which shed light on the important social and artistic events in the 1980s, the appearance of the first gay and lesbian clubs, independent publishing houses, multimedia groups and other forms of counterculture creativity. On this occasion, Neven Korda, a video artist and one of the protagonists, donated his entire archive to the MGLC collection. In 2009, MGLC featured May ’68 in Paris and the Student Movement in Ljubljana, 1968–1972. Posters, Film, and Photographs – an exhibition presenting around 80 posters, loaned from the Centre de la Gravure et de l’Image imprimée in La Louvière (Belgium).

Mina Žabnikar's (alias Mina Fina) solo exhibition This Mess We're In at the International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana, 2014.

MGLC also stages solo shows and in past years has featured Štefan Galič, Regina Pessoa, Gabrijel Stupica, Zora Stančič and Petra Varl, Herman Gvardjančič, Laibach (Gesamtkunst Laibach, Fundamentals 1980–1990, 2010), Mina Fina, Peter Brötzmann, Alenka Pirman and others.

Publishing

MCLC produces in-depth theoretical publications, full-colour illustrated exhibition catalogues, and other books. Among their publications include the extensive retrospective study Mnemosyne: The Time of the Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts.

Education

Besides workshops for professional artists, the MGLC organises workshops of various graphic techniques (silkscreen, lithography, woodcut, linocut, drypoint and etching) and other special events for children.

Occasionally, the MGLC organises also symposia, lectures and public discussions with invited artists, publishers, curators and experts from abroad and guided visits to accompany exhibitions.

External links

International Centre of Graphic Arts website

Gallery

Špela Čadež's exhibition Mali Svetovi (Small Worlds), a glimpse into the making of animated films, International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2009.

Installation of Andy Warhol's Mao wallpaper (1972) and Silver Clouds, in Fundamina, Zoran Mušič, Andy Warhol, and Mimmo Paladino, 24th Biennial of Graphic Arts, International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, 2001.

Landmark: Footprint, 2001–2002, by Allora and Calzadilla: an artistic collaboration between Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla (Puerto Rico). Part of the Trienal Poli/Gráfica de San Juan: América Latina y el Caribe, Puerto Rico, the Grand Prix winner of the 26th Biennial of Graphic Arts, 2005.

Marcello Maloberti's Die Schmetterlinge essen die Bananen, a performance in front of Moderna galerija (MG) at the 29th Biennial of Graphic Arts curated by Beti Žerovc under the title The Event, 2011.

Serkan Özkaya's Proletarier aller Länder installation at Moderna galerija (MG), 29th Biennial of Graphic Arts, 2011.

wall Nr_27.psd(THEM) (installation detail), by Son:DA for the 27th Biennial of Graphic Arts, installed in the staircase of MGLC, 2007–2013.

A view of an exhibition at the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, which organises the Biennial of Graphic Arts as well as other contemporary art exhibitions and maintains a collection of Slovenian and international prints, 2007.

Jean Tinguely: Meta (Signed Drawing) by K.G. Pontus Hulten and Jean Tinguely, Paris, 1973. An artist's book object bound as a suitcase with lock closure and handle, MGLC collection.

Museums on a Summer Night at the International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), In 1987, MGLC moved to the renovated Tivoli Mansion positioned majestically at the end of the Plečnik "promenade" in Ljubljana's Tivoli Park.

The Ultimate Word (The Ninth Coromandia) project presented at the exhibition Alenka Pirman – Collected Works, International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana, 2014.

The print studio at the International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana.

The International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC) is located in Tivoli Mansion, Ljubljana.

Production 2010–2012, installation view. The MGLC Print Studios production presented at the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, 2013.

Andrej Jemec's Geometry And Handwriting, International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana, 2014.

Mina Žabnikar's (alias Mina Fina) solo exhibition This Mess We're In at the International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana, 2014.

Janez Knez Retrospective Exhibition of Printmaking at the International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana, 2015.

The renovated exterior of Švicarija Art Centre, a new residency and exhibition venue for visual arts reopened in 2017.

Interior of the Švicarija Art Centre, located in Tivoli Park in Ljubljana, 2017.

The Švicarija Art Centre, a former hotel located in Tivoli Park in Ljubljana, reopened its doors in 2017 as a new residency and exhibition venue for visual arts.

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-Established in 1986 at Tivoli Mansion, the International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC)is housed in [[Tivoli Mansion]], The idea of establishing MGLC dates back to the mid 1970s and was advanced by the secretary of the International Graphics Biennials, Dr Zoran Kržišnik, then Director of the [[Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana]]. It was in fact a direct consequence of the development of International Graphic Art Biennials and the enormous growth of contemporary graphic art production in Slovenia during that period, especially represented by the so-called Ljubljana Graphic Art School. In 1981 the MGLC Foundation commenced its first activities and began to adapt the Tivoli Mansion to meet its needs. Then in 1987 MGLC moved from the Moderna galerija Ljubljana to the renovated Tivoli Mansion.carries out five interwoven and complementary activities: the organisation of the graphic art biennials; the organisation of other contemporary art exhibitions; the preservation of Slovene and international collections of prints, artists’ books, art projects in magazines and on billboards, and other printed art materials; the editing of print editions in the techniques of lithography, silkscreen and intaglio; and the education of the public about printing techniques.
+{{Wide Image|MGLC - Tivoli Mansion Ljubljana - Photo Borut Peterlin.jpg}}
+Established in [[Established::1986]], the [[International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana|International Centre of Graphic Arts]] (MGLC) is housed in [[Tivoli Mansion]]. It runs the [[Biennial of Graphic Arts]], maintains an international collection of prints and artists' books, and organises personal and thematic contemporary art exhibitions, often reflecting the political or social atmospheres of the chosen periods.
+Founded in 1955, the Ljubljana [[Biennial of Graphic Arts]] is the world's oldest existing biennial exhibition of contemporary graphic arts. MGLC is among the founding members of the International Biennial Association (IBA), established in 2014. As of 2017, MGLC also runs the [[Švicarija Art Centre]], a nearby residency and exhibition venue, also located in Tivoli Park.
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-The Centre has run the Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Art since 1955; from the very beginning this was an important international exhibition covering graphic art from all over the world - in 1963 Robert Rauschenberg received the Grand Prix for Accident, a year before he received a prize at the Venice Biennale. The Biennial subsequently became the model for other graphic art biennials in the world, especially in Eastern Europe.
-The Centre's collection consists of extensive museum material (which expands along with the Biennials and through donations by the artists and acquisitions) and new art works produced in print workshops. It comprises art prints dating from 1955 and the work of a considerable number by representatives of the Ecole de Paris (including Zadkine, Picasso, Severini, Prassinos, Mansourof, Menassier, Atlan, Zao Wou-ki, Hartung, Hayter), along with the works of Yozo Hamaguchi, Pierre Soulages, Robert Rauschenberg, Victor Vasarely, Emilio Vedova, Arthur Luiz Piza, Maria Bonomi and representatives of Ljubljana Graphics School. The collection also includes an artist’s book of international and Slovene artists, including OHO, West East Publications edited by Franci Zagoričnik, Damien Hirst, Ben, Voiter, Boltansky, Lewitt, Opalka, Alberolla, Buren, Long, Roth, Reiner and Yves Klein.
+==Background==
+The idea of establishing MGLC dates back to the mid-1970s as a direct consequence of the development of the [[Biennial of Graphic Arts|Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Arts]] and the enormous growth of contemporary printmaking production in Slovenia during that period, especially represented by the "Ljubljana Graphic Art School".
+This idea was advanced by the secretary of the [[Biennial of Graphic Arts|Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Arts]] [[Zoran Kržišnik]], the then-director of the [[Museum of Modern Art]]. In 1981, the MGLC Foundation commenced its first activities and began to adapt the [[Tivoli Mansion]]. In 1987, the MGLC moved from the [[Museum of Modern Art]] to the renovated mansion positioned majestically at the end of the [[Jože Plečnik|Plečnik]] "promenade" in Ljubljana's Tivoli Park.
+{{wide image|MGLC 2015 Janez Knez Retrospective Exhibition Of Printmaking.jpg}}
+==Mission==
+Besides the organisation of the [[Biennial of Graphic Arts]] and the organisation of other contemporary art exhibitions, MGLC also maintains a collection of Slovenian and international prints, artists' books, art projects in magazines and on billboards, and other printed art matter. MGLC also edits limited print editions in the techniques of lithography, silkscreen and intaglio and offers workshops about printing techniques.
+{{image|MGLC 2010-2012 production.jpg}}
+==Collection of art prints and artists' books ==
+The MGLC collection contains more than 4,500 items created since 1945. Since 2000, the collection has grown by approximately 4,000 items of artist-created printed matter by international and Slovenian artists. These works include artist's books, posters, newspapers, magazines, postcards, printed invitations, greeting cards, fanzines and artists' archives.
+The collection is also composed of art prints of some representatives of the "École de Paris" such as Zadkine and Picasso (in 2011 shown in the [[Lek Gallery]]), works of international established artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Victor Vasarely, Emilio Vedova, Maria Bonomi and representatives of the Ljubljana Graphics School. The collection also includes artists' books of international and Slovenian artists such as [[OHO Group]], West East Publications edited by [[Franci Zagoričnik]], Damien Hirst and further great names of art history such as Boltansky, Lewitt, Opalka, Buren, Roth, Reiner and Yves Klein.
+{{image|International Centre of Graphic Arts - 04.jpg}}
+Each year, MGLC acquires some works. Beside the works of 4 Slovenian artists ([[Vesna Črnivec]], [[Janez Knez]], [[Tanja Lažetić]] and [[Petra Varl]]), in 2008 MGLC also acquired 4 works of foreign artists including  ''White Cube Book'' of James Lee Byars from 1986 and 54 publications of Bernard Villers entitled ''Publishing House Remorqueur and Nouveau Remorqueur Archives''.
+In 2010, the Slovenian painter and printmaker [[Tinca Stegovec]] donated to MGLC her entire print oeuvre, including her matrices and four drawings, as well as a large portion of her library.
+==Programme==
+MGLC organises regular contemporary art exhibitions, including surveys of national artistic creativity and exhibitions by individual artists, often in collaboration with international institutions such as the [[British Council Slovenia]], [[French Cultural Institute Charles Nodier, Ljubljana]] or private collections such as Rene Block Edition from Berlin.
-In addition to the organisation of the Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Art, the Centre organises regular art shows, including surveys of national artistic creativity and exhibitions by individual artists, often in collaboration with international institutions such as the [[British Council Slovenia]] and the [[French Cultural Institute Charles Nodier, Ljubljana]]. The Centre also participates in exhibitions abroad, eg the Contemporary Poster from Central and Eastern Europe exhibition in Vienna.
+In non-biennial years, MGLC prepares 4 to 8 exhibitions. The exhibitions present Slovenian and international visual artists as well as phenomena that have shaped the cultural life in Slovenia. Such an exhibition was ''FV, Alternative Scene of the Eighties'' (2008), which shed light on the important social and artistic events in the 1980s, the appearance of the first gay and lesbian clubs, independent publishing houses, multimedia groups and other forms of counterculture creativity. On this occasion, [[Neven Korda]], a video artist and one of the protagonists, donated his entire archive to the MGLC collection. In 2009, MGLC featured ''May ’68 in Paris and the Student Movement in Ljubljana, 1968&ndash;1972. Posters, Film, and Photographs'' &ndash; an exhibition presenting around 80 posters, loaned from the Centre de la Gravure et de l’Image imprimée in La Louvière (Belgium).
-The Centre organises various community activities, including workshops in various graphic techniques (linocut, lithography or silkscreen workshop), fine arts workshops for children and adults in front of Tivoli Mansion, a traditional Graphic Art Flea, SOCREA: SOCialising and CREAtivity at Valentine's and a graffiti art workshop.
+{{image|MGLC 2014 Mina Fina This Mess We´re In.JPG}}
-It also occasionally organises symposia, lectures and public discussions with invited artists, publishers, curators and experts from abroad and guided visits to accompany exhibitions.
+MGLC also stages solo shows and in past years has featured [[Štefan Galič]], Regina Pessoa, [[Gabrijel Stupica]], [[Zora Stančič]] and [[Petra Varl]], [[Herman Gvardjančič]], [[Laibach]] (''Gesamtkunst Laibach, Fundamentals 1980&ndash;1990'', 2010), [[Mina Fina]], [[Peter Brötzmann]], [[Alenka Pirman]] and others.
+==Publishing==
+MCLC produces in-depth theoretical publications, full-colour illustrated exhibition catalogues, and other books. Among their publications include the extensive retrospective study ''Mnemosyne: The Time of the Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts''.
+==Education==
+Besides workshops for professional artists, the MGLC organises workshops of various graphic techniques (silkscreen, lithography, woodcut, linocut, drypoint and etching) and other special events for children.
+Occasionally, the MGLC organises also symposia, lectures and public discussions with invited artists, publishers, curators and experts from abroad and guided visits to accompany exhibitions.
 == See also ==
-* [[Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Art]]
+* [[Biennial of Graphic Arts]]
+* [[Švicarija Art Centre]]
+* [[Tivoli Mansion]]
+* [[Association of Slovene Museums#Muzejska_no.C4.8D event|Annual Museums on a Summer Night event]]
+==External links==
+* [http://www.mglc-lj.si/eng International Centre of Graphic Arts website]
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