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− | + | Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Art is the world’s oldest existing biennial exhibition of contemporary graphic arts. Founded in 1954, it has to date hosted around 5,000 artists from 80 countries. | |
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+ | Next to the organising gallery [[International Centre of Graphic Art]] at the [[Tivoli Mansion]] the Festival takes place at several Ljubljana locations, including [[Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana]], [[Cankarjev dom Culture and Congress Centre]], [[Tivoli Mansion]] and a range of different urban open air venues. NAŠTEJ | ||
+ | The gallery at [[Tivoli Mansion]] presents regular retrospective exhibitions of prizewinners from the previous Biennial. In 2001 one of the prizewinners was Damien Hirst and in 2003 a unique show of his drawings was organised in co-operation [[British Council Slovenia]] and exhibited at Tivoli Mansion. | ||
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+ | ===Programme=== | ||
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+ | The festival’s mission is to offer a critical review of contemporary developments in reproductive techniques and to point out the main streams which have influenced the development of contemporary graphic art. Past programme selections have included work by artists such as Albers, Agam, Anuszkiewicz, Bill, Martin, Riley, Klein, Polk-Smith, Vasarely, Soto, Mauvigner, Bruno Munari, Frank Stella, Tetsuo Yamashita, Kim Seung Yeon and Bogdan Borčić. | ||
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+ | ===See also=== | ||
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+ | [[International Centre of Graphic Art]] | ||
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+ | [[Tivoli Mansion]] | ||
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+ | ===External links=== | ||
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+ | http://www.mglc-lj.si | ||
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Revision as of 22:35, 5 August 2009
History
Ljubljana International Biennial of Graphic Art is the world’s oldest existing biennial exhibition of contemporary graphic arts. Founded in 1954, it has to date hosted around 5,000 artists from 80 countries.
Venues
Next to the organising gallery International Centre of Graphic Art at the Tivoli Mansion the Festival takes place at several Ljubljana locations, including Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom Culture and Congress Centre, Tivoli Mansion and a range of different urban open air venues. NAŠTEJ The gallery at Tivoli Mansion presents regular retrospective exhibitions of prizewinners from the previous Biennial. In 2001 one of the prizewinners was Damien Hirst and in 2003 a unique show of his drawings was organised in co-operation British Council Slovenia and exhibited at Tivoli Mansion.
Programme
The festival’s mission is to offer a critical review of contemporary developments in reproductive techniques and to point out the main streams which have influenced the development of contemporary graphic art. Past programme selections have included work by artists such as Albers, Agam, Anuszkiewicz, Bill, Martin, Riley, Klein, Polk-Smith, Vasarely, Soto, Mauvigner, Bruno Munari, Frank Stella, Tetsuo Yamashita, Kim Seung Yeon and Bogdan Borčić.
See also
International Centre of Graphic Art