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The Račka Gallery, a branch of the Celeia Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts is the first erotic art gallery in Slovenia presenting art that challenges gender divisions, morality, pornography, feminism and new artistic as well as social trends. It was opened in the second floor of the former peep show space Račka in 2005 and is keeping part of the original equipment. Entrance is permitted to persons of full age.

Programme

With approximately 4 exhibitions annualy, the Račka Gallery features mostly solo exhibitions of Slovene and international artists addressing erotic themes. In 2008 Slovene artist of the older generation Drago Tršar exhibited his erotic opus of small sculptures and works in other media, he was developing since 1954. In the summer 2009 the Croatian artist Vlasta Delimar and her partner Milan Božić re-enacted the happening Tactile communication (for Jerman) [Taktilna komunikacija (za Jermana)] from 1981. 2010 featured solo exhibitions of Ana Čigon, the winner of OHO Group Award in 2009, performance Une façon d'aimer [Poti ljubezni] by Maja Delak and Luka Prinčič, and paintings of Boštjan Plesničar.

Collection the Ugly Duckling [Grda račka]

The collection is the foundation of the Račka Gallery's future Museum of Erotic Objects and is based on (mostly) anonymous donations and is partly on a permanent display in the gallery. It commenced with a public call for contributions, addressing anybody who wanted to share all kinds of objects mediating erotic (personal) experiences, memories or similarly. Beside photographies, videos, letters, gifts, souvenirs, a one-year diary about 154 lovers by an anonymous woman, the collection Grda račka comprises also personal objects of popular Slovene porno diva La Toya.

External links

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 | street       = Gosposka 3
 | town         = SI-3000 Celje
-| telephone    = 386 (0)51 681 995
+| telephone    = 386 (0) 51 681 995
-| fax          = 386 (3) 42 87 931
+| fax          = 386 (0) 3 428 7931
 | email        = likovni-salon@siol.net
 | website      = http://www.celeia.info/galerija_racka
-| managed by = Celeia Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts
+| managed by   = Celeia Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts
 | contacts = {{Contact
 | name         = Irena Čerčnik
-| role         = Curator of Račka gallery, Likovni salon Celje and programme AIR CELEIA
+| role         = Curator
-| telephone    = 386 (3) 42 65 162
+| telephone    = 386 (3) 426 5162
 | email        = irena.cercnik@celje.si
 }}
 {{Contact
 | name         = Nevenka Šivavec
-| role         = Cultural adviser of Celeia Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts
+| role         = Cultural Adviser
-| telephone    = 386 (3) 42 87 938
+| telephone    = 386 (0) 3 428 7938
 | email        = nevenka.sivavec@celje.si
 }}
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-The [[Račka Gallery]] as the  brunch of the [[Celeia Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts]] is the first erotic art gallery in Slovenia presenting art that challenges gender divisions, morality, pornography, feminism and new artistic as well as social trends. It was opened in the second floor of the former peep show space Račka in [[Established::2005]] and is keeping part of the original equipment. Entrance is allowed for persons of full age. The entrance is for free.
+The [[Račka Gallery]], a branch of the [[Celeia Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts]] is the first erotic art gallery in Slovenia presenting art that challenges gender divisions, morality, pornography, feminism and new artistic as well as social trends. It was opened in the second floor of the former peep show space Račka in [[Established::2005]] and is keeping part of the original equipment. Entrance is permitted to persons of full age.
 }}
 ==Programme==
-With approximately 4 exhibition annual, the Račka gallery features mostly solo exhibitions of Slovene and international artist addressing erotic themes. In 2008 Slovene artist of the older generation [[Drago Tršar]] exhibited his erotic opus of small sculptures and works in other media, he was developing since 1954. In the summer 2009 the Croatian artist Vlasta Delimar and her partner Milan Božić re-prepared happening ''Tactile communication (for Jerman)'' [Taktilna komunikacija (za Jermana)], first time realized in 1981. 2010 features solo exhibitions of [[Ana Čigon]], the winner of [[OHO Group Award]] 2009, performance ''Une façon d'aimer'' by [[Maja Delak]] and [[Luka Prinčič]], and paintings of [[Boštjan Plesničar]].
+With approximately 4 exhibitions annualy, the Račka Gallery features mostly solo exhibitions of Slovene and international artists addressing erotic themes. In 2008 Slovene artist of the older generation [[Drago Tršar]] exhibited his erotic opus of small sculptures and works in other media, he was developing since 1954. In the summer 2009 the Croatian artist Vlasta Delimar and her partner Milan Božić re-enacted the happening ''Tactile communication (for Jerman)'' [Taktilna komunikacija (za Jermana)] from 1981. 2010 featured solo exhibitions of [[Ana Čigon]], the winner of [[OHO Group Award]] in 2009, performance ''Une façon d'aimer'' [Poti ljubezni] by [[Maja Delak]] and [[Luka Prinčič]], and paintings of [[Boštjan Plesničar]].
 ==Collection the Ugly Duckling [Grda račka]==
-Between December 2009 and January 2010 featured exhibition entitled ''Grda račka'' in Račka Gallery  is the foundation for the collection of the Gallery with the aim to form the Museum of erotic objects. The exhibition was commenced on the call of entries addressing anybody who wanted to share all kind of objects mediating erotic (personal) experiences, memories or similarly. Beside photographies, videos, letters, gifts, souvenirs, diary about 154 lovers the anonymous women experienced in one year, the exhibition ''Grda račka'' featured also personal objects of popular Slovene porno diva La Toya. Porno producer Peter Planinšek lend temporarily to the Gallery the Zlati Stojan, the award he received on the international fair 'EROTIKA 69' in Celje in 2008. Beside the projection of the first Slovene film with the gay thematic, the exhibition featured also some documentary materials from shooting the first porno film commenced in Yugoslavia.
+The collection is the foundation of the Račka Gallery's future Museum of Erotic Objects and is based on (mostly) anonymous donations and is partly on a permanent display in the gallery. It commenced with a public call for contributions, addressing anybody who wanted to share all kinds of objects mediating erotic (personal) experiences, memories or similarly. Beside photographies, videos, letters, gifts, souvenirs, a one-year diary about 154 lovers by an anonymous woman, the collection ''Grda račka'' comprises also personal objects of popular Slovene porno diva [[La Toya]].
-Donations for the exhibition were mostly anonymous, what could be the case also for all further potential donator having the interest to shape the collection. The part of the collection is permanently exhibited and combined with the actual programme of the Gallery.
 ==See also==
 * [[Celeia Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts]]
-* [[OHO Group Award]]
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.eucreativeindustries.eu/contents/news/show/the-ugly-duckling-collection the Collection the Ugly Duckling on the eucreativeindustries website]
+* [http://www.eucreativeindustries.eu/contents/news/show/the-ugly-duckling-collection The Ugly Duckling Collection on the eucreativeindustries website]
-* [http://www.artfacts.net/en/exhibition/ana-aigon-let-me-fly-238887/overview.html Ana Čigon exhibition in the Račka Gallery on the Artfacts website]
+* [http://www.artfacts.net/en/exhibition/ana-aigon-let-me-fly-238887/overview.html Ana Čigon exhibition in the Račka Gallery on the Artfacts.Net website]
-* [http://www.culturenet.hr/default.aspx?id=25841 Vlasta Delimar exhibition in the Račka gallery on the Web Portal to Croatian Culture]
+* [http://www.culturenet.hr/default.aspx?id=25841 The Vlasta Delimar's exhibition ''Guilt'' in the Račka gallery on the Culturenet.hr portal]
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Difference between revisions of "Račka Gallery of Erotic Art"

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Programme

Collection the Ugly Duckling [Grda račka]

See also

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