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3 Sep 2010
Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec receives Honorable Mention in the Hybrid Art section at Ars Electronica 2010 for the work Virtual Rain (exhibited in Mala galerija in 2009)
Beside shows of contemporary Slovene artists, the work of many prominent international artists is presented here. In spring 2009 the Mala galerija presented the new acquisitions of the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, namely the work of 3 young established Slovene artists: Miha Knific, Miha Štrukelj, and Sašo Vrabič.
In recent years the gallery gave the podium to artist as Danica Dakić, Mik Aernout, Sašo Sedlaček, Sandi Červek, Antje Ehmann (all 2008), Harun Farocki, Deimantas Narkevičius, Silvia Kolbowski, Tomislav Gotovac, Viktor Bernik (all 2009). In 2010 the Crotian artist David Maljković confronted the public of the Mala galerija with a heritage that has been forgotten and overlooked, one that is no longer recognized as relevant or valuable in its own environment and in today's specific historical moment.
In spring each year it is also the venue for the exhibition of the Igor Zabel Competition, an annual event dedicated to curatorial research in contemporary art, which is based on the call for entries with the national and international character. In 2009 Mercedes Vicente was selected to prepare the exhibition of New Zealand video pioneer Darcy Lange and his studies created between 1974 and 1977; in 2008 Birgit Rinagl and Franz Thalmair were selected curators.