grey) (area . space for contemporary and media art
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the death of the artist Željko Jerman (Zagreb, 10 March 1949 – Korčula, 17 July 2006), and 20 years of activity of the Grey Area, that launched its gallery program on 24 July 2006, an exhibition project is being realized that simultaneously marks two significant continuities – Jerman’s artistic legacy and two decades of work by a platform dedicated to contemporary art. The project is also part of a series of exhibitions organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art presenting works from the museum’s collection.
Read more...On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the death of Željko Jerman (Zagreb, 1949 – Korčula, 2006), the Museum of Contemporary Art, in collaboration with Gray Area (Siva zona), the contemporary and media art space in Korčula, presents an exhibition forming part of a broader programme taking place in both Korčula and Zagreb. In doing so, it establishes a symbolic dialogue between the city where the artist was born and the city he referred to as his “working city,” where he died prematurely.
Read more...The artwork MA Moments is shaped like a stone sarcophagus, made from an 80-year-old olive oil container. On this stone sculpture, Simon Beer had two inscriptions engraved by hand: the Latin text ET IN ARCADIA EGO (Even in Arcadia, I am present) facing the entrance and the Italian text SELVA OSCURA (dark forest) on the opposite side.
Read more...An Australian artist of Croatian heritage who does not speak Croatian, Anita Bačić develops her artistic practice from the perspective of the diaspora. Her position between different languages, cultures, and geographies opens up a space for exploring migration, identity, belonging, and the ways in which individuals and communities connect with one another.
Read more...An Australian artist of Croatian heritage who does not speak Croatian, Anita Bačić develops her artistic practice from the perspective of the diaspora. Her position between different languages, cultures, and geographies opens up a space for exploring migration, identity, and belonging.
Read more...Cinematography has a significant role because of the strength and broadness of the inclusiveness of the larger scope of the citizenry into the contemporary arts and culture. The project comprises research of the history of cinemas of the Adriatic islands throughout the 20th Ct. and mapping of all locations on which cinemas functioned permanently or temporarily, as well as insight into the programs of those cinemas. Furthermore, the research includes mapping all films that are connected to the Adriatic islands.
Read more...If we do not count in the traditional production of olive oil and vine, we can list approximately ten industrial plants engaged in the wide spectrum of production: shipbuilding, mounting ship parts, fish and related packaging industry, textile industry, chemical, and electronic industry, etc. Vela Luka is an industrial leader of the island where more than half of the island’s industrial plants find their place. Also, the urban development of Vela Luka in the second half of the 20th Century was mostly marked exactly by the town industry.
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