Malevich's Black Square Inspires Yugoslav and Post-Yugoslav Artists in Ljubljana Exhibition
The exhibition "Black Square Continued," curated by Mateja Podlesnik, took place at Mestna Galerija Ljubljana from July 2 to September 6, 2015. This event celebrated the 100th anniversary of Kazimir Malevich's iconic 1915 artwork and highlighted the impact of Suprematism in late-socialist Yugoslavia. Notable pieces included Vlado Martek's 'Artists, Read Malevich' and 'Yugoslavia – Malevich,' along with Goran Djordjević's 'K.M. Copies,' 'Electronic Gallery,' and 'Moscow Portraits' from 1991. In 1985, Malevich recreated his original exhibition. Additionally, IRWIN's 'The Corpse of Art' (2003) revisited Malevich's 1935 funeral. Other featured artists were Dragoljub Raša Todosijević, Mladen Stilinović, and Radenko Milak, with contemporary contributions from Ištvan Išt Huzjan, Tanja Ostojić, Igor Grubić, and Vladimir Nikolić, all reflecting Malevich's challenge to state ideologies.
Key facts
- Exhibition ran July 2 – September 6, 2015 at Mestna Galerija Ljubljana
- Curated by Mateja Podlesnik to mark 100 years of Malevich's Black Square
- Featured artists from late-socialist Yugoslavia and post-Yugoslav states
- Vlado Martek's works used red as a reclaimed communist symbol
- Goran Djordjević explored copying, including a 1991 project under pseudonym Adrian Kovacs
- Belgrade artist Kazimir Malevich restaged 1915 exhibition in 1985
- IRWIN presented 'The Corpse of Art', a reconstruction of Malevich's funeral
- Included contemporary works like Igor Grubić's 1998 intervention in Split
Entities
Artists
- Milena Tomic
- Mateja Podlesnik
- Kazimir Malevich
- Vlado Martek
- Goran Djordjević
- Bojan Gorenec
- Dragoljub Raša Todosijević
- Mladen Stilinović
- Radenko Milak
- Dimity Orlac
- Ištvan Išt Huzjan
- Tanja Ostojić
- Igor Grubić
- Duša Jesih
- Vladimir Nikolić
- Slobodan Mijusković
- Alison McDonald
- Ealan Wingate
- Ilya Chashnik
- Sherrie Levine
- Adrian Kovacs
- Marina Grzinic
- Aina Šmid
- Borut Vogelnik
- David Diao
- Harald Szeemann
Institutions
- ARTMargins Online
- Mestna Galerija Ljubljana
- Student Publishing Center
- Gagosian Gallery
- Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana
- MIT Visible Language Workshop
- Jedinstvo
- Visconti Fine Arts Kolizej
- ŠKUC
- Art in America
- House of the Union of Artists Leningrad
- Belgrade Academy of Fine Arts
- MIT Press
- Flash Art International
- Venice Biennale
- Zagreb Salon
- Artforum
Locations
- Montréal
- Ljubljana
- Slovenia
- Belgrade
- Serbia
- Petrograd
- Russia
- New York
- Washington, D.C.
- United States
- Moscow
- Arbat Street
- Zagreb
- Croatia
- Travnik
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Split
- Diocletian's Palace
- Cambridge, MA
- East Village
- Leningrad