WHW Collective's Decade of Curatorial Intervention from Zagreb to Istanbul Biennial
Established in 1999, the curatorial group WHW, based in Zagreb, consists of Ivet Ćurlin, Ana Dević, Nataša Ilić, Sabina Sabolović, and designer Dejan Kršić. Their title originates from the 2000 exhibition "What, How & for Whom," which commemorated the 152nd anniversary of The Communist Manifesto. WHW manages the non-profit Gallery Nova, founded in 2003, and explores themes of identity politics in Croatia. Notable initiatives include "Broadcasting" (2001-2002), "Normalization" (2004), and "Normalization, Dedicated to Nikola Tesla" (2006). They curated the 11th Istanbul Biennial in 2009 and "Collective Creativity" in 2005, as well as the Croatian pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2010. Presently, they are working on "Sweet Sixties" and exhibitions in collaboration with the steirischer herbst festival.
Key facts
- WHW formed in 1999 around exhibition "What, How & for Whom" on 152nd anniversary of Communist Manifesto
- Collective members: Ivet Ćurlin, Ana Dević, Nataša Ilić, Sabina Sabolović, Dejan Kršić
- Direct Gallery Nova in Zagreb since 2003, a city-owned non-profit space
- Curated 11th Istanbul Biennial in 2009 titled "What Keeps Mankind Alive?"
- Organized "Collective Creativity" at Kunsthalle Fridericianum in Kassel in 2005 with 40+ artist collectives
- 2006 project "Normalization, Dedicated to Nikola Tesla" critiqued political reconciliation and highlighted 166 villages without electricity
- Curated Croatian pavilion at Venice Biennale in 2010 with Antonio G. Lauer/Tomislav Gotovac and BADco
- Current projects include "Sweet Sixties" research with Tranzit (Austria) and Anadolu Kültür (Istanbul)
Entities
Artists
- Ivet Ćurlin
- Ana Dević
- Nataša Ilić
- Sabina Sabolović
- Dejan Kršić
- Boris Buden
- Slavoj Žižek
- Nikola Tesla
- Mladen Stilinović
- Sanja Iveković
- Goran Trbuljak
- Vlado Martek
- Antonio G. Lauer
- Tomislav Gotovac
Institutions
- WHW Collective
- Gallery Nova
- House of the Croatian Association of Artists
- Arkzin
- Multimedia Institute mi2
- Antiwar Campaign of Croatia
- Rooseum
- Platform Garanti
- Kunsthalle Fridericianum
- Istanbul Biennial
- Croatian Electricity Company
- Tranzit
- Anadolu Kültür
- steirischer herbst festival
- Croatian pavilion Venice Biennale
- BADco
- ARTMargins
- MIT Press
Locations
- Zagreb
- Croatia
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Malmö
- Sweden
- Kassel
- Germany
- Venice
- Italy
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Berlin
- Graz
- Austria
- Middle East
- Eastern Europe
- Central Asia
- Caucasus
- Latin America
- South East Asia
- North Africa
- Yugoslavia
- Serbia