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V-F-X Ljubljana
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Vladislav Knežević's Retrospective, shown in stereoscopic 3D projection, at the 2nd international festival of experimental audiovisual practices V-F-X Ljubljana in 2022. Author: Asiana Jurca Avci
International Triennial Ecology and Art
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Closing days of the 8th International Triennial Ecology and Art EKO at the former MTT textile factory in Maribor, 2021.
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Slovene art abroad 2010 – 2024
Current events
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10 May 2024
19 Jun 2024
"GrazLjubljana", a group exhibition by Veronika Hauer and Maja Babič Košir. The exhibition opens on the 10th of May. In collaboration with Ravnikar Gallery Space, Galerie Zimmermann Kratochwill, and Galerientage Graz.
at the Graz Gallery Weekend
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10 May 2024
14 May 2024
Serbia Belgrade,Kovin,Niš,Novi Sad,Pančevo,Smederevo,Vršac Yugoslav Film Archive
The 10th Days of Slovenian Film in Belgrade will present a number of contemporary Slovenian films and classics. Several directors and actors will also be in attendance. This year's Days will open with two photography exhibits: one documenting the previous Days and the other showcasing the work of photographer Irena Herak, who documented the Days in 2016. A notable event is also the meeting of students of Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT) in Ljubljana and students of Belgrade's Faculty of Dramatic Arts.
The event is supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade and organised by Slovenian Film Centre, Slovene Society Slava Beograd, Faculty of Philology Belgrade and Yugoslav Film Archive.
at the Days of Slovenian Film in Belgrade
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9 May 2024
31 May 2024
Artist Sara Bezovšek will be participating in the group exhibition "i'm feeling lucky" with her project "SND".
at the MMMAD – Festival Urbano de Arte Digital de Madrid
Upcoming events
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13 May 2024
"Around The Paths of Peace: In Search of Traces of War 1915-118" is an event about connections between trenches still visible in the territory between Switzerland and Adriatic Sea. The debate with historians from Austria and Hungary and a representative of Italy will include two Slovenian speakers, Maša Klavora from Walk of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation, and Martin Šolar from Kobarid Museum. Austrian historian Peter Schubert, PhD, will also be presenting two of his books. Organised in collaboration with Collegium Hungaricum, Kral Verlag, Walk of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation, Kobarid Museum, Verein Dolomitenfreunde – Friedenswege Österreich and Promo Turismo FVG Cervignano del Friuli.
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14 May 2024
A live performance of the internationally acclaimed retro-avantgarde music group Laibach, as part of their "Opus Dei" tour.
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14 May 2024
A solo performance of "this is my truth, tell me yours" by Jasna Jasna Žmak. Produced by Via Negativa, City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts, and Center for Drama Art Zagreb.
Festivals
The printed version of the calendar of Festivals in Slovenia in 2012 contains 141 festivals. Later on, in 2019, the festival number rose to 199. Check out the current annual festivalscape.
Images
The Stroj performing at Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, 2014
Site-specific installation in the forest at the Floating Castle Festival in the vicinity of Snežnik Castle, 2015
The Čaplja service building at the Nordic Centre Planica designed by the STVAR architects, 2016
Corporate identity for the Museum of Architecture and Design by IlovarStritar design studio, 2011
Pocar Homestead, Mojstrana main dwelling from the outside, built in 1775
The tank from the Ten-Day War in Slovenia (1991) in front of the National Museum of Contemporary History. On the eve of the International Women's Day in 2012 it was sprayed pink by the unknown activists and became a new popular landmark in Ljubljana. It is owned by the Military Museum of Slovenian Armed Forces and was transferred to the Park of Military History Pivka only a few months after the action. The pink paint was removed.
A Place under the Sun by students of the Chair of Textile and Fashion Design at the Department of Textiles of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Lighting Guerrilla Festival, 2011
Narodni dom (National House) building by František Škabrout, built in Ljubljana 1894–1896. In 1927 the National Gallery of Slovenia rented some rooms in the building that housed also sport and leisure activities. Postcard, 1910.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Maribor, designed by Styria arhitektura d.o.o.
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