The 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts
The Oracle: On Fantasy and Freedom
6. 6.–12. 10. 2025
Main exhibition venues:
MGLC (Grad Tivoli, Švicarija, Plečnik Auditorium), Museum of Modern Art (MG+), City Art Gallery Ljubljana, Jakopič Promenade
The Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts is one of the oldest international biennial events in the world, celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2025. This edition, under the artistic direction of renowned curator, lecturer and researcher Chus Martínez, refers to the oracle in the sense of the ancient term for a place where we meet the future. At the same time, the Biennale explores the power of imagination to renew our faith in freedom and solidarity.
The Oracle names and honours the symbolic place from where all beings wonder about the course of life. Because we care about tomorrow, we should assume we care about staying alive, about a world in peaceful coexistence. Times of increasing insecurity and the experience of living in a world that refuses to accept our needs give birth to many forms of escapism and misleading decision-making. Searching for big answers and the expectation of big movements capable of undoing the damage of wars and dark forces seems unrealistic. Art – all arts – assumes the existence of a tiny but meaningful spot from where to be free and dream and demand freedom and peace. This exhibition is about this tiny spot. This Biennale claims that every art and cultural manifestation is an oracle, a place we are given to reflect and ponder on how common good is possible, how a good life based on shared values is to be achieved.
Artists and Participants:
Sinzo Aanza
Noor Abed
Gabriel Abrantes
Saelia Aparicio
Maria Arnal
CANAN
Gabi Dao
Manca G. Renko
Grupa Ee
Miles Howard-Wilks
Joan Jonas
Jane Jin Kaisen
Ema Kugler
Nicole L’Huillier
Svetlana Makarovič
Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Khimei
Manuela Morales Délano
Eduardo Navarro
Ingo Niermann and Mayte Gómez Molina
Silvan Omerzu
Ajša Pengov
Nohemí Pérez
Juan Pérez Agirregoikoa
Vesna Petrešin with Prof Dr Eugen Petrešin
Maja Petrović-Šteger
Sadie Plant
Tarta Relena
Renata Salecl
Kathrin Siegrist
Svetlana Slapšak
Mladen Stropnik
Olga Subirós
Derek Tumala
Aili Vint
Takeshi Yasura
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