Slovene Cultural Holiday at MGLC

Prešeren Day at the International Centre of Graphic Arts will feature the opening of the new exhibition New Plate by Sašo Vrabič, a fun quest in search of Mici as part of the exhibition Natura morta by Small but dangers, and the closing of the sales exhibition Between Portrait and Impression.

PROGRAMME

MGLC Grad Tivoli, 10.00–18.00

Small but dangers, Natura morta

In Search of Mici 

Embark on a fun quest in search of Mici as part of the exhibition by the art collective Small but dangers. The adventure unfolds in four steps.

STEP 1:

Collect your instructions and a copy of the SMALL BUT DANGEROUS Exhibition Guide at the Info Point at MGLC Grad Tivoli.

STEP 2:

Find the little pictures of Mici that have been hidden in various parts of Grad Tivoli and Švicarija.

STEP 3:

View the exhibition Natura morta by Small but dangers and complete the fun tasks in the Exhibition Guide.

STEP 4:

Take your picture of Mici and the Exhibition Guide with your completed tasks to the Info Point at MGLC Grad Tivoli and collect your well-earned reward.

The main prize – a Sunday family lunch – is offered by Bistro Švicarija, Caffe Bienale is contributing 15 delicious cake pops, and the remaining prizes are provided by MGLC.

Small but dangers, correctly "small but dangerous", is a deliberately misspelt phrase that has become a guiding thread, a recognisable slogan and the name under which the art duo Mateja Rojc and Simon Hudolin work. Well established on the Slovenian art scene, the duo have been presenting audiences with a variety of visual jabs since their first exhibitions in 2004, testing the flexibility of our grey matter and, above all, our capacity for observation, reading and searching for the unfamiliar within the familiar.

MGLC Grad Tivoli, 12.00

Sašo Vrabič, New Plate

Exhibition opening 

Sašo Vrabič presents a series of prints entitled New Plate, produced in the MGLC Print Studio. The conceptually conceived series unites the artist's interest for creating and interweaving pictorial language, sonic/musical expression and visual poetry. All of this is reflected in the witty titles of the prints, fleeting thoughts and selected words through which he quite literally draws and paints his images. In the given context, the title of the series evokes an association between a vinyl record and a graphic plate. The entire series of prints is produced on the artist's old prints, cut to the format of a record sleeve. 

The titles of the individual prints inspired Vrabič to compose 12 original songs, which he skilfully arranged on his first solo vinyl record, also entitled New Plate. A limited edition of 55 copies was released to accompany the exhibition.

MGLC Grad Tivoli, 10.00–18.00

Between Portrait and Impression

Exhibition closing

The exhibition presents a diverse cross-section of contemporary graphic art as shaped by the generations of artists connected to the International Centre of Graphic Arts. It is complemented by images of the artists captured through the lens of photographer Urška Boljkovac. Her spontaneous portraits reflect a relaxed atmosphere and reveal the pulse of the community that has grown in the studio over the years.

The exhibition presents: 

Neža Jurman, David Kucler, Miha Majes, Oliver Pilić, Monika Plemen, Arjan Pregl, Lina Rica, Jaanus Samma, Small but dangers (Simon Hudolin and Mateja Rojc), Marko Šajn, SVS – Sreda v sredo (Žiga Artnak, Urban Cerjak and Matic Flajs), Mladen Stropnik, Sašo Vrabič, Sonja Vulpes, Leon Zuodar, Honza Zamojski

and 

the author of their portraits, Urška Boljkovac.

On Slovenian Cultural Day, we are offering a 15% discount on the purchase of prints.