Research Project and International Symposium
Zagreb, Trieste, Graz
Traveling international Symposium taking place in three trigon cities
Part 1: MSU, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb 9. 11. 2016, 16h
Part 2: Trieste Contemporanea, Trieste, Italy
Part 3: Künstlerhaus – Halle für Kunst & Medien, (KM– Graz), Austria
On the occasion of the exhibition “trigon 67/17 – ambiente nouvo/ post environment” ( KM- Graz, 23.09 – 23.11.17) marking 50th anniversary of “trigon 67”, art institutions Künstlerhaus – Halle für Kunst & Medien, (KM– Graz) and Apoteka – Space for Contemporary Art are organizing a “travelling” symposium in the spaces of trigon – in Zagreb, Trieste and Graz, reflecting on the legacy, artistic and curatorial practices and influence of trigon as exhibition shaping cultural context. The project is further developed by art historical and curatorial research, publishing essays in digital online publication KM Journal.
The tri-country biennial “trigon” was founded in Graz in 1963, and for decades it presented an opportunity for wider artistic exchange between ex-Yugoslavia, Italy, Austria, and other countries. “trigon 67” in particular, which took place at the Künstlerhaus and its outdoor environs with the title “ambiente / environment,” was one of the biennial’s central exhibitions, featuring fifteen, nowadays well-known artists, who examined contemporary architectural issues and the perception of space.
To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of “trigon 67” and steirischer herbst, the Künstlerhaus has reevaluated these once heavily discussed approaches. In the exhibition “trigon 67/17 – ambiente nuovo/ post environment” (23.09 – 23.11.17), fifteen young artists from the Trigon region have once again revisited the original subject, presenting a range of practices that deal with space and architecture in contemporary art.
In the symposium, which will take place on three consecutive Thursday afternoons at three prominent art institutions in the Trigon region, academics, curators, and critics will discuss and investigate the exhibition “trigon 67,” highlighting its repercussions on contemporary art in Austria, Italy, and ex-Yugoslavia. In addition, the current exhibition “trigon 67/17 – ambiente nuovo / post environment” at the Künstlerhaus, Halle für Kunst & Medien, will be another main focal point.
The symposium will start at MSU Museum of Contenmporary Art in Zagreb, home to many artworks by artists presented in “trigon 67.” Running parallel to the symposium, the exhibition „Rebel with a Vision,“ featuring Vjenceslav Richter, who was also a part of “trigon 67,” will be on display at the museum. In “trigon 67” Richter presented a large-scale, outdoor installation.
Speakers:
Branka Benčić, Director, Apoteka – Space for Contemporary Art, Independent Curator, Curator of the Croatian Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale
Jürgen Dehm, Curator, Künstlerhaus – Halle für Kunst & Medien (KM– Graz)
Vesna Meštrić, Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art MSU, Zagreb
Tihana Puc, Independent Researcher, Zagreb
Program:
Juergen Dehm: trigon 67/17
Branka Benčić and Tihana Puc: trigon as network
Vesna Meštrić: Trigon and Vjenceslav Richter: 1967 – 1975
Discussion: Trigon in curatorial research today. With: Branka Benčić, Jurgen Dehm, Jasna Jakšić, Iva Rada Janković, Vesna Meštrić
Film Screening: Eilfried Huth: trigon 67, 35min
Organized by:
Branka Benčić, Director, Apoteka – Space for Contemporary art / Curator of the Croatian Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale
Jürgen Dehm, Curator, Künstlerhaus – Halle für Kunst & Medien (KM– Graz)
Sandro Droschl, Director, Künstlerhaus – Halle für Kunst & Medien (KM– Graz)
Supported by
Land Steiermark, Kultur, Europa, Außenbeziehungen
More info:
http://www.km-k.at/en/event/msu-museum-contemporary-art-zagreb/
