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Questions Before Conclusions: Inside RAVNIKAR Projects

She watched potential go unrealised under rigid frameworks, saw her generation overlooked, and decided to build what was missing: a porous, hybrid platform putting people before products, questions before conclusions. From Ljubljana, Piera Ravnikar is reimagining what a gallery can be—part institution, part community, part act of care. – An interview with Piera Ravnikar, Founder …

Group Show at Kosicke Kulturne Centra

Exhibition Title: TRANSPEED Artists: Andrej Dúbravský, Róza El-Hassan, Stanislav Filko, Botond Keresztesi, Réka Lőrincz, Gábor Pintér, Selma Selman, Milica Tomic, Frieda Toranzo Jaeger, Dorottya Vékony Curators: Niki Bernath, Péter Bencze Venue: Kosicke Kulturne Centra, Kosice Slovakia Photos: Tibor Czito / VUNU & Everybody Needs Art Text: Niki Bernath “Whoever controls a territory owns it not …

Joanna Wierzbicka at Project Octagon

Artist: Joanna Wierzbicka Title: Earthworm Fantasies Curator: Urte Janus Text: Urte Janus Venue: Project Octagon, Anglican Chapel, Nunhead Cemetery, London The ground beneath the city is warped with tunnel systems, some likely begun in prehistoric times, connecting to medieval passageways and intersecting with modern sewage networks and underground train tracks. During heavy rainfall, parts of …

Sabīne Vernere at Meduza, Vilnius

Artist: Sabīne Vernere Title: Bestiaries Curator: Žanete Liekīte Venue: Meduza, Vilnius Photos: Reinis Hofmanis Sabīne Vernere’s solo show Bestiaries draws on the medieval compendium of beasts to examine how a shifting set of prejudices clings to female forms. The artist takes cultural anxiety as her starting point, exploring female sexuality as a historically politicized …

Group show at Polish Center of Sculpture in Orońsko

Title: Soft Smiths. Contemporary Women’s* Metalwork Artists: Michalina Bigaj, Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg, Agata Ingarden, Lito Kattou, Magdalena Lazar, Lucia Leuci, Markéta Magidová, Ola Nenko, Emma Passera, Ala Savashevich, Weronika Wysocka Curators: Michalina Sablik, Magdalena Lazar Venue: Polish Center of Sculpture in Orońsko Photos: Jacek Kucharczyk SVAROGI. Emancipation and Women’s* Metalwork Slavic beliefs assumed the existence …

Julia Gryboś & Barbora Zentková at Galerie Parterre,

Artist: Julia Gryboś & Barbora Zentková Title: Routine Ravers Venue: Galerie Parterre, Berlin Curator: Björn Brolewski Exhibition Text: Laura Seidel & Kira Dell Sound performance: Jan Tomáš, Erik Netušil and Mariana Hradílková Photos: Katarzyna Kaleta and Mariorje Brunet Plaza The exhibition walls are veiled and the floor is lined with fabric. The atmosphere is soft. …

Paulina Semkowicz at Spiritvessel

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Damir Očko at Galerija Manuš

Title: Special Feelings Artist: Damir Očko Venue: Galerija Manuš, Zagreb Galerija Manuš is proud to present the exhibition Special Feelings by Damir Očko. The pivot of the exhibition is Rudy, Očko’s rude animatronic parrot, whose clever mechanism transforms toxic internet comments into short, fragmented phrases that resonate like nonsense verse, functioning as both a witty …

Group show at GAMPA

Title: III: Bodies of Dust Participating artists: Jenny Ȧkerlund (SWE), Jindřiška Jabůrková (CZ), Noa Kurnick (IL), David Střeleček (CZ), Anetta Mona Chişa (RO/SK/CZ), Dagmar Šubrtová (CZ), Jaroslav Kyša (SK), Nela Pietrová (CZ), Matěj Liška (CZ), Šárka Koudelová (CZ) Curator: Šárka Koudelová Venue: GAMPA / City Gallery Pardubice Photos: František Svatoš The exhibition title and its …

Øleg&Kaśka at Sopa Gallery

Artists: Øleg&Kaśka Title: Ghosts of the Labyrinth Curator: Michal Stolárik Venue: Šopa Gallery, Košice Hazy timelessness creates an atmosphere for mystical experiences, phantoms and a deliberate loss of control. Through nuances of theatrical decadence, it accelerates the imagination and diverts it from stark reality. Yet, the illusion of sweet and enchanting escapism swiftly gives way …

Group show at Krupa Gallery, London

Artists: Miłosz Flis, Anna Maria Zuzela, Wiktoria, Łukasz Stokłosa, Kateryna Lysovenko, Natalia Januła, Radek Brousil, Iza Opiełka, Paweł Baśnik, Justyna Baśnik, Pola Dwurnik, Mateusz Majchrzak, Kacper Wiatrak, Barbara Żłobińska Title: The Ark Curator: Natalia Barczyńska Venue: Krupa Gallery, London Presented in Krupa Gallery’s new London space, formerly home to the historic Pakenham Arms pub, THE ARK …

Julia Gryboś and Barbora Zentková at Ján Koniarek Gallery

Title: Lethargy Blanket Artist: Julia Gryboś and Barbora Zentková Venue: Ján Koniarek Gallery in Trnava, Koppl Villa, Slovakia Curator: Lýdia Pribišová Sound performance: Jan Tomáš & Michal Ondrička Photography: isonative The artistic practice of the duo Julia Gryboś and Barbora Zentková has been evolving within the framework of sustainability, anchoring within exploring various material …

Sleeping Guards

Artist: Selma Selman Venue: Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Photos: Janiek Dam, Gert Jan van Rooij The recipient of this year’s ABN AMRO Art Award is the artist Selma Selman (1991). As part of the award, Selman is putting together an exhibition titled Sleeping Guards, on view starting January 29th, 2025 at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The …

Group show at hunt kastner

Artists: Dominika Trapp, Julia Gryboś & Barbora Zentková Title: Soilmates Curator: Jan Zálešák Photos: Michal Czanderle, Ondřej Polák, Barnabás Neogrády-Kiss, Benedek Regős Venue: Hunt Kastner, Prague Hunt Kastner is pleased to present the exhibition Soilmates, a collaborative installation featuring the current work of Dominika Trapp and the artist duo Barbora Zentková & Julia Gryboś. The …

DNLM at Ravnikar Gallery

Artist: DNLM Title: Go Big or Go Home Curator: Pia Miklič Venue: RAVNIKAR GALLERY, Ljubljana Photos: Marijo Zupanov The cultural policy of the domestic and broader art system emphasises the need for sustainable practises, accessibility of exhibition spaces and diverse yet coherent programmes; values towards which it continuously guides contemporary art production. On a theoretical …