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An Interview with Martina Yordanova, curator of the Bulgarian Pavilion

At the 61st Venice Biennale, the Bulgarian Pavilion explores alternative models of collective existence that move beyond narratives of dominance, hierarchy, and fixed identities. Curated by Martina Yordanova, The Federation of Minor Practices foregrounds forms of interdependence, care, and subtle, often overlooked gestures as foundations for coexistence. Bringing together the works of Gery Georgieva, Maria …

Dominika Łabądź at 66P Subjective Institution of Culture

Artist: Dominika Łabądź Title: What Can We Not Think?Venue: 66P Subjective Institution of Culture, Wrocław Curator: Joanna Synowiec Photos: Małgorzata Kujda What Can We Not Think? is an exhibition on sensitivity to the world of capitalist ruins – both ecological and social. It resembles a ruderal garden: a site where disturbances wrought by human activity give …

An Interview with Corina Oprea on Romania’s Pavilion at Venice Biennale

At the 61st Venice Biennale, the Romanian pavilion, curated by Corina Oprea and Diana Marincu, presents Black Seas – Scores for the Sonic Eye, a project by Anca Benera and Arnold Estefán. In this interview with Corina Oprea, we explore how the pavilion reconceives the Black Sea as a materially and politically charged environment—where conflict, …

Group show at Dio Horia Gallery

Artists: Maja Djordjevic, Petros Efstathiadis, Elias Kafouros, Katelyn Ledford, Eva Papamargariti,Ally Rosenberg, Emily Ludwig Shaffer, and Aleksandar Todorovic Title: Weak Signal Venue: Dio Horia Gallery, Athens We do not simply live in an age of technology.We live in an age of new image regimes. The exhibition Weak Signal explores the relationship between digital culture, data systems, and …

Gala Alica at UGM Kabinet

Artist: Gala Alica Title: The Cabinet Curator: Tevž Logar Venue: UGM Kabinet, Kabinet Gala Alica’s artistic practice is rooted in precise, almost archaeological observation of the built environment. Through this approach, she examines how individuals navigate the shifting boundaries between private and public space, and how these boundaries shape experiences of belonging, safety, and identity. …

Paula Tončić at Galerija Manuš

Artist: Paula Tončić Title: Eyes without Face Text: Lea Vene Venue: Galerija Manuš The exhibition Eyes without Face is based on in-depth research into materials that carry the potential for magical and ritual manifestation. Each carefully selected material encapsulates multiple past lives, initiating a process of further transmutation. Unique organic histories are layered collage-like to …

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Milica Živković at MQ Freiraum

Artist: Milica Živković Title: The Roots of Small Fires Curator: Astrid Peterle Venue: MQ Freiraum, Vienna Photos: photo: Simon Veres In her first institutional solo exhibition in Vienna, Milica Živković presents a large-scale installation of new works. The artist has been exploring motifs from The Roots of Small Fires for several years, but here they …

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Rafał Zajko at Arsenal Gallery

Artist: Rafał Zajko and works from the collection of the Arsenal Gallery in Białystok: Zofia Artymowska, Artur Brunsz, Andrzej Dworakowski, Stanisław Fijałkowski, Krystyna Hierowska, Aleksandra Jachtoma, Anna Korybut-Daszkiewicz, Lech Kunka, Jerzy Lengiewicz, Izabela Marcjan, Eugeniusz Markowski, Maria Michałowska, Jerzy Nowosielski, Lech Okołów, Janusz Orbitowski, Erna Rosenstein, Wojciech Sadley, Henryk Stażewski, Anna Szpakowska-Kujawska, Antoni Szymaniuk, Jacek …

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Tina Bxtq at Šopa Gallery

Artist: Tina Bxtq Title: Obstacles As Wings Curator: Štefánia Ďuricová Venue: Šopa Gallery, Košice The future of posthuman and queer imagination unfolds through hybrid bodies, monstrous and angelic beings that resist stable categorisation. They dismantle entrenched ideas of the body and identity. The angelic fragments presented in the exhibition are remnants of a performance in …

Šárka Koudelová at Museum of Arts and Design

Artist: Šárka Koudelová Title: Sol Curator: Piotr Sikora Venue: Museum of Arts and Design Benešov, Czech Republic Photos: Silvie Heřmanská Time reflects itself in art with indifference. It slips through it like sand in an hourglass, leaving behind traces—more or less visible—that reveal the secret of its passage: relativity.Water represents a different measure of time: …

Group show at Galerie AVU

Title: The Cake is a LieVenue: Galerie AVU, PragueArtists: Anna-Marie Berdychová, Valentýna Janů, Tereza Kalousová, Bety Krňanská, Markéta Slaná, Nik TimkováCurators: Lamija Čehajić and Jirka SkálaPhoto documentation: František Svatoš The exhibition The Cake is a Lie presents works by six Czech and Slovak artists: Anna-Marie Berdychová, Valentýna Janů, Tereza Kalousová, Bety Krňanská, Markéta Slaná, and Nik Timková. …

Radovan Čerevka at Bratislava City Gallery

Artist: Radovan Čerevka Title: Heroes’ Prop Room Curator: Peter Megyeši Venue: Bratislava City Gallery The exhibition Heroes’ Prop Room presents the results of a long-term artistic research project focused on former and current military sites in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Through a complex multimedia installation composed of videos, objects, and paintings, Radovan Čerevka reflects …

Magdalena Karpińska at Polana Institute

Artist: Magdalena Karpińska Title: Music for a Panic Attack Venue: Polana Institute Photos: Olga Tuz One of the inspirations for Magdalena Karpińska’s latest painting series is tarantism, a cultural and therapeutic phenomenon documented in rural southern Italy, particularly in Apulia, since the Middle Ages. Closely linked to the agricultural calendar and the harvest season, tarantism …

Group show at Gallery FÜNFZIGZWANZIG

Exhibition title: Softshell ArchipelArtists: Sasha Auerbakh, Jason Bunton, Vasco Costa, Bögdana Kosmina, Wolfgang Obermair, Lesia Pcholka, Ekaterina Shapiro-ObermairCurator: hoastVenue: Gallery FÜNFZIGZWANZIG, SalzburgPhotographer: Andrew Phelps Buffet An anecdote about the coincidental convergence in the works of three artist friends stands at the beginning of the exhibition “Softshell Archipel”. The shared story can be read as the …

Group show at TROTOAR

Artists: Ines Matijević Cakić, Zlatan Vehabović, Nikola Vrljić Curator: Martina Rodrigues Title: UNRAVEL Venue: TROTOAR, Zagreb, Croatia Photos: Damir Žižić Not all moments can be overcome. Some wrap themselves around us and cling there – heavy and hardened. Some things pass, others do not; they settle in deep and ask us to endure. This exhibition is …