Galerija sodobne umetnosti Celje
Trg celjskih knezov 8, SI-3000 Celje
Phone386 (0) 3 426 5160
Irena Čerčnik, Curator
Phone386 (0) 3 426 5156
Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art
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Exhibitions
Many exhibitions in the Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art extend to other venues managed by the Celeia Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts. The thematic group exhibitions often tackle controversial issues and include international artists. In 2001 Irena Čerčnik and Nevenka Šivavec curated The Male [Moški] exhibition, featuring works of 17 artists including Vlasta Delimar, Kutluğ Ataman, Marija Mojca Pungerčar, Eclipse, and Zoran Naskovski. The provocative concept derived from the gap between the internationally acclaimed post-feminist theories and the lack of gender-related or feminist art in the local context.
The exhibition Prohibited Death [Prepovedana smrt] addressed the phenomenon of the ubiquitous presence of mediated death in relation to the avoidance of contact with the dying in contemporary society. It was curated by Irena Čerčnik in 2009 and presented the works of 12 artists of different generations including Jože Barši, Nika Autor, Goran Bertok, Teresa Margolles, Eleonore Phillips, Kate Pollard, etc.
Another type of exhibitions are complex art historical surveys such as the Image of the Space [Podoba prostora] dedicated to contemporary art in the regional context (2008) or Sculpture Today [Kiparstvo danes] (2010). On the smaller scale the study exhibitions bring forth previously unexplored juxtapositions such as the War-time Reminiscence exhibition with the paintings by Gabrijel Stupica and Zoran Mušič.
On the other hand the gallery hosts also the so-called 'student premières' where students and graduates of fine arts academies get a chance to present their work to the public for the first time, gain their first experience in the public sphere and their first references.
Solo shows are usually dedicated to artists connected with the town. In the recent years the gallery presented works of Slovene artists of all generations like Stane Jagodič, Marjan Krošl, Borut Holland, Željko Opačak and Marijan Tršar.
The Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art also gave floor to the private Okolje Consulting Collection owned by the company based in Celje, thus presenting it to the public for the first time in 2010.
Collection
Besides the exhibition programme, the Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art collects works of contemporary Slovene visual arts. The permanent exhibition has gradually grown; at first it was contributed to by important Slovene artists, later on it has been regularly expanded with work by artists who either live in the Celje region, are natives of the city or otherwise connected with the town. The gallery currently possesses over 200 works. They are occasionally presented to the public within group thematic exhibitions.
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Established in 1993, the Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art is situated on the fringes of the old town centre and is part of the architectural complex of buildings that once formed the foothill castle of the Counts of Celje. +
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