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{{Infobox
| name         = Simulaker Gallery
| localname    = Galerija Simulaker
| logo        = Simulaker Gallery (logo).svg
| street       = Vrhovčeva 1a
| town         = SI-8000 Novo mesto
| map          = http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lon=15.16909&lat=45.80466&zoom=17&layer=mapnik
| telephone    = 386 (0) 7 337 4371
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| email        = info@lokalpatriot.si
| website      = http://www.simulaker.si/
| managed by   = LokalPatriot Institute
| contacts = 
{{Contact
| name         = Borut Pelko
| role         = Institute Director
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| email        = borut.pelko@lokalpatriot.si
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{{Contact
| name         = Adrijan Praznik
| role         = Programme director
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|opening hours = Tue-Fri 3pm-7pm, Sat 10am-2pm
| accounts     =
https://www.facebook.com/GalerijaSimulaker
https://www.instagram.com/simulaker_gallery/
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{{Image|Simulaker Gallery - architecture - Photo Borut Peterlin.jpg}}

Established in [[Established::2006]] as a non-profit space, the [[Simulaker Gallery]] has grown into the most important space for presentations of contemporary art practices in the southeast region of Slovenia. Located in the old town centre of [[Municipality of Novo mesto|Novo mesto]] in a 160-square-metre renovated stable for horses, the programme was initially run by curator [[Iztok Hotko]]. In spring 2009 the gallery initiated an annual project entitled ''The First Chance'', presenting artworks of art students from art departments round Slovenia or internationally. 

The gallery collaborates also with the local branch of the [[Union of Slovene Fine Arts Associations (ZDSLU)|Union of Slovene Fine Arts Associations]] and [[Fotopub Festival of Documentary Photography]].
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==Programme==
Administered by the Novo mesto-based organisation [[LokalPatriot Institute|LokalPatriot]], Simulaker Gallery showcases all forms of contemporary visual arts. In the recent years the space has featured more than 10 exhibitions annually. Although open to international cooperation and international artists, the programme pays strongest attention to younger generation Slovene artists. The space was inaugurated by the painting exhibition ''Transsubstanciacije'' of [[Uroš Weinberger]] (also a member of the local [[Moveknowledgement]] music group).

Besides internationally respected Slovene artists such as [[Marija Mojca Pungerčar]], the new media artist [[Janez Janša]] (formerly Davide Grassi) and [[son:DA]] (both have already prepared 2 projects here), the exhibition programme has continued further with nationally-established young artists such as [[Vesna Bukovec]], [[Suzi Bricelj]], [[Viktor Bernik]], and [[Borut Peterlin]], among others.

===Past exhibitions===
In the beginning of 2007 the group exhibition ''Ctrl C'' presented international art works questioning and reflecting the phenomena of artistic uses of the digital copy and the digital original. This exhibition derived from the ''documentaX'', the work by Slovene net.art pioneer [[Vuk Ćosić]] and featured also 10101010101010.org, Rtmark - The Yes Men, and Gordan Karabogdan & Nikica Klobuča. 

In 2008 the gallery exhibited the solo exhibition ''Mrežne strukture'' of [[Miha Štrukelj]], who later represented Slovenia at the Venice Biennial in 2009 at [[A plus A|A plus A, Slovenian Exhibition Space]]. Photographic works of [[Bojan Radovič]], featured in the exhibition entitled ''On Photography'' [O fotografiji] in the beginning of 2009, opened many fundamental questions on contemporary photography including the role of the photographer working for artists, as Radovič did for [[Roman Uranjek]] ([[Irwin]]) and his project entitled ''Skopje 6. 12. 2007''. 

In 2019 Simulaker Gallery hosted an exhibition of the first International Biennial of Artistic Vision entitled ''Etike(te)- Strah/Fear'', organized by members of the Dolenjska Association of Fine Artists.

Simulaker has presented also solo exhibitions of [[Luka Prinčič]], [[Sašo Vrabič]], and the complex project ''The Lovest'' by [[Jaša]] (Mrevlje), who at the opening offered a specific micro-utopian atmosphere, which resulted in a film that opened questions about provocations and manipulations of (film) directors.

===The First Chance===
In spring 2009 the gallery started an annual project entitled ''The First Chance'' [Prva priložnost] with the aim to collaborate with institutions of higher education that have art-related programmes and give their best students an opportunity to present a gallery exhibition. The first edition of this national project with international intentions presented the sculpture department of the [[Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana]], mentored by sculptor [[Roman Makše]]. The 5 artists who received their first chance were: [[Tina Grobovšek]], [[Meta Kos]], [[Matija Lapuh]], [[Matic Praznik]], and [[Valentina Štirn]].

==See also==
* [[LokalPatriot Institute]]
* [[Fotopub Festival of Documentary Photography]]

==External links==
* [http://www.simulaker.si Simulaker Gallery website]

===Documentation and reviews of the past exhibitions===
* [http://vimeo.com/2619212 Video documentation on Bojan Radovič by Borut Peterlin]
* [http://vimeo.com/2123788 Video documentation of Auke Touwslager & Ursula Lavrenčič]
* [http://borutpeterlin.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/exhibition-of-bostjan-pucelj-in-simulaker-gallery/ Documentation on Boštjan Pucelj by Borut Peterlin]
* [http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2006/12/vuk-cosic---who.php Report on ''Ctrl C'' exhibition] at ''We-make-money-not-art'' online art magazine (2007)



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