Dissident Histories. Insurgent Futurities |
Gallery of the City of Gdansk in Poland, from October 8, 2024 to December 15, 2024 |
Curated by Łukas Guzek in cooperation with Mara Ambrožič Verderber
At the initiative of the Piran Coastal Galleries, the exhibition Dissident Histories.Insurgent Futurities will be on view at the Gallery of the City of Gdansk in Poland from October 8, 2024 to December 15, 2024. Insurgent Futurities. It represents the 40-years of the artistic duo Marina Gržinić and Aina Šmid’s creative work. The pioneers of political video began their collaboration in 1982 and have left a deep artistic and political mark in the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia and abroad. The exhibition of internationally recognized female artists is upgraded by a new project by authors Marina Gržinić, Tjaša Kancler and Jovita Pristovšek, who started working together in the new millennium.
The project is not only a retrospective reflection, it is a path to the future that foresees the continuation of political discourse and visual storytelling through the popular digital medium of video film. The exhibition is prepared by the curator Łukas Guzek (Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk) in cooperation with the director of the Piran Coastal Galleries Mara Ambrožič Verderber.
The exhibition concept, design and layout are contributed by Marina Gržinić and Jovita Pristovšek. The project will be realized with the support of: the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the Municipality of Koper, 4G, the Gϋnter Grass Gallery (GGM), the Goethe Institute in Gdansk, the City of Gdansk, the Ministry of Culture of Poland and the Photon Gallery from Ljubljana, under the auspices of the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Poland and Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.