International Group Exhibition Stratification at Meduza Gallery, Koper
The exhibition Stratification presents twenty-two contemporary visual artists from different generations, representing ten European countries and Japan: Linda Arts (NL), Beti Bricelj (SI), Maria Chakarova (BG), Rita Ernst (CH), Tünde Fülöp (HU), Katalin Haász (HU), José Heerkens (NL), Barbara Höller (AT), Ingrid Hornef (DE), Martina Klein (DE), Ágnes Kontra (HU), Zsuzsanna Kóródi (HU), Minami Miyajima (JP), Gabi Mitterer (AT), Riki Mijling (NL), Katja Pál (SI), Rita Rohlfing (DE), Anikó Robitz (HU), Esther Stocker (IT), Anna Szprynger (PL), Mar Vicente (ES), and Olga Zabron (PL).
The exhibition is the result of a collaboration between the Coastal Galleries of Piran and the private 37 Gallery in Budapest (Hungary), directed by Andrea Bódis. Since 2017, the gallery has focused primarily on artists working in the fields of geometric abstraction and concrete art.
In 2024, the gallery team conceived and organized an international traveling exhibition featuring represented women artists who, in addition to sharing the same gender, are united by their experimentation across different media within the aforementioned artistic practice. The main goal is to create a network among European galleries that recognize both the quality of the participating artists’ work and the importance of female creativity within the broader system of contemporary visual art.
The project, which is ongoing and continuously evolving, has already attracted prestigious partners from other European countries, creating new opportunities for broader presentation, increased visibility, and critical recognition of women’s artistic achievements in an international context. The exhibition was inaugurated in Budapest (37 Gallery) in 2024 and subsequently traveled to Vienna (Sehsaal Galerie), Cologne and Coaraze, France (Floss und Schultz Galerie), and most recently to Sofia (Nonsofiagalleryandarchive – Centre of Geometric Art). In each host country, the exhibition has been enriched by the inclusion of new artists, typically from the national artistic scene.
The exhibition, opening at Meduza Gallery on Friday, June 12, 2026, at 7:00 PM, is curated by Andrea Bódis, Barna Benedek, Júlia N. Mészáros, and Milán Bódis. It will remain on view until September 20, 2026.
Summer Museum Night – Francesco Bertocco Exhibition at Monfort Gallery in Portorož, the Main Event of the Coastal Galleries of Piran
On the occasion of Summer Museum Night, Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 7:00 PM, Monfort Gallery in Portorož will host the opening of the photographic exhibition and video installation by Italian artist Francesco Bertocco, entitled Breaking the Circuit of Control.
In his artistic practice, Bertocco frequently explores the history of medicine and therapeutic practices, as well as the ways in which they are shaped by broader social contexts. This exhibition focuses on Franco Basaglia, the influential Italian psychiatrist and reformer whose radical ideas challenged institutional psychiatry. Basaglia’s critique of coercive treatment methods and the concept of psychiatric “dangerousness” gave rise to a global anti-institutional movement that reshaped mental health care.
The project centers on Basaglia’s journey to Brazil in 1979 and the remarkable impact of that visit on the Brazilian psychiatric landscape. Bertocco and curator Gabi Scardi, in collaboration with Mariagrazia Muscatello, conducted extensive field research in Brazil, resulting in the current exhibition.
Breaking the Circuit of Control is supported by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture through the Italian Council program (13th edition, 2024), dedicated to promoting Italian contemporary art worldwide.
On the occasion of Summer Museum Night, on Saturday, June 20, all exhibition venues of the Coastal Galleries of Piran will remain open until 10:00 PM. For this occasion, the group exhibition Monsters Are Human, currently on display at Loža Gallery in Koper, has been extended until June 21. At Herman Pečarič Gallery in Piran, visitors can also see the commemorative exhibition Sakan in Piran, dedicated to the late internationally renowned designer Dragan Sakan, who maintained a special connection with the town of Piran.
Major Retrospective Exhibition by Bernhard Rüdiger, Still Wrong (Seventh Trumpet), at Piran City Gallery
Special mention should be given to the recently opened major solo exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Bernhard Rüdiger, on view at Piran City Gallery until August 23.
The exhibition features a selection of key works from his rich artistic production spanning nearly four decades: sculptures, installations, drawings, paintings, sound projections, films, and more.
Rüdiger developed his artistic language in dialogue with the social, political, and historical upheavals of the period from 1985 to 2025, which coincided with the most intensive phase of his creative career. These outstanding works are far more than visual objects, as they incorporate sound, vibration, and the visitor’s physical experience. The exhibition seeks to shift viewers from a passive to an active role, presenting art as something to be experienced with the whole body and all the senses.
His sculptures and environmental installations raise questions about how we perceive art in an era shaped by the forces of history—wars, violence, neoliberal capitalism, and natural disasters. Moving beyond the boundaries of aesthetics, the artist encourages reflection on global power relations, invisible borders, violence, and economic systems as driving forces behind contemporary conflicts.
The exhibition is realized in collaboration with the University of Lyon (UDL): École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), and the Terra Museum in Kikinda, Serbia.
June at the Forma Viva Sculpture Park in Portorož
Renovation works are currently underway at the entrance area of the Forma Viva Sculpture Park in Seča, together with various improvements to the surrounding grounds. During the second half of June, the park will host guided tours, youth workshops, and other community events connected to the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of renowned sculptor Janez Lenassi, co-founder of the Forma Viva International Sculpture Symposium in Seča, which has been held continuously since 1961.
Further information about the program will be published shortly.
You are warmly invited!
