During the summer months, all Piran Coastal Galleries exhibition venues are hosting interesting recently opened exhibitions and other art projects.<\/p>\n
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Francesco Bertocco\u2019s exhibition Breaking the Circuit of Control<\/em> at the Monfort Gallery in Portoro\u017e, a video screening at the City Museum of Ljubljana, and an exhibition at Galerija Fotografija in Ljubljana<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Italian artist Francesco Bertocco<\/strong> is presenting his solo exhibition at the Monfort<\/strong> exhibition venue until<\/strong> 23 August<\/strong>, entitled Breaking the Circuit of Control<\/em><\/strong>. The artist\u2019s work explores the work and influence of Italian psychiatrist and psychiatric reformer Franco Basaglia, focusing in particular on his visit to Brazil in the late 1970s and the impact of that visit. Together with the exhibition curator Gabi Scardi, Bertocco carried out extensive research and fieldwork in Brazil, one result of which is a documentary video work. Alongside the exhibition, Piran Coastal Galleries have prepared an extensive accompanying public programme in Slovenia and abroad. The accompanying programme presents the subject explored in the artist\u2019s work and the research and exhibition project unfolding between Europe and Brazil.<\/p>\n This autumn, the project Francesco Bertocco. Breaking the Circuit of Control<\/strong><\/em> will continue in Ljubljana. On 12 September 2026<\/strong>, the Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana (MGML)<\/strong> will host a discussion with the artist and other guests, followed by a screening of the film O homem no pelourinh<\/strong><\/em>. Also on 12 September, at 6.00 pm, the Galerija Fotografija at Center Rog in Ljubljana<\/strong>\u00a0will open an exhibition of photographs taken in Brazil, with the launch of the catalogue (published by Humboldt Books<\/strong>).<\/p>\n The programme will subsequently take place in Paris, Gda\u0144sk, Milan, Rovereto and Ticino<\/strong>, Switzerland, prompting new reflections on the links between contemporary art, psychoanalysis, institutional memory and society. Further information will be published on the Piran Coastal Galleries\u2019 website.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The documentary film Breaking the Circuit of Control<\/em> will continue its international journey in Paris during summer and autumn 2026<\/strong>, with public presentations, screenings and discussions in various European cultural settings. In Paris, the documentary will be presented in cooperation with Universit\u00e9 Paris 8 and Association Quai de la Loire<\/strong>. In September, the project will continue in Gda\u0144sk<\/strong>, where Instytut Kultury Miejskiej<\/strong> will host a screening and a discussion with artist Francesco Bertocco on questions of meaning, reality, the inner world and the role of cultural institutions in times of uncertainty. Presentations in Italy will follow at ICA Milano and MART \u2013 Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto<\/strong>, where the project will also become part of the permanent museum collection.<\/p>\n In autumn, the project will also be hosted in the Canton of Ticino in Switzerland, at the CARL centre<\/strong>, where Francesco Bertocco, Gabi Scardi and Laurent Pellandini will present the project in relation to art, personal memory, institutional transformation and community care inspired by the principles of Franco Basaglia\u2019s psychiatric reform.<\/p>\n Through its international programme, the project opens a critical dialogue on the relationship between art, institutional memory and the future of inclusive cultural spaces. The final programme will soon be available on our website.<\/p>\n More information at the link\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Major retrospective exhibition of Bernhard R\u00fcdiger at the Piran City Gallery<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A major retrospective exhibition by internationally acclaimed European artist Bernhard R\u00fcdiger<\/strong>, entitled Failed Again (Seventh Trumpet)<\/em><\/strong>, is on view at the Piran City Gallery until 23 August 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The exhibition presents an extensive overview of the artist\u2019s creative journey between 1985 and 2025 and includes a selection of key works from his rich oeuvre: sculptures, installations, drawings, paintings, sound projections, film and other works. Through his exceptional artistic language, the artist reflects on the relationship between art, society and contemporary history, inviting visitors to experience the artwork in a comprehensive and sensory way.<\/p>\n More information at the link\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Free guided tours of exhibitions in Portoro\u017e and Piran and free workshops for children<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n On Thursday, 16 July 2026, at 7 p.m.<\/strong>, we are organising a guided tour of Francesco Bertocco\u2019s exhibition Interrupting the Circuit of Control<\/em><\/strong>, on view at the Monfort Gallery in Portoro\u017e. The tour will be led by PCG curator Tina Jazbec.<\/p>\n It will also be interesting to hear Bernhard R\u00fcdiger<\/strong> during the guided tour of his exhibition on Friday, 24 July 2026, from 7 p.m. onwards at the Piran City Gallery<\/strong>. The tour will be conducted in English and Italian, while the exhibition\u2019s co-curator Matic Bukovec will simultaneously interpret the artist\u2019s words into Slovenian.<\/p>\n On Friday, 24 July<\/strong>, following a prior visit to the exhibition Failed Again ( Seventh Trumpet)<\/em><\/strong> at the Piran City Gallery, a free children\u2019s workshop entitled Plants and Traces of Nature<\/em><\/strong> will also take place. Using watercolours<\/strong>, children will create plant motifs inspired by the works of acclaimed artist Bernhard R\u00fcdiger, in which plants hold special significance. They will learn a distinctive watercolour technique, layering colours and shapes to create a sense of depth, sensitivity and intertwining plant motifs. The art workshop is suitable for children aged 10 to 15 and will take place from 11.15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Herman Pe\u010dari\u010d Gallery Piran<\/strong>. We will meet at 11 a.m. at the Piran City Gallery<\/u><\/strong>. The workshop will be led by curator and educator Ana Pape\u017e<\/strong> and artist Rihard Lobenwein<\/strong>.<\/p>\n For more information and registration<\/strong>, please contact: ana.papez@obalne-galerije.si<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other temporary exhibitions in Koper, Piran and Portoro\u017e<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n At the Herman Pe\u010dari\u010d Gallery Piran, until 16 August 2026<\/strong>, the memorial exhibition Sakan and Piran<\/em><\/strong> is on view, dedicated to the renowned designer Dragan Sakan, who also worked in Piran and was deeply attached to the town.<\/p>\n More information at the link\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n This time, women artists are in the spotlight at the Koper exhibition venues of Piran Coastal Galleries. At the Lo\u017ea Gallery<\/strong>, internationally acclaimed Slovenian visual artist Tilyen Mucik<\/strong> is presenting a solo exhibition. The exhibition entitled Seeds<\/em><\/strong> is based on a collection of seeds that the artist documented photographically. Her fascination soon developed into an extensive photographic project in which a multitude of highly diverse seeds of every conceivable shape and colour, from near and far, passed before her lens.<\/p>\n
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