“Indigo. Let’s start from this (A small retrospective)”
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The February exhibition in Mestna galerija Nova Gorica entitled “Indigo. Let’s start from this (A small retrospective)” presents a renowned of Belgrade born artist living in Vienna.
In the colloquial mother tongue (Serbian) of Dejan Kaludjerović indigo also means carbon paper, a crucial element present in the majority of his handmade artworks. He started utilizing it as an apparent tool while still a student and continued to make use of it throughout his artistic career (even though less overtly). In his most recent drawings and paintings he returned to using carbon paper in a visible manner, thus coming round full circle.
“Within the last fifteen years technologies have changed, however the tracing and multiplying elements remain consistent within Dejan Kaludjerović’s opus. Whether it is through photocopying, carbon paper, Photoshop or video the artist continuously illustrates his work by compiling existing elements that contain the meticulous touch of his hand” says Boško Bosković in the exhibition’s catalogue.
Thematically the realm of his oeuvre is clearly drawn by stories, plains, automobiles, pioneers, cartoons, and children. “Childhood remains a constant part in his opus,” says Petja Grafenauer in her introduction text, “and yet he does not overanalyse this gentle period. In his works – paintings, videos, photographs and installations – he has chosen to depict childhood; at first he may have chosen this intuitively, even though it is an excellent choice through which he can construct the views of the contemporary world in which he lives. The current exhibition represents a selection of works that was created from 1997 onwards. Chronologically it ends with the new works from the artist's latest series entitled Children's Playgrounds. There is a great difference between these last works. Still in his works childhood images are merely images, carriers of meanings as ascribed by Kaludjerović. Childhood is an empty town, a sign, a vessel, created in order to tell us about the reality of the designed contemporary world that we inhabit.
The opening of the exhibition in Nova Gorica City Gallery will be on Friday, the 3rd of February at 7 p.m. and will be on view till 24th of February.
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Dejan Kaludjerovic was born in Belgrade, ex-Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 2001. In 2004 he received an MFA from the same Academy. He also studied at the School of Visual Art, New York in 1993- 94, and at the Academy of Applied Arts, Vienna in 2003/04 (Erwin Wurm’s class).
Beside numerous solo exhibitions (e.g. in Belgrade, Ljubljana, Vienna, New York, Berlin, Milan, Weimar, Istanbul and Venice) Dejan Kaludjerovic participated in many international group exhibitions (e.g. 2011 Prague Quadreniale, Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade, Manifesta 4 (archive project), Frankfurt; 1st and 4th Beijing Biennale; 43rd, 44th, 45th, and 46th. Oktober Salon in Belgrade; Museum of Modern Art, St. Etienne; Kunstpavillon, Innsbruck; Sinop biennale, 28th International Biennial of Graphic Arts Ljubljana).
Winner of Atelier Tokyo for 2011 (Studio and traveling fellowship of 6 months provided by Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur)). Winner of the CEC ARTSLINK scholarship for 2008, which included a residency at the Santa Monica 18th Street Art Center in the USA (program for art managers and artists from Eastern Europe). Winner of the Unidee residency in Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto, Italy in 2005, as well as a three-month Kultur Kontakt Austria residency in Vienna in 2002.
His works can be found in private and public collections in Austria, Germany, Serbia, Slovenia, Great Britain, Belgium, The Netherlands, USA, etc. He is living and working in Vienna.
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