KULTUMUSEUM
Zlatko Kopljar
AUSLÖSCHUNG (ERASION)
Exhibition
Zlatko Kopljar, K17 (2012), video still, courtesy of the artist
Zlatko Kopljar’s work draws on the collective and personal memory of the great traumas of the 20th century—fascism, extermination, the Yugoslav Wars, postsocialism, postcapitalism—and explores their aftereffects. In a time of deeply felt crises and new wars, Kopljar’s work stands for an ethical and aesthetic (re)orientation.
The fundamental questions of ethics, guilt, and sacrifice are a recurring motif in Kopljar’s work. Over almost four decades, he has explored practically all forms of artistic expression, from performance, photography, film, and sculpture to (memorial) art. In his twenty-two Ks (Constructions), he gradually develops the figure of a man in a reflective suit: the protagonist of his video works, a persona like a lightning rod for human longing. Four years ago, Kopljar decided to paint for the first time–and only paint henceforth. He consistently avoids any obvious message in these “stripe paintings.”
A cooperation in the context of steirischer herbst ʼ24
Education event
28.9., 11:00–20:00
Partner Program exhibitions tour
28.9.24–11.1.25
KULTUMUSEUM
Mariahilferplatz 3
8020 Graz ♿
Tue-Sat 11:00-17:00, Sun 15:00–18:00 (winter: 14:00–17:00)
8/5 euros (free admission up to 18 years)
27.9., 18:00
Opening
28.9., 15:00
Johannes Rauchenberger in conversation with Zlatko Kopljar
Curated by Johannes Rauchenberger
A cooperation in the context of steirischer herbst ʼ24
Education event
28.9., 11:00–20:00
Partner Program exhibitions tour