Exhibitions

An overview of the work of one of the most important and distinctive visual artists, a leading representative of Slovenian late modernism and postmodernism. The selected works reveal a convergence of the artist’s in-depth research, profound understanding of contemporary visual art, original artistic language, and complete commitment to the practice of painting.

The exhibition of selected works by the doyen of Slovenian modern painting, a pedagogue and author of university textbooks on art education methodology and theory, features drawings, paintings, and a series of small sculptures marked by the artist’s most intimate and expressive depictions.

A memorial exhibition that honours one of Slovenia's key painters – a philosopher and member of the OHO group. The drawings and monumental canvases executed in acrylic on jute reflect his extraordinary artistic path characterised by red and blue motifs.

 Žoel Kastelic • Živko Kladnik • Boštjan Lapajne • Amir Muratović • Ana Palir • Tomaž Pavkovič • Jatun Risba • Tina Šulc Resnik • Sašo VrabičThe traditional four-day Vidofestival Natures, centered on imagery from the natural world, features video works by authors selected through an open call, newly discovered films by Živko Kladnik, sound and filmmaking equipment, and photographs from films and videos.

The second exhibition showcases a new way of creating innovative paper art. The pieces were made by cutting and carving paper and gluing them into a single object. The purpose is to put on display some large-scale paintings and three-dimensional artworks:  Bogdan Borčić, Janja Kosi, Janko Testen, Petra Varl, Nežka Zamar and Tone Žnidaršič.

As a part of a series of memorial art exhibitions of lesser-known Slovenian artists, the exhibition presents Izidor Urbančič – artist, painter, sculptor and teacher. The selection of his artwork features a unique intimistic approach to fine art and is a glimpse into the magically intimate paintings from the 1950s and the sublimely playful sculptures created as early as the 1970s.

A retrospective exhibition of the academic painter's work to mark the 50th anniversary of his career. As an important representative of expressive art, Jože Marinč is known for using strong colours, dynamic compositions and large formats.

One of the most prominent Slovenian sculptors and this year's Prešeren Award for Lifetime Achievement winner, her work is marked by the use of various materials including wood, concrete, bronze and ceramics. In recent years, Čadež has focused her research on ceramics in combination with wood and clay. The series on display, entitled Screens, presents a large-scale ceramic composition consisting of several sets, which, with the addition of different materials, techniques and content, blends with the gallery space to form a complete spatial installation.

The main idea behind the festival is to get to know some of the more recent videos which were created without the help of computers but have still managed to outshine the modern technology. The festival also includes an exhibition of still pictures, videos and devices from the second half of the 20th century.

An overview exhibition of selected works by artists who have participated in the Izlake–Zagorje Art Colony since 1964.The artworks were created in urban, industrial and natural environments of Izlake and Zagorje, and form part of the collection of the Izlake–Zagorje Art Colony.

The exhibition forms part of a series of memorial exhibitions of lesser-known artworks from Slovene artists in Bežigrad Galleries. This time the focus is on the life's work of an author from the coastal region.

A commemorative exhibition honouring Bogdan Borčić (1926–2014). One of the key painters and printmakers in Slovenia, a professor and representative of abstract and minimalist art.It will feature documentary photographs from his atelier, his drawing and painting tools and accessories and artwork from the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška and private collections.

Once Upon a Time, the exhibition of France Mihelič’s work, is one in a line of historical exhibitions traditionally held in Bežigrad Galleries that display more or less known artwork, cycles or other avant-garde style works of older artists or artists that had already passed away. On display will be his opus featuring the kurent and fantastic elements in drawings, paintings and prints.

The exhibition showcases a new way of creating innovative paper art that offers a myriad of options to be explored in the future.The purpose is to put on display some three-dimensional artworks by Suzana Brborović, Lara Jeranko Marconi, Janja Kosi, Blažka Križan, Maja Pučl and Tone Žnidaršič. The space hosts large-scale paintings and floating objects of various sizes. The pieces were made by cutting and carving paper and gluing them into a single object.

This year’s Natures festival is dedicated to Živko Kladnik, a versatile artist who has created and co-created a number of films in cooperation with groups from Kranj (Ime, KSK – Kino skupina Kranj).

Kariž is a Slovenian visual artist working at the intersection of painting, conceptual art and new media. This retrospective exhibition of drawings and paintings revolves around the motifs of the human nose and animal beak. Some of the works featuring human and animal bodies have been updated in the course of the artist's career (from 1994 to the present day), with new shapes and flurries of strokes over the motifs to obscure them.

The cycles Emptiness, Pressure and Transition featuring documentary photographs taken between 2005 and 2021 reveal the authors eye for local and global socio-political phenomena. With a clever conceptual approach he tackles current dilemmas of the capitalistic economy, the press and the post-COVID society.

This commemorative and retrospective exhibition of drawings and paintings by the artist Jože Slak, who was a unique and an irresistibly curious person, is a continuation of Slak's exhibition, which was on display at our gallery in 2015. The works on display represent the highlights of the painter's artistic creativity, as well as his unique, sensitive and critical view of the world.

This exhibition features recent artwork on paper and canvas of various formats using different techniques, such as acrylic and acrylic spray, and an installation of objects. These are abstract circular and elliptical motifs created using different techniques. 

The festival maintains the tradition of Bežigrad Galleries of presenting new media. Its beginnings with multimedia exhibitions and events and computer projections date back to the 2002s. Artists are invited to enter the competition: Boris Beja, Blaž Bergant, Žoel Kastelic, Uroš Marolt, Aleksij Kobal, Ula Pogorevčnik, Rožana Švara, Teja Tegelj, Vanja Mervič in Dušan Zidar.Available online: Videofestival natures 18