Examining art and its reach

The home of the Croatian Association of Artists, a beautiful building designed by the renowned Croatian architect and sculptor, Ivan Meštrović, and constructed in 1938, will be the venue for interesting exhibitions which examine art and its reach.

How can we expand and enhance cultural understanding? Between February 12th and 26th, the exhibition “The Artists of Silence” will attempt to answer this question. According to the curator, Lucrezia de Domizio Durini, this project is intended to renew the Concept of Art, with the goal of improving cultural understanding through development of a process, which can teach and inform the exhibition visitors, as well as encourage societal development by way of connecting different disciplines and research methods.

Between March 5th and 27th, the home of the Croatian Association of Artists will feature the exhibition “Borrow or Rob” by artists Peter Macapia, Vito Acconci and Paolo Cirio. The goal of this exhibition is to involve audiences in the re-examination of art, in a game dealing with the logic of space, and research work as an integral part of practical work. Apart from presenting three artistic practices that explore behaviour, power and meaning, as well as pose questions about contemporary art, the exhibition will also include side events; a conference with the theme of space and a large installation. One of the galleries will become a temporary mint and strongbox for specially designed bank notes, and there will also be screenings of works by several video-artists who have focused their attention on the problem of changes and mutations in the urban environment.

In addition to organizing interesting exhibitions, the Croatian Association of Artists attracts citizens of Zagreb and tourists with its seat - the attractive building designed by globally renowned architect and sculptor, Ivan Meštrović. Also known as Meštrović’s Pavilion, the building was constructed in 1938 as the Home of Croatian Artists. Its function has changed several times over the years, and it was once again restored to its original purpose in 1993.