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S A N J A

I V E K O V I C

Sanja Ivekovic was born in Zagreb, Croatia, where she graduated from The Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and had her first solo exhibition in 1970.

Her art production has spanned a range of media such as photography, performance, video and installations.

The point of departure of her work was (and has remained until today) her own person, her own life - and by putting this theme into a broader context - the situation of women in our time and society.

On Croatian art scene she was the first women artist who called herself a feminist artist.

She lectures at the Center for Women's Studies in Zagreb since its begining in 1994.

She is a founder of Electra - The women's Art Center Zagreb.



"Between Public and Private Space - The Art of Sanja Ivekoviæ"
by Ryszard W. Kluszczynski
- a feature article on RHIZOME COMMUNICATIONS



VIDEOTAPES

SWEET VIOLENCE, 1974

SUNRISE, 1974

LOOKING, 1974

MAKE-UP, MAKE-DOWN,1976

INSTRUCTIONS, 1976

RECONSTRUCTIONS, 1976

UN JOUR VIOLENTE, 1976

MEETING POINT, 1978

OSOBNI REZOVI (PERSONAL CUTS), 1982

PLEMENSKA BOGINJA (TRIBAL GODESS), 1982

MAYA, 1986

GLAS TISINE (VOICE OF SILENCE), 1989

PUT LJUBAVI (WAY OF LOVE), 1990

in collaboration with Dalibor Martinis:

TV TIMER, 1973

MADE IN PRISON, 1979

CHANOYU, 1983

NO END, 1983

BLACK AND WHITE, 1985

DHIKR, 1990

THE BRIDE, THE BACHELORS - EVEN, 1992

VIDEO INSTALLATIONS

Since 1989 Sanja Ivekovic has created a number of site-specific video installations, among them:


LIGHTHOUSE ("Art in the Eighties in Croatia", Duisburg,1990);
FROZEN IMAGES (Kampnagel, Hamburg,1992; Berlin Videofest,1994; Long Beach Museum of Art, Ca);
MIND OVER MATTER ("Europeans" 1993, "Power/Business ", Berlin 1994);
WHITE STAGE (Zagreb, 1994);
RESNIK (Artist's Space, Winnipeg 1993; "Europe Rediscovered", Copenhaven, 1994);
FANTASY OF A FRESH WIDOW ("Word And Image", Zagreb, 1994);
TRAVEL TILL THE END OF THOUGHT, (Offenes Kulturhouse, Linz, 1994);
SIGHT UNSEEN ( "Krieg", Klagenfurt, 1996);
WEREFOLF ("Media Scape", Zagreb, 1996)




VIDEO FESTIVALS

Her video works were shown in almost all international video festivals - Roma, San Sebastian, Berlin, Bonn, Hague, Locarno, Montreal, Monbeliard ,Tokyo, etc.

AWARDS

1984 Prix MonitEUR for videotape "Chanoyu" by Sanja Ivekovic and D. Martinis at Locarno video festival

1986 videotape "Maya" selected for Prix du public at the Festival Interna tional des Films et Videos des Femmes in Montreal

1990 videotape "Voice of silence" was awarded Prix d'excellance at Estavar Video festival

1990 the videotape "Dhikr" was awarded a special prize at video festival WRO, Wroclaw, Poland




COLLECTIONS

Collections include: Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Stedelijk museum, Amsterdam; Hara Museum, Tokyo; Kunsthous, Zürich; National Gallery of Canada; Museum of Modern Art, Fukui.





SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1970 Galerija SC, Zagreb

1976 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb

1977 Galleria Tommaseo, Trieste

1979 Powerhouse, Montreal

1978 Pumps Gallery, Vancouver

1982 Kunstlerhouse Bethanien, Berlin

1986 Centar za Film, Zagreb

1990 Kölnischer Kunstverein, Köln

1993 Gallery YYZ, Toronto

1994 Long Beach Museum of Art

1995 Galerija 21, St.Petersburg

1996 Galerija Rigo, Novigrad

PERFORMANCES

OTVORENJE, Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, 1976

UN JOUR VIOLENTE, Galeria Cavallino, Bologna, 1976

INAUGURAZZIONE, Galeria Tommseo, Trieste, 1977

INTER NOS, Multimediski Centar, Zagreb,1978

PRVI BEOGRADSKI PERFORMANCE, Galerija SKC, Beograd, 1978

MEETING POINTS, Western Front, Vancouver, 1978

MELTING POT, Vehicule Art, Montreal, 1979

CONSCIOUSS ACT, A Space, Toronto, 1979

WATHER IN AMSTERDAM, De Appel, Amsterdam, 1979

TELAL, Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, 1980

TOWN-CRIER, Franclin Furnace, New York, 1981

NESSIE, Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, 1981

PRACTICE MAKES A MASTER, Kunstlerhouse Bethanien, Berlin, 1982

ROMEO IS JULIJA, 1983

ELECTRA VIDEOTAPE PRODUCTION

- Documentation tape of public action organised in front of Croatian Parlament by the Coalition of Women's groups, March 8th, 1995.

- Women's Human Rights - Training and action - Croatia, organised by B.a.B.e & Women's Studies Zagreb, 1995.

- Documentation tape of public action signing of the Petition to the Government & Parlament of the Republic Croatia for safe and legal abortion, organised by the Coalition of Women's groups, Zagreb, 1995.

- Women's Studies Zagreb - lectures and workshops, Zagreb 1995/6.

- Promotion of the book Konji, zene, ratovi (Horses, women, wars) by late Lydia Sklevicky, published by Zenska infoteka, Zagreb 1996.

- Documentation of other smaller events and actions









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