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MONTENEGRO
Odiseja / An Odyssey / Un`Odissea
IVESKO GAGOVICĆ, FLOATING Commissioner: Nenad Šoški.
OBJECT, 2014 METALLIC Curator: Petrica Duletic.
GOLD, MDF, LED LIGHT 200 X Exhibitor: Vesko Gagovic.
200 X 60 CM.
Venue: Palazzo Malipiero (piano terra), San Marco 3078-3079/A, Ramo Malipiero

This year, Montenegro is represented by Vesko Gagovic and his
project Odiseja / An Odyssey / Un’odissea, while Montenegrin
pavilion is located in Palazzo Malipiero, in close proximity to
Palazzo Grassi.
The sponsor of the Montenegrin participation at the 58th
International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia is the Ministry
of Culture, while it is produced by the Contemporary Art Center of
Montenegro, with Nenad Šoškic as commissioner and art historian
Petrica Duletic as curator of the exhibition.
Questions about the origin of the world and fate of the universe
arouse the interest of a great number of people. The age in which
we live is akin to a great crossroads of our civilization, perhaps
of our species, too. Whichever way we go, our fate is inextricably
linked to science. Artist Vesko Gagovic reconciles seeing and the
seen with the very experience of reality. He avoids straightforward
stimuli presented by reality but rather retracts into form, using it
to bear witness to the ontological principles of art. By associating
aesthetic contemplation with the object’s setting, Gagovc makes
formal choices based on their morphological manifestations, and
structures like this his specific artistic expressions.(excerpt)

THE NETHERL ANDS
The Measurement of Presence
REMY JUNGERMAN, Commissioner: Mondriaan Fund.
HORIZONTAL OBEAH Curator: Benno Tempel.
VODUPAATI, 2017. PHOTO Exhibitors: Iris Kensmil, Remy Jungerman.
AATJAN RENDERS
Venue: Giardini

The work of visual artists Remy Jungerman and Iris Kensmil has
been brought together and selected as the Dutch contribution
to the 58th International Art Exhibition – La biennale di Venezia
in a joint presentation by curator Benno Tempel (director of
the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague). The exhibition, titled The
Measurement of Presence, calls for an alternative, transnational
approach towards what binds us, acknowledging that we are
in a constant state of flux. Jungerman and Kensmil explore the
possibilities that emerge from not just allowing but embracing this
ongoing shift. They explore how a truer measurement of presence,
spirit, and history are needed for our interconnected existence. The
idea for the Dutch exhibition arose from a reflection on the history
of the Art Biennale and its location (the modernist pavilion of
architect Gerrit Rietveld), from conversations between the curator
and the artists, and from current debates. The Giardini, where
the national pavilions are located, largely reflects the geopolitical
relations of the 20th century. Originally, the pavilions were meant
as national show rooms, based on 19th century concepts about
nationalism. During the 20th century this view gave way to an
unconditional belief in the universal values of modernism. Today it
is clear that both viewpoints have been abandoned. (excerpt)

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