Kristian Kožul / Subsidized realities

Friday 11 September 2009 at 8 pm, Kibela - the opening of the exhibition Subsidized realities by Croatian artist Kristian Kožul.

Kristian Kožul (1975) first studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb and continued his studies at Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf with prof. Jannis Kounelis. He is considered one of the most interesting and sharp representatives of Croatian contemporary art.
The artist's sculptures, objects and installations that question the traditional sculpture medium are marked by detailed execution and conscious playing with the aesthetics of kitsch. His works offer a new handling of interpreting the tradition, cultural and material heritage, identity, spectacle and power in the contemporary world. Subtle approach, combining what cannot be combined and the daring, bravely nearing the limit of distaste, are the common denominators of works by Kristian Kožul.
For some time now, the artist has been living in New York where he is an active member of the New York art scene, yet he continues to present his work in various European galleries. The exhibition in Kibela will be his first presentation in Maribor.

Exhibitions.:

2008.
-Minoriten Galerien, Priesterseminar, Graz „Edle Zier, Stiller Schauder“, (s)
-THE OTHER SIDE ,The 58 Gallery, Jersey City
-Likovni Salon, Celje (s)
-"THE ARTIST AS PUBLISHER" ,The Center for Book Arts, New York
-Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland (s)

2007.
- TZR Gallery, Duesseldorf (s)
- BoysCraft, curated by Tami Katz-Freiman, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel
- Goff+Rosenthal, New York, (s)

2006.
- ISCP residency, New York
-„The Sanctuary and the Scrum“, Black&White Gallery, New York
-„Sci-Fi Lullabies“, Michael Steinberg Fine Art, New York
-„Paper Show“, Paul Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles
-Muzej Mimara / Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb (s)
-seventh annual winter auction, d.u.m.b.o. arts center, New York

2005.
- Gallery Anhava, Helsinki (s)
- Galerija PM ( HDLU), Zagreb (s)
- Künstlervereinigung MAERZ, Linz
- Beijing Biennial of contemporary art
- ISCP residency, New York
- PS 1, international projects, New York
- 1st Biennial of Quadrilateral - Relativism, MMSU Rijeka
- Criss-Cross, Muzej suvremene umjetnosti Zagreb
- Materika, Mostra internazionale di scultura, Castello, Gorizia
- „Postskulptura“, group show, HDLU, Zagreb
-„The Blue Salon“, group show, Zadar

2004.
- “Nuspojave”, Muzej savremene umetnosti, Beograd ; Galerija Nova, Zagreb
- TZR Galerie, Bochum (s)
- “Salon mladih”, Galerija HDLU, Zageb
- Zbirka “Filip trade”, Art Gallery, Dubrovnik
- “Radoslav Putar “, Gliptoteka HAZU, Zagreb
- “Queer” festival, “Image Haddad” boutique, site specific installation, Zagreb
- Galerija Rigo, Novigrad (s)
- “New Croatian Sculpture”, Galerija Kazamat, Osijek

2003.
- “Camp Craft”, Rijeka, Galerija Kortil
- Galerija “Vladimir Nazor“, Zagreb (s)
- Triennial exhibition of Croatian sculpture, Gliptoteka HAZU, Zagreb
- “Cornucopia”, Galerija Miroslav Kraljević (s)

2002.
- Akademiebrief and Meisterschueller( honorary) , prof. Kamp, Duesseldorf Kunstakademie
- „Gast-art-beit“, Labin Art Express, Labin

2001.
- TZR Gallery, Bochum (s)
- "Titus" Galerija, Zagreb
- Bochum Video Festival, Bochum
- Osnabrueck Video Festival, Osnabrueck
- Media + architecture biennale ( unofficial program ), Graz
- „Gast-art-beit“, MH Galerija, Zagreb

2000.
- transfers to class of prof. Irmin Kamp

- International video + media prize, ZKM, Karlsruhe
- Update 2.0 - aktuelle Auswahl eines Medienpakets für das
+ Goethe – Instituts
-Pavillon, Galerie Annelie Brusten, Wuppertal (s)

1999.
- Raum für Kunst, Graz (s)
- Artlabor, group exhibition at psychiatric clinic in Bedburg-Hau
- Biennial of young artists, Rim

1998.
- Tokyo video festival, Tokio
- Salon, Zagreb
- “day + night show”, Passagegalerie, Dunaj
- Class show, Bunker, Köln
- ZKM, International video prize, ZKM, Karlsruhe
- MH Galerija, Zagreb (s)

1997.
- Impakt festival, Utrecht
- SGG festival, Geneve

1996.
- Videonale 7, Bonn
- Salon of young artists, Zagreb
- Crossing over, festival & workshop, Sofia

The exhibition will be on display until 26 September 2009.