
Vendar ne kažite tega mojemu otroku
Umetnik / Artist: Tadej Vaukman
Kuratorka / Curator: Kristina Ferk
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V Galeriji Škuc bo med 28. januarjem in 19. februarjem na ogled samostojna razstava prejemnika nagrade skupine OHO 2019, Tadeja Vaukmana, z naslovom: Vendar ne kažite tega mojemu otroku.
Razstava odraža nadaljevanje avtorjevega značilnega ustvarjanja v mediju fotografije, hkrati pa opozarja, da Vaukman svoj surov in neposreden likovni jezik enakovredno izraža tudi v drugih medijih. Kolažiranje, video in jezikovna znamenja ne predstavljajo odvoda, temveč nadgradnja in razvoj njegove umetniške prakse, ki v svojem bistvu brutalnega pretiravanja in eksplicitnega prikazovanja elementov ostaja ista. Večinsko zastopani motivi iz intimnega življenja in množica avtoportretov nakazujejo na umetnikov obrat vase in raziskovanje lastne identitete. Z izjemo nekaj starejših fotografij je bila glavnina razstavljenih del ustvarjena v zadnjem letu – skupaj zaokrožujejo Vaukmanovo kontinuirano ustvarjanje.
Več o razstavi: https://bit.ly/366FOWe
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Tadej Vaukman (1984) je neodvisni umetnik, fotograf in založnik, ki živi in deluje v Ljubljani. Nase je opozoril s projektom Dick Skinners, ki ga je leta 2015 predstavil v knjižni izdaji (založba Rostfrei Publishing), nato pa še s serijo fotografij na več razstavah. Sledile so samostojne predstavitve Spaghetti Boys v Centru in Galeriji P74 (2016), Larry v Hiši kulture v Pivki (2016) ter Grandheroes v Ravnikar Gallery Space v Ljubljani (2018) in Daeppen Gallery v Baslu (2018). Leta 2020 je predstavil tridelni razstavni niz Ritual očiščevanja (Center in Galerija P74, Koroška galerija likovnih umetnosti in Center sodobnih umetnosti Celje).
Skupinsko je med drugim razstavljal na postavitvah Nezanesljiva okolja: 17 primerov sodobne fotografije v SIoveniji v MSUM-u (2019), Trienale sodobne umetnosti na Koroškem v Koroški galeriji likovnih umetnosti (2018), Viennacontemporary: NSK State in Time na Dunaju (2019) in Just Paper, agnes b. v New Yorku (2019).
Njegova dela so uvrščena v slovenske in tuje zbirke (Moderna galerija, Koroška galerija likovnih umetnosti, Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc., Pratt Institute NYC ZDA in Daeppen Gallery, Basel). Je dobitnik nagrade skupine OHO (2019).
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Razstava je posvečena Vincentu Emeriku Vaukmanu.
But don’t show this to my kid
Artist: Tadej Vaukman
Curator: Kristina Ferk
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From 28 January to 19 February, the Škuc Gallery will host a solo exhibition by the recipient of the 2019 OHO Group Award, Tadej Vaukman, entitled: But don’t show this to my kid.
The exhibition reflects the continuation of the artist’s signature work in the medium of photography, but at the same time points out that Vaukman expresses his raw and direct visual language in other media as well.
Collage, video and linguistic signs do not represent a deviation, but an enhancement and further development of his art practice, which remains the same in its essence of brutal exaggeration and the explicit representation of elements. The most represented motifs from intimate life and the multitude of self-portraits indicate the artist’s turning to his own self and the exploration of his identity. With the exception of a few older photographs, the majority of the works on display were created in the last year – together they round off Vaukman’s ongoing creative process.
More about the exhibition: https://bit.ly/2NhHoxJ
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Tadej Vaukman (1984) is an independent artist, photographer and publisher based in Ljubljana. He attracted attention with the project Dick Skinners, which he presented in 2015 in a book edition (published by Rostfrei Publishing) and subsequently in a series of photographs in several exhibitions. The solo presentations that followed included Spaghetti Boys at the P74 Centre and Gallery (2016), Larry at Hiša kulture in Pivka (2016) and Grandheroes at the Ravnikar Gallery Space in Ljubljana (2018) as well as at the Daeppen Gallery in Basel (2018). In 2020, he presented a three-part exhibition series Ritual Purification (P74 Centre and Gallery, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška and Center for Contemporary Arts Celje).
His group shows include Precarious Environments: 17 Cases of Contemporary Photography in Slovenia at MSUM (2019), Triennial of Contemporary Art in Koroška at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška (2018), Viennacontemporary: NSK State in Time in Vienna (2019) and Just Paper, agnes b. in New York (2019).
His works are included in Slovenian and foreign collections (Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška, Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc., Pratt Institute NYC USA and Daeppen Gallery, Basel). He is the recipient of the OHO Group Award (2019).
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The exhibition is dedicated to Vincent Emerik Vaukman.
Razstavo omogoča: Mestna občina Ljubljana, oddelek za kulturo in Ministrstvo za kulturo