Vesna Bukovec

Vesna Bukovec: A Different World Is Possible (Ivan Grohar Gallery)

Exhibition: A Different World Is Possible (solo exhibition)
Venue: Ivan Grohar Gallery, Škofja Loka, SI
Date: 27 March — 19 May 2024
Opening: Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 6 pm
Guided tour: Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 4 pm

Curator: Boštjan Soklič

Vesna Bukovec is a contemporary visual artist who uses a variety of artistic media, her most common mode of expression, however, are video and drawing. Her work critically responds to contemporary issues and comments on various socio-political situations we face on a daily basis, i.e. the all-encompassing neoliberal ideology, the current political climate in Slovenia and around the world, the role of women in contemporary society, refugee crises, the violation of human rights, the climate crisis etc. At the Ivan Grohar Gallery, she presents a selection of her characteristic drawings with texts that not only chronicle the turbulent events in society, but also convey clear and direct activist messages. Vesna Bukovec’s depictions encompass her reflections on and ruminations about interpersonal relationships,
and above all, they speak of human indifference towards fellow human beings, animals and nature, and the individuals’ preoccupation with their own life in the contemporary consumerist world. The artist rejects the negative content we are bombarded with by mass media, replacing it with positive one. Thus, she gives us hope for a different future: a world without hatred, corruption and social differences. As a mirror to society, the depictions reflect the artist’s desire and need for empathy, cooperation and understanding.

Excerpt from the curatorial text
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Exhibition announcement at Škofja Loka Museum website (Slovenian only)
Invitation leaflet (pdf)
Poster (pdf)

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Škofja Loka Museum (Loški muzej)
Ivan Groharja Gallery
Mestni trg 37, Škofja Loka

Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday–Sunday: 10 am – 2pm, on Wednesdays till 5 mp

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Works at the exhibition:

– A World Without Borders
– A different world is possible
– The Heritage
– In Search of Freedom (Ecce Homo) (selection)
– Local Racisms
– Solidarity
– anti-war appeals

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Exhibition view
Photo: Lucija Rosc