Andreja Kulunčić
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Andreja Kulunčić is a contemporary Croatian artist, living and working in Zagreb
, Croatia
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In her art practice she deals with current social issues by appropriating various conventional forms of communication, for example: radio shows, advertisements, newspaper articles, etc. Her art focuses on the communication of concepts and ideas on socially engaged themes, and is thus process orientated as opposed to object based. Since 2009, she has been working in the University of Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts in the New Media department.
She has participated in numerous exhibitions in Croatia and abroad, the most significant ones being: Documenta
11 (Kassel, Germany, 2002), Manifesta
4 (Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 2002), 8th International Istanbul Biennial
(Turkey, 2003), The American Effect at Whitney Museum of American Art
(New York, 2003), Liverpool Biennial
(UK, 2004) and Day Labor at P.S.1 (New York, 2005). She has also taken part in several artist-in-residence programs including, the 10th Triennial in India (Jaipur, India, 2001), Artspace Sydney
, (Australia, 2002), the Walker Art Center
(Minneapolis, U.S, 2003), and Art in General (New York, U.S, 2005).
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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In her art practice she deals with current social issues by appropriating various conventional forms of communication, for example: radio shows, advertisements, newspaper articles, etc. Her art focuses on the communication of concepts and ideas on socially engaged themes, and is thus process orientated as opposed to object based. Since 2009, she has been working in the University of Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts in the New Media department.
She has participated in numerous exhibitions in Croatia and abroad, the most significant ones being: Documenta
Documenta
documenta is an exhibition of modern and contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau which took place in Kassel at that time...
11 (Kassel, Germany, 2002), Manifesta
Manifesta
Manifesta, the , is a European pan-regional contemporary cultural biennale, described in 2010 by the as "stunning in its scope and uncompromisingly experimental in its approach".-Manifesta History:...
4 (Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 2002), 8th International Istanbul Biennial
Istanbul Biennial
The International Istanbul Biennial is a contemporary art exhibition, held every two years in Istanbul, Turkey, since 1987. The biennial is organised by the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. The Biennial aims to create a meeting point in İstanbul in the field of visual arts between artists...
(Turkey, 2003), The American Effect at Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
(New York, 2003), Liverpool Biennial
Liverpool Biennial
Liverpool Biennial is a British international festival of contemporary art held in Liverpool. The festival comprises the International Exhibition, the John Moores Painting Prize, the Bloomberg New Contemporaries Exhibition and the Independents Biennial....
(UK, 2004) and Day Labor at P.S.1 (New York, 2005). She has also taken part in several artist-in-residence programs including, the 10th Triennial in India (Jaipur, India, 2001), Artspace Sydney
Artspace Sydney
The Artspace Sydney Visual Arts Centre is a leading international residency-based contemporary art centre, housed in the historic Gunnery Building in Woolloomooloo, fronting Sydney Harbour in Sydney, Australia...
, (Australia, 2002), the Walker Art Center
Walker Art Center
The Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is considered one of the nation's "big five" museums for modern art along with the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Hirshhorn...
(Minneapolis, U.S, 2003), and Art in General (New York, U.S, 2005).