The exhibition entitled MONUMENT at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška (KGLU) is part of the interinstitutional project MONUMENT – DRAGO TRŠAR which is led by the Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana On the 90th anniversary of the birth of academically trained sculptor Drago Tršar an initiative was launched among the participating institutions to professionally examine and exhibit the sculptor’s oeuvre thus displaying his works to the broader public Following the survey exhibition of Drago Tršar in the Gallery of the Prešeren Awards Winners for Fine Arts in Kranj (2017) the exhibition of works on Japanese paper in the Gallery of Murska Sobota (2018) and the survey exhibition of monumental sculpture in the Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana subtitled Monumentality and Multitude (2018) two further exhibitions will take place in the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška and in the Božidar Jakac Art Gallery in Kostanjevica na Krki (2019) where Drago Tršar’s sculptures are at the centre the exhibition in the KGLU is dedicated to the broader question of monuments and sculptures in public space focusing on the works by Drago Tršar and their interpretation through the eyes of his two contemporaries the photographer Tomo Jeseničnik and the painter Arjan Pregl The preceding exhibitions offered an extensive and in-depth insight into the sculptor’s oeuvre while the exhibition in the KGLU aims to encourage reflection on the context of public sculptures and statues and to point out certain burning social issues related to the ideological character of public space Such an examination of the work of Drago Tršar within the KGLU is also interesting due to the fact that Tršar’s work entitled “Connected” is situated in the sculpture park at Štibuh in Slovenj Gradec The park was created in the 70s of the 20th century with the aim of becoming the material witness to the connectedness Arjan Pregl is participating in the exhibition with three large format paintings which depict public squares with sculptures show the spatial setup of Tršar’s monuments while the third was made especially for the exhibition in the KGLU It is related to the Monument to the Victims of All Wars which was unveiled in the Star Park on 13 July 2017 it is one of the last great interventions into one of the most important public spaces in Slovenia it opens several political questions connected to the phenomenon of neo-revisionism and even the rehabilitation of fascism in Slovenia Tomo Jeseničnik is a photographer who works mostly with landscape His works are characterised by impeccable framing and the eye for detail his approach to the interpretation of Tršar’s sculptures is subjective and redirects the gaze from the sculpture to the background Accompanying the exhibition and as part of the publications for the entire project a publication will be published with texts by theorist Gal Kirn and curator Andreja Hribernik The exhibition was created as part of the interinstitutional project MONUMENT – DRAGO TRŠAR Partnering institutions: Galerija Božidar Jakac Kostanjevica na Krki / Božidar Jakac Art Museum Galerija Murska Sobota / Gallery of Murska Sobota Galerija Prešernovih nagrajencev za likovno umetnost Kranj / The Prešeren Award Winners of Fine Arts Gallery Kranj Muzej in galerije mesta Ljubljane / City Art Gallery of Ljubljana Obalne galerije Piran / Coastal Galleries Piran Torrential rains and heavy floods ravaged Slovenia on Friday The Slovenian environmental agency raised the weather alert to the highest level after a month’s amount of rain fell within 24 hours in the northern northwestern and central parts of the small European country authorities warned of more floods in other areas because of swiftly swelling rivers Authorities ordered evacuations of several thousand people in parts of the town of Celje along the surging Savinja River the same river swept away houses and caused landslides with bridges and roads destroyed and the water supply cut off in some areas Local authorities asked the Austrian government to stand ready to provide hospital care for Slovenians The main hospital in Slovenia’s capital said it was operating in alert mode and told people only to come in for urgent reasons Slovenian police told the official STA news agency that three people have died since the extreme weather started on Thursday evening A Slovenian woman died in the central town of Kamnik where overnight flooding blocked roads and authorities closed kindergartens for the day Two Dutch nationals died in a mountainous area near the city of Kranj “The death in Kamnik could have been caused by flooding while the deaths in the mountains could have been caused by a lightning strike,” police official Maja Adlešič Ciperle said “The circumstances of the deaths are still being established.” Photos in local media showed submerged cars Rescuers could be seen carrying out children from a blocked kindergarten while helicopters lifted people who climbed onto the roofs of their flooded homes Army soldiers helped emergency personnel in the recovery effort “I urge all those who don’t have an urgent errand to run to stay at home and not to drive anywhere,” Defence Minister Marjan Sarec said President Natasa Pirc Musar expressed condolences to the families of the people who died She advised citizens to “stay connected and support and help each other in these challenging times and take care of older people and other vulnerable individuals who need our help and support” Prime Minister Robert Golob cut short his summer vacation because of the floods View the discussion thread. “School’s Out” was conceived as a participatory site-specific project in which the students of the Grammar School Šentvid in Ljubljana were active participants Installations that were set up in several classrooms included teaching materials and study aids and they critically problematized the teaching process the “School’s Out” series of collages explores the modern history of teaching in Slovenia Images of sports activities and school teaching (from the 1940s 1960s and 1970s) clearly point to the time and place of their origin: the heroic era of the common socialist state of Yugoslavia He has received a great number of awards and accolades for his work such as the Franklin Furnace award in New York (2001) the Trend Award for extraordinary achievement in the field of visual art (2008) the Jakopič Award (2009) and the György Kepes Prize awarded by one of the most prestigious research and education institutions in the world the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) in Boston He stayed in numerous artists’ residencies in New Yok He participated in many international conferences round table discussions and symposia in Madrid he organized 80 exhibition projects in Slovenia and abroad In the Cultural Center in Ravne na Koroškem the venue there will turn into a little paradise for fans of this passionate music for one evening Vesna Zornik is coming as a guest with her new project TangoApasionada Vesna Zornik is known as the lead vocalist of the band Katalena and is one of the most expressive and colorful singers in our country she took a new creative step and released her first solo album The disc offers musical works by well-known and lesser-known authors of this genre in a new her interpretations are strongly electronic but despite the unusual set of instruments the musicians managed to preserve the melodic characteristics and especially the emotional moments of tango Vesna will also present both singles from the album: Cada dia and Libertango in the company of excellent musicians From 2004 we research urban trends and inform our community of followers about the latest in lifestyle From year 2023 we offer content in major global languages From 2004 we research urban trends and inform our community of followers daily about the latest in lifestyle style and products that inspire with passion we offer content in major global languages.