Art Archives Study

    Art Archives Study. Before and After 2004. Conclusion Looking back at the end of the two year project Art Archives Study. Before and After 2004, co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, the project partners, basis wien – Documentation Centre for Contemporary Art  (Vienna, Austria),  The Archive of Fine Arts  (Prague, Czech Republic), and  Moderna galerija’s Archives Department  (Ljubljana, Slovenia) have drawn positive conclusions from their endeavours.        The decision to combine different research approaches (classical research in the archives, oral history interviews and statistical data analysis) proved a good one, each outcome enhancing and supporting the other, opening different perspectives on how the EU enlargement in 2004 influenced contemporary art practices and its context within the regions represented by the archives        Research from the archives' collectio...

Publication Release, October 2024 The publication "Art Archives Study. Before and after 2004. Interviews" contains a series of insightful interviews with a range of individuals, offering different perspectives on the collaborations and connections among artists, curators, institutions, non-governmental organizations, archives, and art markets in evolving contexts. As part of the Art Archives Study project, interviews were conducted with: Zdenka Badovinac on the Arteast 2000+ Collection at Moderna galerija, Ljubljana. Vít Havránek reflecting on Tranzit and the period around 2004. Jana Intihar Ferjan discussing the Archives Department of Moderna galerija, Ljubljana. Hans Knoll on mobility between Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, and Russia, viewed through the lens of a gallery owner. Boris Ondreička on his artistic and curatorial practice. Marisa Ravalli on the Center for Contemporary Art Futura . Maruša Sagadin on her artistic...