The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate "Andrey Nikolov" presents :

Saetchi Collection
exhibition

Authors: Nika Oblak and Primoz Novak (Lyubliana, Slovenia); curator: Yana Kostova

Saetchi Collection is dealing with the relationship between global economy and branding/marketing of contemporary art. The focal point in the exhibition explores the relationship between the original artifact and a copy being reciprocity between priceless and worthless. Because when an artist becomes a star, as Charles Saatchi stated, he is able to sell anything he touches. The project presents commissioned and/or hand made by the Slovenian artists pirate copies of famous contemporary artists, whose names are slightly transformed so they remain recognizable (for example Jeffry Kunst instead of Jeff Koons).

In contrast to the originals owned by the richest collectors and contemporary art museums –the new artworks are sold at a reasonable price and are designated for „mainstream consumer”. The gap between worthless and priceless is not characteristic only for contemporary arts, but also symbolizes the global economy, by means of which the so- called developed countries use the third world countries in order to maintain their welfare.On this basis are created the pieces in this collection, which real coutry of origin virtually is Bulgaria, where the two Slovenian artists resided in the summer of 1997.

At the exhibition’s closing on October 20 (Monday) at 6.00 p.m. you have the opportunity to talk to the artists and the curator Yana Kostova together with a small treat.
Moderator: Yovo Panchev

The exhibition has been prepared in collaboration with Alkatraz Gallery, Ljubljana and sponsored by City of Ljubljana and Republic of Slovenia - Ministry of Culture.

September 18 (Thursday), 6.30 p.m. – opening
September 19–October 20, between 3.00 untill 7.00 p.m., except Sunday
Nameless hall, Gulliver hall

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