Predavanja in pogovor ob izidu Zbornika ob 70-letnici Grafičnega bienala Ljubljana

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🥳Grafični bienale Ljubljana v letu 2025 praznuje svojo 70-letnico. Ob praznovanju jubileja je izšel obsežen zbornik, ki predstavlja zbirko besedil domačih in tujih piscev. Avtorji bienale postavljajo v širše teoretske kontekste, izpostavljajo prelomne dogodke in pomembne osebnosti ter opazujejo premene v razvoju razstave od leta 1955 pa vse do zadnjih edicij. Poleg esejskih prispevkov zbornik tvorijo intervjuji, bogato slikovno gradivo in poglavje Bienale v infografikah. Zbornik je slovensko-angleška publikacija, ki sta jo uredila Nevenka Šivavec in Gregor Dražil. Avtorji besedil so Anthony Gardner, Ana Sladojević, Stefana Djokic, Jennifer Noonan, André Pitol, Annosh Urbanke, Breda Škrjanec, Božidar Zrinski, Kaja Kraner, Nevenka Šivavec in Maja Vardjan.

Zbornik bomo s celodnevnim sklopom predavanj in pogovorov predstavili ob zaključku 36. grafičnega bienala Ljubljana v petek, 10. oktobra 2025, v MGLC Švicariji.

➡️Program:

10.00–10.10: Uvodni pozdrav in nagovor: Nevenka Šivavec, direktorica MGLC

10.10–11.10: Predavanje: Anthony Gardner

11.10–11.30: Odmor

11.30–12.30: Predavanje: Ana Sladojević

12.30–13.30: Predavanje: Nora Sternfeld

13.30–15.00: Odmor

15.00–16.30: Predstavitev Zbornika

➡️Spremni razstavni dogodek:

Jakopičevo sprehajališče (ura bo določena naknadno): Asad Raza, There is no east or west (Ni ne vzhoda ne zahoda)

Dogodek bo potekal v angleškem jeziku. Vstop prost.

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Lectures and discussion on the publication of the Reader on the 70th anniversary of the Biennale of Graphic Arts Ljubljana
The Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2025. To mark the occasion, a comprehensive reader has been published featuring a collection of texts by local and international writers. The contributors position the Biennale within a broader theoretical framework, highlight seminal events and key figures, and observe the development of the exhibition from its beginnings in 1955 to its most recent editions. Alongside essays, the Reader also comprises interviews, extensive visual material and a chapter entitled The Biennale in Infographics. The Reader is a bilingual Slovenian-English publication edited by Nevenka Šivavec and Gregor Dražil. Its contributors include Anthony Gardner, Ana Sladojević, Stefana Djokic, Jennifer Noonan, André Pitol, Annosh Urbanke, Breda Škrjanec, Božidar Zrinski, Kaja Kraner, Nevenka Šivavec and Maja Vardjan.

The Reader will be launched with a full day of lectures and discussion marking the conclusion of the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, on Friday, 10 October 2025, at MGLC Švicarija.

➡️Programme:

10.00–10.10: Introductory welcome and address, Nevenka Šivavec, MGLC Director

10.10–11.10: Lecture: Anthony Gardner

11.10–11.30: Break

11.30–12.30: Lecture: Ana Sladojević

12.30–13.30: Lecture: Nora Sternfeld

13.30–15.00: Break

15.00–16.30: Presentation of the Reader

➡️Accompanying exhibition event:

Jakopič Promenade (we will determine the time later): Asad Raza, There is no east or west

The event will be held in English. Admission free.