Coming soon
18.09.2014 - 01.11.2014
12.09.2012 - 10.11.2012
1962
born in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia
solo exhibitions (selected)
2017
K21 – Random Empty, ORIS Haus of Architecture, Zagreb (CR)
2015
K20 Empty, Mali salon at Museum of Modern And Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia
2014
From K series, Galerie Isabella Czarnowskwa, Berlin, Germany
K 19, Galerija Bacva – Croation Association of Artists, Zagreb, Croatia
2013
Kunststation Sankt Peter Köln, Germany
Artist cinema, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia
2012
Galerie Suzy Shammah, Milano Italy
Galerie Isabella Czarnowska, Berlin, Germany
2011
Galerija Vinko Percic, Subotica, Srbija
2010
Oratorio di san Lodovico, Venice, Italy
Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodine, Novi Sad, Srbija
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia
2009
Light Tower, Minoritengalerie, Steirische Herbst, Graz, Austria
MMC Luka, Pula, Croatia
2008
Galeria Marilia Razuk, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2007
Galerija Gheto, Split, Croatia
Gliptoteka HAZU, Zagreb, Croatia
2006
Galerija Gheto, Split, Croatia
Gliptoteka HAZU, Zagreb, Croatia
2005
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia
MSU, Zagreb, Croatia
2004
Galerija Otok, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Gliptoteka HAZU, Zagreb, Croatia
2003
The Kitchen, New York, USA
2002
Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic, Zagreb, Croatia
Galerija umjetnina, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
2001
Galerija Lazareti Dubrovnik, Croatia
Open space, Svetvincent, Croatia
MM centar, Zagreb, Croatia
2000
MM centar, Rijeka, Croatia
1999
Muzej Umjetnina, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Tehnicki muzej, Zagreb, Croatia
1998
Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic, Zagreb, Croatia
Gallery Manes, Praha, Czech Republic
Galerija Kapelica, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1997
Galerija Kapelica, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Galerija Po Bota, Split, Croatia
Galerija Racic, Zagreb, Croatia
Gallery 761, Ostrava, Czech Republic
1996
Galerija Metelkova, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Open space, Zagreb, Croatia
Galerija Karas, Zagreb, Croatia
1995
Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic, Zagreb, Croatia
Galerija PM, Zagreb, Croatia
Galerija Karas, Zagreb, Croatia
1994
Galerija PM, Zagreb, Croatia
Galerija Otok, Dubrovnik, Croatia
1993
Gliptoteka HAZU, Zagreb, Croatia
1992
Galerija CEKAO, Zagreb, Croatia
1991
Galerija SC, Beograd, Yugoslavia
Galerija Becic, Slavonski, Brod, Croatia
group exhibitions (selected)
2014
FRACTURES. The Jerusalem Show VII, Al- Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem, curated by Basak Senova
2013
Rohkunstbau XIX, Berlin, Germany, curated by Mark Gisbourne
Open City Festival, K16, Lublin, Poland, curated by Anda Rottenberg
2012
Apstrakcija – Modernizam i Suvremenost, Klovicevi dvori, Zagreb, Croatia, curated by Ana Medic, Ivana Mance
Mitleid Compassion, Minoritengalerie, Steirische Herbst, Graz, Austria, curated by Johannes Raucenberger
2011
T-HT nagrada, MSU Zagreb, Croatiae
Galerija sodobne umetnosti, Celje, Slovenia, PUBLIKA JE POMEMBNA! – PUBLIC MATTERS!, curated by Branko Franceschir
2010
The Reality of The Lowest Rank – A Vision of Central Europe, curated by Luc Tuymans, Musea Bruges, Belgium
A pair Of Left Shoes, MSU, Zageb, Croatia, curated by Tihomir Milovac
2009
Hram-Temple, HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia, curated by Branko Franceschi
Political Speech is Suprematism: The Meštrovic Pavilion, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, USA, curated by Branko Franceschi
Umjetnost i terorizam-bosanskohercegovacka umjetnost nakon 11/9, gradska galerija Bihac, Bosnia & Hercegovina, curated by Irfan Hosic
A Pair of Left Shoes, Kunstmuseum Bochum, Germany, curated by Tihomir Milovac
International festival of live art, Scotland, Glasgow, UK
Zotti & Allievi, Magazzini del Sale, Venezia, Italy, curated by Branko Franceschi
2008
Komunikacije, galerija Ružic, Slavonski Brod, Croatia, curated by Ivo Seremet
Razmerja moci?, What about Power Relations?, Galerija Škuc, Ljubljana, Slovenia, curated by Vanja Zanko
Zotti i njegova klasa, MMSU Rijeka, Croatia, curated by Branko Franceschi
Bad Joke, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia, curated by Johannes Sarr
Konceptualna umjetnost, dom HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia, curated by Misko Suvakovic
Obscurium per obscurius, Art Hall Tallin, Estonia
Paso Doble, Multimedijalni kulturni centar, Split, Croatia, Obscurium per obscurius, curated by Branko Franceschi
BUK, galeria Miroslav Kraljevic, Zagreb, Croatia
2007
Bad Joke, Center for Contemporary Art, Tallinn, Estonia, curated by Johannes Sarr
B5 studio, Targul Mures, Romania
Gestures of Infinity, Graz, Austria, curated by Johannes Rauchenberger
Priroda i društvo – Parallel Lines, Muzeju Rupe, Dubrovnik, Croatia, curated by Slaven Tolj
Croatian contemporary art, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, India, curated by Jerica Ziherl
Suffest, Križevci, Croatia
MAP LIVE, Carlisle, UK
42. Zagrebacki salon, Zagreb, Croatia
2006
Slavonski bijenale, Osijek, Croatia
Balkan TV, Shiftung BINZ39, Zurich, Switzerland
41. Zagrebacki salon arhitekture, Zagreb, Croatia
Gallery MC, New York, USA, curated by Branko Franceschi
Insert, MMSU, Rijeka, Croatia, curated by Tihomir Milovac
2005
Iza sedam mora, iza sedam gora, Umjetnicki paviljon, Zagreb, Croatia, curated by Tihomir Milovac
Pejzaž u suvremenoj hrvatskoj umjetnosti, Split, Croatia, curated by Branko Franceschi
Insert, MSU, Zagreb, Croatia, curated by Tihomir Milovac
Peti dani performansa, Varaždin, Croatia
2004
26th Biennial di Sao Paulo, Brazil, curated by Branko Franceschi
Gallery Tactile Bosh, Cardiff, UK, curated by Kim Felding
2002
Here Tomorrow, MSU, Zagreb, Croatia, curated by Roxana Marcoci
Coed Hills Rural Artspace, Cardiff, UK
Prima, Split, Croatia
Minuta šutnje, Galerija Miroslav Karaljevic, Zagreb, Croatia, curated by Janka Vukmir
2001
Eternal Quest for Home, Poznan, Poland
2000
Flick Project LA-Croatia, Los Angeles, USA, curated by Slaven Tolj
Borders, Slavonski Brod, Croatia, curated by SCCA Croatia
Ambience 90. Rijeka, Croatia, curated by Branko Franceschi
Ambience 90. Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, curated by Branko Franceschi
1999
Zadar snova, Zadar, Croatia
1998
Knjiga i društvo-Book and society, Zagreb, Croatia
1997
Javno tijelo-Public body, Zagreb, Croatia, curated by SCCA Croatia
Malamut, performance festival, Ostrava, Czech Republic, curated by Stanislav Cigos
1996
Otok-Island, Dubrovnik, Croatia, curated by Slaven Tolj
1995
Hrvatska fotografija-Croatian photography, Zagreb, Croatia
Zagrebacki salon, Zagreb, Croatia
Biennale of young artists, Rijeka, Croatia
1994
34. Porecko Annale, Croatia
1993
Zagreb-Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
11th International Biennial of Small Sculpture, Murska Sobota, Slovenia
1st International Biennial of Graphic, Mastricht, Netherlands
Nova hrvatska umjetnost-New Croatian Art, Zagreb, Croatia, curated by Igor Zidic
1992
Zagrebacki salon, Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvatska umjetnost danas-Croatian Art Now, Zagreb, Croatia
A letter to Zlatko Kopljar on the occasion of the work K19, January 2014 by Ory Dessau
Artist Zlatko Kopljar was invited to present his vertical-rectangular brick structures in the circular space of The Barrel Gallery in Zagreb. The structures are made with a particular kind of bricks, manufactured during World War Two in Jasenovac camp, outside Zagreb, by prisoners. After the war the people from the surrounding villages were taking those bricks and used them as building blocks for their houses. Eventually, Kopljar decided to keep the space empty and constructed the structures, brick by brick, in front of the building, around the fountain. The following text is written in the form of a personal letter, which I delivered to Kopljar on the evening of the opening.
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XIX. Rohkunstbau: Moral by LEO MEDIA
Nach einem Jahr Pause präsentiert das Kunstfestival Rohkunstbau seine diesjährige Sommeraus?stellung vor neuer Kulisse im Schloss Roskow (Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark). Zehn Künstler aus fünf Nationen setzen sich diesmal mit ?Fragen der Moral auseinander. Im Foyer des Schlosses präsentiert Zlatko Kopljar
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Was Künstler von Moral halten by Katharina Schlüter
Nach einem Jahr Pause präsentiert das Kunstfestival Rohkunstbau seine diesjährige Sommeraus?stellung vor neuer Kulisse im Schloss Roskow (Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark). Zehn Künstler aus fünf Nationen setzen sich diesmal mit ?Fragen der Moral auseinander. Im Foyer des Schlosses präsentiert Zlatko Kopljar
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Zlatko Kopljar/ K9? by Burkhard Maus
Demut oder… Der Künstler brachte schon an anderen Gebäuden seine Positionen an und kniete vor dem Guggenheim Musuem New York, der Duma in Moskau, der EU- Kommisssion in Bruxelles, dem Hasu of Parliament in London oder dem Capitol in Washington und auch in der Wall Street in New York
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Zámek ctností a nerestí, 10. 8. – 22. 9. 2013 by Dr. Olga Wewerka
Cesta do zámku Roskow, kde se v soucasnosti nachází s rocní, financne, pro nedostatek sponzoru zpusobenou pauzou, devatenácté turné Rohkunstbau, je opravdovým dobrodružstvím. Z Berlína nám navigátor rozpocte témer 75 km, zámek se nachází v oblasti Havelland, tedy západne od Berlína a podél reky Havel. Pro ceské publikum hned vyvstávají nostalgické konotace spojené s naším bývalým, zesnulým prezidentem. Projíždíme krajinou, kde se jakoby cas zastavil, aleje a pole, ovšem i nevlídné hospodárské budovy
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Kunst auf dem Platten Land – Stimmige Ortswahl by Ingo Arend
Dass moralisches Verhalten zwangsläufig zum Besseren führt, bezweifelt Zlatko Kopljar. Darf man annehmen, als kroatischer Künstler habe er besonderen Anlass, skeptisch zu sein? Ob nicht der, der seine Hände in Unschuld wäscht, am Ende seinen Kopf in Blut taucht? So wie er es in einer siebenteiligen Fotoserie
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Braucht Kunst Moral? by Revan Baysal
Nach einer einjährigen Zwangspause ist das Kunstfestival „Rohkunstbau“ wieder zurück: Die diesjährige Gruppenschau in einem Schloss in der Nähe von Potsdam steht unter der Überschrift “Moral”. Aber wie moralisch kann Kunst heute sein?
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Romantik der Tatsachen by Claudia Wahjudi
Zuletzt hat Schloss Roskow als Schule gedient. Davon zeugen im Treppenhaus die Fenstereinfassungen mit Häslein und kindgerecht freundlich-gelber Sonne. Ihnen gegenüber aber hängen Offset-Drucke, auf denen toben blaue Sonnen. Katharina Sieverding hat NASA-Daten zu flirrenden Bildern kühler Feuerbälle verdichtet und sie mit strengen Fotos von Kirchen und Betonkathedralen kombiniert. Die “19. Rohkunstbau”, nach ihrer Absage 2012 plötzlich auferstanden im Herrenhaus eines Brandenburger Dorfes, steckt voll solcher gebrochen romantischer Momente
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Traum ewiger Tugend by Nicola Kuhn
Moral – das ist ein großes Ding, als Ausstellungsthema eigentlich ein Killer. Für die 19. Ausgabe von Rohkunstbau wird die Sache noch ein wenig komplizierter, denn im letzten Jahr fiel Brandenburgs prestigeträchtigstes Kunstprojekt ins Wasser, weil das Land die versprochenen Fördermittel kurzfristig strich. Wenn das nicht unmoralisch ist? Kurzsichtig war es allemal. Hinzu kommt der aktuelle Schauplatz, Schloss Roskow im Havelland, das sich heute wieder in
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Konstruierte Gesten by TAZ
In der kollektiven Erinnerung Europas nimmt der “Kniefall von Warschau” einen wichtigen Platz ein. Die öffentliche Demutsbekundung Willy Brandts ebnete nicht nur der Ostpolitik den Weg, sie kam in ihrer performativen Symbolhaftigkeit auch völlig überraschend. Der 1962 in Bosnien geborene Zlatko Kopljar thematisiert die wirkungsvolle Geste
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Ausstellungshinweis: Zlatko Kopljar by Kunst-Magazin
Die Berliner Galerie Isabella Czarnowska zeigt die erste deutsche Einzelausstellung des in Zagreb lebenden Künstlers Zlatko Kopljar (*1962). Seit 1997 arbeitet Kopljar an einer Serie von Werken, die er unter dem Buchstaben „K“ zusammenfasst und chronologisch nummeriert, wobei „K“ für „Konstruktion“ steht. Seine Werke haben eine ganz eigene Qualität
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Zlatko Kopljar, K20 EMPTY, Lazareti Art Workshop & Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka.
Zlatko Kopljar, K19, SNV/Zlatko Kopljar, Zagreb 2014.
Door, Eric Ringkhout, Tuymans en de littekens van Oost Europa
Mayne, Kate, Wandering between light and incomprehension, in catalogue: Luc Tuymans, Reality of the lowest rank.
Fereiss, Lukas and Alain Bieber, Urban interventions, Gestalten, Berlin
Mattioni, Vladimir, Identität, Ritual, Metafora, Cip, No. 01-02 (668-669), 03-04- (670-671)
Rauchenberger, Johannes: Relikte – profane – sakrale Bilddiskurse bei den Minoriten 2000 – 2010, Minoritengalerie
Peritz, Romina, Umjetnnost I vrijeme postkolonijalizma, Vjesnik, 17/18.04.2010
Lali?, Ana, Dela Zlatka Kopljara, Blitz, 19.03.2010
Kiš, Patricija, Ovo doba stvara humani otpad, Jutarnji list, 10.02.2010
Franceschi, Branko, K12/K13 Light Tower, Projekt, No. 18
Rachenberger, Johannes, Dante catches light – Why inferno and paradise need a still life, a forest, a light bulb test station and a shining suit: notes on Zlatko Kopljar’s K12 and K13, in catalogue: Light Tower.
Križic Roban, Sandra, Appropriation of oblivion, in catalogue: Light Tower
Gisbourne, Mark and Branko Franceschi, Temple – Hram, catalogue text
Hoši?, Irfan, Umjetnost I terorizam – bosnanskohercegovacka umjetnos nakon 9/11, catalogue text, 07.2009
Šuvakovi?, Miško, Testing the naked life, K12’s strategies and tactiques
Franceschi, Branko, Paso Doble, tekst kataloga, 05.2008
Sundarevitš, Ilka and Reet Varglane, Obscurum ovscurius, tallin Art Hall, catalogue text, 05.2008
Bravo, Revista, Revencia Ironica, Sao Paulo
Fantom, Slobode, cover page
Golub, Marko, Kopljar-K12
Vujanovi?, Barbara, Snažna egzistencijalna promišljanja, Vjesnik, Zagreb
Vujanovi?, Barbara, Umjetnost izmedu
Purgar, Krešimir, Ikonologija I ideologija – K9 Compassion Zlatko Kopljara u prespektivi vizualnog obrata
Vukmir, Janka, Contemporary Croatian Art, catalogue text, Lalit Kala Academy, New Dehli
Franceschi, Branko, K15 – U susret novoj teoriji medija, Kontura br. 91, Zagreb
Križic Roban, Sandra, Umjetnici su društveni otpad, Vjesnik, Zagreb
TVRDA, magazine for theory, culture and visual arts, cover page
Jendric, Dorotea, Klecanje ispred svjetskih centara moci, Vecernji list, Zagreb
Kino, Carol, Croation Artists Set Their Sights on New York, The New York Times
Kiš, Patricia, Svjetski uspjeh Grubica, Stilinovica i Kopljara, Jutarnji list, Zagreb
Koljanin, Ana – Marija, Etika I estetika javnog tijela, Kontura br. 85, cover page, Zagreb
Lefingwell, Edward, The Extraterritorial Zone, Art in America, New York
Šuvakovic, Miško, Kriticne performerske prakse Zlatka Koljara, cover page, Covjek i prostor, br. 7-8
Šuvakovic, Miško, O izvodenju retorickih figura Zlatka Kopljara – On performances of rethorical figures of the body by Zlatko Kopljar, text in the book about Zlatko Kopljar
Topic, Leila, Artisti?ka priprema dolaska u Novi Zagreb, Vjesnik, Zagreb
Topic, Leila, Od Washingtona do Pekinga – na koljenima, Vjesnik, Zagreb
Topic, Leila, Suosjecanjem do pravednosti, Vjesnik, Zagreb
Zec, Miroslav, Cin poniznosti naspram globalne mo?i, Novi list, Zagreb
Bianchi, Paolo and Hajo Schiff, Kunsy im Überfluss-überflüssige Kunst, Kunstforum
Franceschi, Branko, pesimist koji vjeruje da je izlaz moguc, Zarez
Mamdic, Jelena, Pecati psihomotoricne energije, Novi list, Zagreb
Ožegovic, Nina, Hrvatsku ce predstaviti u Sao Paulu performer koji izlaže krv, Nacional, Zagreb
Valerjev, Nela, Upriem prstom i suosjecam, Novi list
Župan, Ivaca, predgovor u catalogue K10, Zagreb
Franceschi, Branko, Zlatko Kopljar K9 Compassion, catalogue text, 26th biennal de Sao Paulo
Hug, Alfons, Image smugglers, catalogue text, 26th biennal de Sao Paulo
Kino, Carol, Report from Zagreb, Art in America, New York
Božanic, Vesna Serdar, Nadu zatvorio alarm Zlaka Kopljara, Novi list, Split
Cvetnic, Sanja, Koliko vrijedi umjetnikova krv, Novi Brodski list, Slavonski Brod
Cvetnic, Sanja, Koliko vrijedi umjetnikova krv?, Miroslav Kraljevic Gallery, Zagreb
Dragojevic, Rade, Presjek domace suvremene likovne scene, Novi list, Zagreb
Franceschi, Branko, Frame by Frame
Jerman, Željko, Ljubavni pucanj u nepoznato, Jutarnji list, Zagreb
Križic Roban, Sandra, Vjesnik, Ovdje, danas, a vjerojatno i sutra, Vjesnik, Zagreb
Lendvaj, Ana, Zatvorio sam Muzej!, Vecernji list, Zagreb
Ostoic, Sun?ica, Otiskivanje prošlosti, Vjesnik, kultura, Zagreb
Radak, Andrea, Dvanaest tona umjetnosti, Slobodna Dalmacija, Zagreb
Topic, Leila, Dijalog sa zaprekama, Vjesnik, Zagreb
Vukmir, Janka, Minuta šutnje, Miroslav Kraljevic Gallery, Zagreb
Križic Roban, Sandra, Ovdje, danas a vjerojatno i sutra, Vjesnik, 27.10.2002
Marcoci, Roxana, Hire Tomorrow, catalogue text, exhibition “Hire Tomorro”, MSU Zagreb
Carl, Katherine, Ambient 90, Miroslav Kraljevic Gallery, Zagreb
Franceschi, Branko, Ambient 90, Miroslav Kraljevic Gallery, Zagreb
Vinterhalter, Jadranka, Granica 2000, Zarez, Slavonski Brod
Ljubcic Mitrovic, Danijela, Bro?ani izvan Broda, Becic Gallery, Slavoski Brod
Vandura, Curo, Simbol novog doba, Sv. Ivan Zelina Gallery
Cvetnic, Sanja, Hranjivi krajolik, Vijenac, Zagreb
Marajanic, Suzana, Nezaraženo tijelo koje ukida ratio, Frakcije, Zagreb
Nikitovic, Spomenka, Donesi hranu, Vecernji list, Zagreb
Statil, Vaclav, Umelec, Praha
Vidulic, Sanjin, Udri po galeriji, Slobodna Dalmacija, Split
Cvetnic, Sanja, Otok-Island, Dubrovnik
G. Ga. Zmo koje rada ljubav, Vecernji list, Zagreb
Blagus, Goran, Opcinjenost nestajanjem, Vjesnik, Zagreb
Cvetnic, Sanja, Sat letenja, Galerija Karas, Zagreb
Franceschi, Branko, 336 puta vjerujem, Miroslav Kraljevic Gallery
Glavan, Darka, Ne trudim se baš sve objasniti, Nedjeljna Dalmacija
Nikitovic, Spomenka, Okomite spone, Vecernji list, Zagreb
Nikitovic, Spomenka, Tri stotine igala, Vecernji list, Zagreb
Jendric, Dorotea, Gdje bih bio da sam pametan, Vecernji list, Zagreb
Domljanovic, Željko, Alarm Zlatka Kopljara, Posavski Glasnik, Slavonski Brod
Grubic, Damir, “Failure”, Predgovor katalogu izložbi “Opasni prostori”, Gliptoteka Hazu, Zagreb
Keser, Ivana, Epicikli in ostalo, Failure or luck of courage, Mzin, Ljubljana
Kipke, Željko. I jesmo I nismo, Gliptoteka Hazu, Zagreb
Košcevic, Želimir, Medunarodno bijenale male plastike, Murska Sobota
Kovacm Leonida, Opasni prostori, Kolo, Zagreb
Križic Roban, Sandra, Guljenje kože, Danas, Zagreb
Makovic, Zvonko, Prera?ena materija, 34. Annale – Porec
Nikitovic, Spomenka, Kopljar 10.000, Vecernji list, Zagreb
Quien, Enes, Opasni prostori, Gliptoteka Hazu, Zagreb
Božicevic, Hrvoje, Ego East, Umjetni?ki paviljon, Zagreb
Galavan, Darko, Ego East, Umjetni?ki paviljon, Zagreb
Maticevic, Davor, Ego East, Umjetni?ki paviljon, Zagreb
Božicevic, Hrvoje, Što danas umjetnik zapravo radi, Studentski centar Gallery, Beograd, Jugoslavija
Božicevic, Hrvoje, Tri razglednice Zlatku Kopljaru, Becic Gallery, Slavonski Brod
Maricic, Duško, Brodski likovni krug, Becic Gallery, Slavonski Brod
Tagliapietra, Franco, Orioni obometrizzate, Studentski centar Gallery, Beograd, Jugoslavija