 Jun 6 2025 - Oct 12 2025

 Ljubljana

The 36th Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts is being curated by artistic director Chus Martínez, a renowned Spanish curator, lecturer and researcher. The list of participating artists will be announced early in 2025.

The theme of the latest edition of the biennial is The Oracle with the biennial aiming to be a place of reflection on how art can renew trust in freedom, freedom of expression, solidarity and support for art and culture.

Martinez says that with very few exceptions, she decided to work with artists she has never worked with before. "In that sense, the work and the situation are new for everyone: the artists, myself, and the audience. I feel this provokes in me a sense of curiosity and also takes me out of my comfort zone, assuming a risk that culture and art should always assume: the importance of constantly trusting artists and their work, the condition of being explorative and open."

She also took an interest in fantasy. "Like some of the technologies that are being developed - AI, to name the most obvious - fantasy has not been very present in the artistic discourse because we feel we lack control over it. Only now can we perceive a growing interest among many artists worldwide to return to fantasy as an ally to gain eloquence in the public sphere and a sense of charisma to address fundamental subjects. I would like to explore with artists the way fantasy offers a language to engage with the social," she says.

Organised by MGLC, the International Centre of Graphic Arts, the biennial will take place at Tivoli Mansion, the Gallery of Modern Art, Ljubljana City Gallery and the Jakopič Promenade leading from the Modern Gallery to the Tivoli Mansion.

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