SANJA PUPOVAC IS AN ARTIST BORN IN ZADAR, EX-JUGOSLAVIJA IN 1983. SHE LIVES AND WORKS IN MILANO.
THE THEMES THAT CHARGE HER WORK ARE: THE INTIMACY OF THE INTERNET, POETRY AND LANGUAGE OF THE MILLENNIALS, HUMOR AS A REVEALER OF CONTEMPORANEITY, THE MEMORY OF ART, ARCHITECTURE AFTER ARCHITECTURE, MISE-EN-SCENE, RELIGIOUS AESTHETIC.
SHE STUDIED AT THE POLITECNICO DI MILANO, WHERE SHE OCCASIONALLY TEACHES, SHE TRIES TO FORGET HER ARCHITECTURAL APPROACH AT LEAST IN PART. HER WORK CAN BE DIVIDED IN TWO CATEGORIES, THE FIRST IS THE PRESENCE OF INTERNET, THE SECOND IS ITS ABSENCE.
AN ON/OFF SWITCH OF AN ALTERNATIVE REALITY. HER PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK RESEMBLES PERFORMANCE FOR ITS APPROACH AND FOR THE THEATRICAL RESULT. SHE IS WORKING ON THE POST PRODUCTION OF HER FIRST FEATURE FILM “INTERNET” COMPOSED ALMOST ENTIRELY OF VISUAL AND AUDIO CHATS.
HER CAREER BEGINS IN THE DESIGN FIELD AND PROGRESSIVELY CROSSES OVER TO ART.
A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SHOWS: SOLO SHOW QUALCHE PREGHIERA FA (GALLERIA70), ITALIAN DESIGN BEYOND THE CRISIS - TRIENNALE DESIGN MUSEUM (2014), BIRCHES - VENICE ART BIENNALE (2013), POST-DESIGN - MEMPHIS MILANO (2012), THREE BRIDES - OBJET D’ART PER VENINI (2008), COMPASSO D’ORO PER PATAMAGAZINE (2008).
shows
2020
Solo show “The Imperceptible Rise of Perversely Peaceful Jokers” Curated by Contemporary Attitude
March 20 - 30
Edicola Radetzky
Mostra di fine inverno
19 February
Collective show at Galleria70
2019
Internet Rules for Humans
1st October
Fotonico studio
2017
solo show Qualche Preghiera Fa
May 5 - July 28
Curated by Eugenio Bitetti
Galleria70
Collective show De Abstractione
February 9 at Galleria70
2016
Collctive show Via Pietro Calvi 2
March 22 at Galleria70
2015
By Heart For Good
Preview show
Spazio Via Modena 22
2014
Collective Novecento 70
Galleria 70
2013
Inventario at Art Venice Biennale
curated by INVENTARIO - Foscarini
press & pubblications
"Fotografa in scena"
NPhotography July 2017 Interview by Giovanni Pelloso
“Blow”
commissioned and published by INTERNI MAGAZINE
"Papagaj"
published on the cover of MADE magazine, art co-direction with Alberto Biagetti, 2011
2008
Selected for Compasso D’oro of ADI (Industrial design association) for the webzine WWW.PATAMAGAZINE.COM
2020
Solo show “The Imperceptible Rise of Perversely Peaceful Jokers” Curated by Contemporary Attitude
March 20 - 30
Edicola Radetzky
Mostra di fine inverno
19 February
Collective show at Galleria70
2019
Internet Rules for Humans
1st October
Fotonico studio
2017
solo show Qualche Preghiera Fa
May 5 - July 28
Curated by Eugenio Bitetti
Galleria70
Collective show De Abstractione
February 9 at Galleria70
2016
Collctive show Via Pietro Calvi 2
March 22 at Galleria70
2015
By Heart For Good
Preview show
Spazio Via Modena 22
2014
Collective Novecento 70
Galleria 70
2013
Inventario at Art Venice Biennale
curated by INVENTARIO - Foscarini
press & pubblications
"Fotografa in scena"
NPhotography July 2017 Interview by Giovanni Pelloso
“Blow”
commissioned and published by INTERNI MAGAZINE
"Papagaj"
published on the cover of MADE magazine, art co-direction with Alberto Biagetti, 2011
2008
Selected for Compasso D’oro of ADI (Industrial design association) for the webzine WWW.PATAMAGAZINE.COM
events
2020
Performance “Reading Books to Unsuccessful Workers”
1st February for Contemporary Attitude
2019
Internet Rules for Humans
1st October
Fotonico studio
Epitaphs launch event
Brignoli & Alemani Contemporary Art Advisory
May 28th
2017
ART TALK
Photoweek - Qualche preghiera fa - Sanja Pupovac
10 June at Galleria70
Presentation of work for Inventario
C.M.Clerici Italian Institute of Culture Stockholm
Stockholm - 7February
2014
Italian Design Beyond the Crisis
Autarky, Austerity, Autonomy
Triennale Design Museum / Curated by Beppe Finessi
PATAMAGAZINE Co-founder, writer and publisher
NOVECENTO 70 - How the show works
Talk with
Eugenio Bitetti / Curator
Sanja Pupovac / Artist
17 November
2012
“POSTDESIGN 2012”
Collaboration with Alberto Biagetti an exclusive collection designed for POSTDESIGN gallery, presented during the Milano Design Week
The Three Brides
Objet d’art - limited edition for VENINI, sold world wide and made by glass blowing in Murano, Venice
lectures
2019/2020
Enzo Mari is always right
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
Art wants to be free (Land Art)
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
2018/2019
Art wants to be free (Land Art)
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
Imagine Remember Cut (Yoko Ono, Louise Bourgeois, Gordon Matta Clark)
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
The Artist is Universe (Marina Abramovic)
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
Enzo Mari is always right
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
2018
If we could tell Water what to do
University of Architecture - Politecnico di Milano
Intimacy has stepped out
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
2016
The Room I Desire
INSTITUT BYTOVEHO DESIGNU, Prague
2015
Film in Milano
The Room I Desire
at Politecnico di Milano
2014
Funerals in Cinema
Weddings in Cinema
at Politecnico di Milano
Collaboravite lectures with Matteo Pirola
2015
on Decoration
on Self Portrait
at Politecnico di Milano
2020
Performance “Reading Books to Unsuccessful Workers”
1st February for Contemporary Attitude
2019
Internet Rules for Humans
1st October
Fotonico studio
Epitaphs launch event
Brignoli & Alemani Contemporary Art Advisory
May 28th
2017
ART TALK
Photoweek - Qualche preghiera fa - Sanja Pupovac
10 June at Galleria70
Presentation of work for Inventario
C.M.Clerici Italian Institute of Culture Stockholm
Stockholm - 7February
2014
Italian Design Beyond the Crisis
Autarky, Austerity, Autonomy
Triennale Design Museum / Curated by Beppe Finessi
PATAMAGAZINE Co-founder, writer and publisher
NOVECENTO 70 - How the show works
Talk with
Eugenio Bitetti / Curator
Sanja Pupovac / Artist
17 November
2012
“POSTDESIGN 2012”
Collaboration with Alberto Biagetti an exclusive collection designed for POSTDESIGN gallery, presented during the Milano Design Week
The Three Brides
Objet d’art - limited edition for VENINI, sold world wide and made by glass blowing in Murano, Venice
lectures
2019/2020
Enzo Mari is always right
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
Art wants to be free (Land Art)
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
2018/2019
Art wants to be free (Land Art)
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
Imagine Remember Cut (Yoko Ono, Louise Bourgeois, Gordon Matta Clark)
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
The Artist is Universe (Marina Abramovic)
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
Enzo Mari is always right
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
2018
If we could tell Water what to do
University of Architecture - Politecnico di Milano
Intimacy has stepped out
University of Design - Politecnico di Milano
2016
The Room I Desire
INSTITUT BYTOVEHO DESIGNU, Prague
2015
Film in Milano
The Room I Desire
at Politecnico di Milano
2014
Funerals in Cinema
Weddings in Cinema
at Politecnico di Milano
Collaboravite lectures with Matteo Pirola
2015
on Decoration
on Self Portrait
at Politecnico di Milano
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