contact: sanjapupovac@gmail.com


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

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





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