Curated by Branko Franceschi, the Parallel Lines collective exhibition, presented by the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), features 188 artworks tracing the evolution of Croatian visual art from 1948, when Yugoslavia distanced itself from the USSR and socialist realism, to 1998, marking the reintegration of Croatian territories during the aftermath of the Homeland war of the ‘90s. This era, shaped by Yugoslavia’s vision of a “socialist state with a human face”, nurtured High Modernism and Neo-avant-garde styles. Zagreb, particularly in the 1960s, became an international hub for artistic innovation, epitomised by the New Tendencies biennials (1961–1973), described as the Last Avant-garde.

Ješa Denegri’s concept of art of the other line encapsulates diverse practices opposing socialist modernism, characterised by abstract and expressionistic figuration. These opposing tendencies coexisted, shaping a vibrant cultural scene through dialogue, debate, and confrontation. The exhibition highlights these parallel trends as complementary facets of an extraordinary artistic era.

The National Museum of Modern Art (NMMA), founded in 1905, houses over 12,350 artworks, preserving Croatian visual art from the mid-19th century to today, defining national cultural identity and its global contribution.

Artiști: Kosta Angeli Radovani, Vojin Bakić, Petar Barišić, Peruško Bogdanić, Jagoda Buić, Boris Bućan, Ivo Deković, Vlasta Delimar, Boris Demur, Josip Diminić, Braco Dimitrijević, Juraj Dobrović, Slavomir Drinković, Ivo Dulčić, Dušan Džamonja, Joško Eterović, Jadranka Fatur, Eugen Feller, Zvjezdana Fio, Ivo Friščić, Goran Fruk, Mladen Galić, Ivo Gattin, Vladimir Gašparić (Gapa), Oton Gliha, Tomislav Gotovac, Stjepan Gračan, Grupa Šestorice autora, Krsto Hegedušić, Željko Hegedušić, Hrvoje Šercar, Ljubo Ivančić, Sanja Iveković, Vlado Jakelić, Đorđe Jandrić, Stanko Jančić, Božidar Jelinić, Anto Jerković, Željko Jerman, Marijan Jevšovar, Dean Jokanović Toumin, Vasilije Jordan, Ivo Kalina, Ksenija Kantoci, Zlatko Kauzlarić-Atač, Nives Kavurić-Kurtović, Albert Kinert, Željko Kipke, Josip Klarica, Julije Knifer, Eugen Kokot, Slavko Kopač, Zlatko Kopljar, Kuzma Kovačić, Ivan Kožarić, Vladimir Kristl, Vatroslav Kuliš, Ferdinand Kulmer, Rudolf Labaš, Milena Lah, Željko Lapuh, Branko Lepen, Vlado Martek, Dalibor Martinis, Valerije Michieli, Antun Motika, Marijana Muljević, Edo Murtić, Sofija Naletilić Penavuša, Jelena Perić, Ordan Petlevski, Ratko Petrić, Ivan Picelj, Srećko Planinić, Vesna Popržan, Oton Postružnik, Zlatko Prica, Vanja Radauš, Dubravka Rakoci, Božidar Rašica, Ante Rašić, Vjenceslav Richter, Arsen Roje, Igor Rončević, Branko Ružić, Edita Schubert, Đuro Seder, Damir Sokić, Aleksandar Srnec, Miljenko Stančić, Sven Stilinović, Mladen Stilinović, Goran Trbuljak, Matko Trebotić, Jasenka Tućan, Josip Vaništa, Zlatan Vrkljan, Goranka Vrus Murtić, Miro Vuco, Šime Vulas, Fedor Vučemilović, Đurđica Zanoški-Gudlin, Mirko Zrinščak, Ivo Šebalj, Ljerka Šibenik, Šime Perić, Miroslav Šutej, Vlasta Žanić.

The exhibition can be visited on the 1st floor of the museum until April 13, 2025.

Source: mnac.ro