Many performances presented at Kapelica Gallery have left a profound impact on visitors, as their artistic potency pushed the boundaries of the perceivable. Their unrepeatability leaves behind a tangible void and a commitment to historicize these extraordinary events. Attempts to capture the structure of the environment that provided the context for these amazing artworks often elude video documentation, and are entirely absent in the case of reenactments. In order to offer the most authentic experience of the performance as artwork, Kapelica Gallery curators are developing a presentation method that includes forensic remnants, video and photo documentation, and the performative experience of personal storytelling within the intimate setting of the exhibition set at Kapelica Gallery during the TTT conference. A restricted number of time slots are available. A precise schedule is still to be announced.
In 1995, Krpan conceived the Kapelica Gallery - Gallery for Contemporary Investigative Art as a non-governmental and non-profit organization. As a curator and commissioner, he has contributed to both national and international exhibitions and festivals, the largest international productions to date being the organization and artistic leadership of the Slovenian national pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003, the conceptual gallery Cosinus BRX at the European Commission building in Brussels, and U3 the 5th Triennial of Contemporary Investigative Arts 2006 at the Museum of Modern Art - Ljubljana. In September 2008 he curated the presentation of the Kapelica Gallery in the Featured Art Scene section of Ars Electronica in Linz and in 2009 the survey of contemporary investigative art relating to 80 years of avant-garde art in Slovenia. In 2014 he co-curated the Designing Life section of the Ljubljana Design Biennale and was co-curator of the Slovenian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. He has been a member of the Prix Ars Electronica jury for the Hybrid Arts category in 2010, '13, '15, '16, '17 and 2023. Since 2012, he become the artistic director of the Kesnikova Institute. BioTehna, Rampa, and Vivarium research and development laboratories have become important R&D platforms for the Kapelica Gallery. Since early 2017 he has worked on systemic solutions for innovation design, bringing artistic ideations as innovation catalysts in the innovation process for smart industries and communities for a more sustainable, safer, inclusive, and ethical future. In 2020, he co-curated the symposium The Future of Living with AI for EUNIC at Bozar Brussels, where the selection of Slovenian artists was presented in the framework of the S+T+ARTS awards. In 2019, the Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy awarded him the title of Ambassador of Smart Specialisation of the Republic of Slovenia. He is a member of the National Council of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia representing and advocating cultural NGO interests from 2019 to date. Jurij Krpan lectures on the artistic profile of the Kapelica Gallery and the cultural profile of the Kersnikova Institute in Slovenia and abroad.
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