Juriš kolači - Remembering Mladen Stilinović

To mark the tenth anniversary of Mladen Stilinović's passing, Kino Valli will open an exhibition of his photographs, films, and installations in its foyer on Thursday, 30 July at 8 p.m. The exhibition pays tribute to one of the most significant figures in Croatian contemporary art.

Later that evening, at 9 p.m., the cinema will screen Juriš kolači – Remembering Mladen Stilinović (1 hr 57 min), filmed at the Zagreb Youth Theatre (ZKM) in 2016, following the artist's death.

Seeking to create a relaxed and collaborative event that reflected Mladen Stilinović's personality and spirit, the curatorial collective WHW (What, How & for Whom) and Branka Stipančić invited friends, artists, curators from Croatia and abroad, and people who had known him to remember him in their own way. Infused with playfulness, humour, and creative anarchy, the gathering celebrated both Stilinović's life and his artistic practice. Forty-five participants contributed through talks, performances, and video messages. The event was filmed by Matija Kralj and Sonja Ratković, edited by Matija Kralj, and produced by the artist's widow, curator Branka Stipančić.

Mladen Stilinović (b. 1947, Belgrade – d. 2016, Pula) was a Neo-Conceptual artist and one of the leading representatives of the New Art Practice movement. Beginning in the late 1960s, he worked in experimental film, and from the mid-1970s developed a distinctive artistic practice encompassing collage, photography, artists' books, painting, installations, and actions. His work critically examined the languages of art and politics, as well as the relationship between labour, money, and power in society, employing irony, paradox, and manipulation as central artistic strategies.

The exhibition Juriš kolači – Remembering Mladen Stilinović was conceived by Dorina Vlakančić and Branka Stipančić.