The opening of the Second Contemporary Arts Biennale D-0 ARK Underground will be held on 26 April in the Nuclear War Command (ARK) in Konjic, with 35 artists from 19 countries will exhibit their works there, reports Fena.
Manager of Biennale Edo Hozić said that he hopes that the visitors will enjoy works of artists who come from all over the world.
He added that after this biennale, the shelter could be considered a museum of contemporary arts.
Curators of the second biennale Basak Senova (Turkey) and Branko Franceschi (Croatia) chose 35 artists from 19 countries, among them Almin Zrno (Sarajevo), Adel Abidin (Baghdad) Alban Muja (Priština), Alfredo Pirri (Rome) Apparatus 22 and Studio Basar (Bucharest), Armin Linke (Berlin), Autopsia (Prague), Edo Murtić (Zagreb), Edin Numankadić (Sarajevo), Ibro Hasanović (Brussels/Sarajevo), Kim Cascone (San Francisco) , Igor Bošnjak (Trebinje), Nenad Malešević (Banja Luka/Belgrade) Danica Dakić (Sarajevo/Dusseldorf), Carlo Crovato (London), etc.
Art historian and curator from Croatia Branko Franceschi said that artists have spent the weekend in Konjic where they socialized with locals, and added that he’s glad that biennale has a positive feedback with locals.
With the help of selector of Public program, which will be held before the opening , until 25 April, was prepared by Didem Yazici who noted that the exhibitors will have their own presentation and talks with the audience.
Country partners of the project are BiH, Turkey, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, and the sponsor is BiH Presidency with the support of UNESCO and Council of Europe.
Hozić said that he’s glad that BiH Ministry of Defence allowed this object to be used and added that further information concerning the biennale and the museum can be found at the website of Tourist community of Konjic.
Ministers of culture from Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey have announced their visit to the Biennale.
ARK is a Tito’s nuclear shelter built in 1979, 280 metre below ground with 12 connected blocks and more than 100 rooms for sheltering 350 people from the political elite of former Yugoslavia.
