Marko Tadić in conversation with Olga Majcen Linn
Join us on Thursday, May 21, at 7 PM, for a conversation between artist Marko Tadić and his friend and curator Olga Majcen Linn, focusing on Tadić’s work and the concepts behind the current exhibition “Funga Robo”.
Trotoar Talks is a series of discussions with artists, curators, and their guests related to exhibitions from the Trotoar program. Recordings of previous talks are available for listening on our SoundCloud channel.
ABOUT THE PANELISTS
Marko Tadić (b. 1979, Sisak, Croatia) is a visual artist based in Zagreb, working across drawing, collage, animation, and installation. A graduate in painting from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence (2006), Tadić’s practice is centered on the reimagining of discarded historical fragments. Through repurposing found objects — such as old photographs, postcards, books, and maps — he explores the interplay of personal memory and collective history, reflecting on the cyclical nature of history and its potential for renewal. His work is an ongoing exploration of time’s elasticity, shifting between the real and the imagined, the document and the abstraction.
Solo and group exhibitions include: Fridericianum, Kassel; Bozar, Brussels; Steirischer Herbst Festival, Graz; 1st Anren Biennale in China; Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb; Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka; National Museum of Modern Art, Zagreb; Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana; Parco Arte Vivente (PAV), Torino; EKO 8 International Triennial of Art and Environment; and others.
Tadić represented Croatia at the 57th Venice Biennale with Horizon of Expectations, in collaboration with Tina Gverović.
In addition to his artistic practice, he has been a guest lecturer at NABA, Milan, since 2015 and has been teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, since 2016. His works are included in collections such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb; the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka; the MAXI Arte Collection Rome, the AGI Verona Collection; PAV Torino; Collezione Taurisano; Art Collection Telekom; and others.
Dr Olga Majcen Linn is an art historian, curator, and researcher with a PhD in Art and Media, focused on subversive art practices. She is one of the founders of KONTEJNER | bureau of contemporary art praxis, an organization dedicated to investigative and experimental artistic practices. Since 2002, she has curated and developed numerous international projects and festivals within KONTEJNER, including Device_art (exploring intersections of art, science, and technology), Touch Me Festival (dedicated to art and science), and Extravagant Bodies (addressing disability, normativity, and the body in contemporary art).Since 2003, she has also worked at Gallery VN in Zagreb, which focuses on supporting and presenting the emerging local art scene.Olga is currently a guest lecturer and mentor at the Academy of Fine Arts (ALU) in Zagreb. She regularly participates in international academic and artistic conferences such as Medea Art Histories, Taboo – Transgression – Transcendence, ISEA, FEMeeting, and Consciousness Reframed: Art Matters.