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Jaša (Mrevlje-Pollak, b. 1978) is a Slovenian artist who lives and works in Ljubljana (SI), Venice (IT), and New York. He creates site-specific multimedia installations driven by experiential and relational interpretations of situation, narrative, sculpture and performance.

He graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice, Italy and studied classics at the Gimnazija Poljane Ljubljana. He frequently works in collaboration with other artists: Crash in Progress (1999-2005,) an artists collective with Giorgio Andreotta Caló, Simone Settimo, Peter Furlan & Martina de Lugnani, and recently with Kalu (Luka Uršič), Junzi, Nina Vidrih, Mark Požlep, Jyrki Riekki and Meta Grgurevič among others. Recent solo presentations include The Lovest at The Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana (2011- ongoing); Yellow Dot, official inaugural event at Museum of Contemporary Art, Ljubljana (2012); Dolphin’s Dream at ViaFarini, Milan (2011); and solo exhibitions with Ganes Pratt Gallery, Ljubljana (2010, 2008) and Jerome Zodo, Milan (2011). Recent group exhibitions include The Accademie Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennal (2011); Lords of Dirt at UGM/Maribor Art Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia (2011); The 29th Biennial of Graphic Arts, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana (2010); Realism and Reality in Contemporary Art in Slovenia, curated by Charles Esche, The Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana (2010).

He creates site-specific multimedia installations driven by experiential and relational interpretations of space, situation, visual narrative, sculpture, sound and performance. Using a given space as a setting where he entwine all these elements, so to structure an experience. His work is an environment; every element plays a decisive role, their connections create multitude of visual narratives that spin around the concept’s core. There is a well considered critical interest which marks a new possibility for political work that is at heart optimistic and inspires change rather than mandates it. The use of familiar conventions or live events allows Jaša to seduce the viewer into a raw state of observation and consequently (self)reflection. In his work function dictates the form and vice versa, creating new conditions of performance, depended upon the viewer in order to become fully realised. Charged with romanticism, mood and spontaneity, he strive to achieve complete suspension of all cynicism and disbelief from the viewer.

SOLO SHOWS & PROJECTS (selected):

2014

CRYSTAL C, Pioneer Works, curated by Michele Drascek and produced by Rosa Lux, New York

CRYSTAL C, Tobačna 001 & Vžigalica Gallery, curated by Michele Drascek and produced by Rosa Lux, Ljubljana

2013

CLOUD TAILOR (project by Jaša & Jyirki Riekki), Sinne Gallery, Helsinki

GALANTERIE MECHANIQE - (project by Meta Grgurevič & Urša Vidic) in collaboration with KALU and BOWRAIN, Škuc Gallery, Ljubljana

FATHER & SON / DRAWING A LINE THROUGH THE CLOUDS OF MYTH, curated by Michele Drascek, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana

THE LOVEST, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana

WHITE ROOMS (project by LEFTFINGER)

2012

APNEA’S RHAPSODY, On Stellar Rays Gallery, New York

SINGLE ride out while touching the sky, A+A, (curator: Juan de Nieves) Venice

FRIENDLY WAR (project: Jaša & Jyrki Riekki), Kibla, Maribor

THE LOVEST, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana

2011

the yellow dot, MSUM / official opening event, Ljubljana

IT’S O-KEY, Avista Showroom, Milano

BLOOM, Jeromo Zodo Contemporary Gallery, Milano

LITTLE STARS (and when he’ll die cut him into stars), Ex Pulisecco / Parcheggio Central Park, Padova

TO BE MODERN, Spiga 2 -Dolce & Gabbana, Mlano

DOLPHIN’S DREAM, Viafarini, Milano

THE LOVEST, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana

2010

BIG KISS…(for the stranger) part of X-OP-ART project, (in collaboration with Rasmus Hedlund), Maa space, Helsinki

YES, wrap yourself around me & forget that I was something else, (in collaboration with Luka Uršič, Meta Grgurevič, Mark Požlep, Janez Vidrih, Urša Vidic and Primož Nemec, part of Akto_5, Oficirski dom, Bitola

THE LOVEST / THE BEGINING, Simulaker Gallery, Novo Mesto

REVIEW-PREVIEW, Ganes Pratt Gallery, Ljubljana

THE LAST LANDSCAPE OF PLEASURE, Platform’s studio, Vaasa

THE LOVEST, Museum of modern art, Ljubljana

2009

RADIKAL CHIC the book /00-09 projects reviewed (project: Janez Vidrih & Jaša), Vale-Novak’s book store and public spaces, Ljubljana

WHAT IT TAKES FOR THE HEART TO EXPLODE INTO STARS, City Gallery Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica

PUSHBANG, (project: Mark Požlep & Jaša)part of Magdalena festival, Pekarna, Maribor

FINGERSTICK RADIO, (project: Mark Požlep & Jaša & guests), abandoned shop and public spaces, Celje

TIME TO BECOME POETS (project: Mark Požlep & Jaša) part of The Branch, Sextan et plus, La Friche Belle de mai, Marseille

FUCKED UP DREAMER (with: Luka Uršič) part of Akto_4, public spaces, Bitola

FOR A BETTER TOMORROW (Project: Viktor Bernik, Meta Grgurevič & Jaša), City Art Museum, Ljubljana

2008

STARDIM, to whom it my concern my life is falling apart, part of Akto_3, abandoned summer cinema, Bitola

AGAINST THE HISTORY FOR A BIT OF GOOD OLD LOVE (project: Mark Požlep & Jaša), Center of Contemporary Art, Celje

IN GOOD WE TRUST, Ganes Pratt Gallery & Theater Glej, Ljubljana

2007

REWIEV – PREWIEV, Ganes Pratt Gallery, Ljubljana

NOWHERE TO BE SEEN part of DIGISTARS by Kibla, Kontekst Gallery, Beograd

ACTING OUT, Galleria L’Occhio, Venezia

ONE HIT WONDER, KIBELA, Maribor

RADIKAL CHIC, Equrna Gallery, Ljubljana

2006

LET' S PUT AN END TO ALL THE DISASTERS, Ganes Pratt Gallery, Ljubljana

LET' S MAKE AN END TO ALL THE DISASTERS part of THE LIGHT/ Sarajevo winter festival 2006, Kinoteka and public spaces, Sarajevo

BLA BLA ME, France Mihelič Gallery and Fo.Vi Gallery and public space, Ptuj

2005

THE BIG SHOW, Hribar’s Gallery / S Gallery/ Cazamati space, Ljubljana

2004

DAFNE REVISITED (project: Crash in Progress, & Plan9, Benjamin Produkcija, Passaporta), A+A Gallery, Venezia

WORLD OF IT´S OWN, Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia,Venezia

2003

QUATRO GIORNATE DI BERLINO (project: Crash in Progress) part of 87MA MOSTRA COLLETIVA BEVILAQUA LA MASA, Piazza San Marco Gallery, Venezia

LE SIGNORINE (project: Crash in Progress) part of GEMINE MUSE, Galleria Internazionale d' arte Moderna Ca' Pesaro, Venezia

DAFNE (project: Crash in Progress, & Plan9, Benjamin Produkcija, Passaporta), Spazio Thetis, Venezia

GROUP SHOWS and PROJECTS (selected):

2013

GALANTERIE MECHANIQE FILL ARGENT (project by Meta Grgurevič & Urša Vidic) with LEFTFINGER and BOWRAIN, part of THE 30TH BIENNIAL OF GRAPHIC ARTS, curator Deborah Cullen, MGLC, Ljubljana

GODS CAME FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT (project; Mark Požlep & Jaša) part of U3 - 7TH TRIENNIAL OF

CONTEMPORARY ART IN SLOVENIA: RESILIANCE

Curator: Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez, MSUM, Ljubljana

MATERIALNOST, curator: Žiga Dobnika & Aleksandra Kostič, KIBLA Portal, Maribor

2012

ALMOST SPRING, 100 years of Slovene art, curator Simona Vidmar, UGM (Slavija), Maribor

OUTRO_my favourite tangible moment in this line of thoughts, curator Marrita Mukkonen, Kaapeli Gallery, Helsinki

HONEST NEED TO BELIEVE part of BEAUTIFUL PAINTING IS BEHIND US, curator Eva Huber & Arne Brejc, UGM, Maribor

IT WAS THE WORST YEAR OF MY LIFE, Ganes Pratt / Mala Galerija, Ljubljana

2011

DRAWING A LINE THROUGH THE CLOUDS OF MYTH part of Narratives in Progress, Curator: Juan de Nieves, Regional Museum, Celje

THE 29TH BIENNIAL OF GRAPHIC ARTS, Curator: Beti Žirovec Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana, Ljubljana,

I CAN GIVE YOU 2 HOURS (OF MY TIME), BUT CAN NOT GIVE YOU 5 MINUTES, part of THE STATE OF ART, Accademie Pavilion, 54th Venice Biennale, Venice

PINK IS THE MOST MASCULINE COLOR, MX7 on location, Antwerp

2010

I’ M CULTURE, part of U3 - 6TH TRIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN SLOVENIA: AN IDEA FOR LIVING. REALISM AND REALITY IN CONTEMPORARY ART IN SLOVENIA,

Curator Charles Esche, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana

I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EXPLAINED MYSELF, project by Chris Evans, Mala Galerija, Ljubljana

WHAT'S HAPPENING? STEREO EXHIBITION (curators: Petja Grafenauer, Vanja Žanko), City Gallery, Nova Gorica

2009

FEAR IS MY GOD, part of A CAMEL IS A HORSE DESIGNED BY A COMMITTEE (ATTEMPTS AT REWRITING THE WOR(L)D – exhibition at the end of the XV Advanced Course in Visual Arts FAR, Palazzetto Tito and public spaces, Venezia

DANCER AND HIS BROKEN SHOES, part of CORSO APERTO, XV Advanced Course in Visual Arts FAR, Visiting Professor Walid Raad, Vila Sucota and public spaces, Como

2008

THE PIPE DREAM, part of NECESSARY DISCURSE ON HYSTERIA, curated by Jernej Kožar & Rado Poggi, Koroška Gallery of Fine Arts, Slovenj Gradec

TIME DREAMING ITSELF (project: Francois Martig & Jaša), Hotel de ville, Strasbourg

CITY EPISODES part of MUSEUM ON THE STREETS, Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana, public spaces, Ljubljana

FIRE PLACE, AXE & THE BANANA PEEL (project: Mark Požlep) Plevnik- Kronkowska Gallery, Celje

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, Slovene Contemporary Painting, curated by Nadja Gnamuš & Petja Grafenauer Krnc, Ganes Pratt Gallery Ljubljana & Art Saloon, Celje

NEVER SURE EXACTLY WHAT I’LL FIND (project: Meta Grgurevič in collaboration with Simone Settimo & Jaša), Ganes Pratt Gallery, Ljubljana

2007

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD: “All the better to see you with”, (project: Matej Kejžar & Jaša, in collaboration with, Revanša & Ekipa), Linhart’s Hall, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana

JÜRGEN part of EVERY MAN IS A CURATOR (project: Viktor Bernik, Mark Požlep, Meta Grgurevič, Urša Vidic, Janez Janša, Simone Settimo, Jasmina Cibic & Jaša), Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana

BAD GIRLS & BAD BOYS (project: Žiga Kariž, Viktor Bernik, Mark Požlep, Meta Grgurevič, Urša Vidic, Simone Settimo, Jasmina Cibic, Ištvan Išt Huzjan & Jaša), City Art Museum, Ljubljana

I GOT TO FIND A WAY TO F_ _ L THE SPACE IN TIME part of OHO – selection for the award for young avant-garde artists, Center and Gallery P74, Ljubljana

2006

OPEN 2006 / Cocktail Problem (project: Meta Grgurevič & Jaša), public space, Venezia Lido

ARHIPELAG / Check Point (project: Ištvan Išt Huzjan & Jaša), produced by Kapelica Gallery, Nova Gorica & Gorizia

LIFE IN A BOX (project: Ištvan Išt Huzjan & Jaša), public spaces, Ljubljana

ATELIER F 2006, (also editions 2004, 2003 and 2002) Accademia di Belle Arti, Venezia

PROSTOROZ / Keep on Waving Your Guns, public space (Karlovški most), Ljubljana

WORK IN PROGRES, 10 artists from Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, in collaboration with La Biennale di Venezia, Spazio Fondaco, Venezia

2005

M.O.M.O. Museum Of Modern Objects (project: Crash in Progress) part of ORANGE curator: Massimo Barbero, Galleria Galica, Milano

VIDEO.IT 7 – 2005, (curator: Francesco Poli, Mario Gorni, Elena Volpato, Natalia Casorati), Circolo Artisti, Torino

LEO’S FALL (project: Marco Schievenin & Jaša), part of XII BIENNIAL OF YOUNG ARTISTS PASSION Napoli

FUNNY HOW SECRETS TRAVEL (project: Ištvan Išt Huzjan & Jaša) part of SIAB, 6. Student International Art Biennial, City Museum of Skopje, Skopje

2004

Q13, BUILDING, Galleria Contemporaneo, Mestre Venice, Italy

LABORATORIO DI SCULTURA EUROPEA, KiT (project: Crash in Progress), Curator: Luca Massimo Barbero, Villa Marignana Benetton, Mogliano Veneto



EDUCATION:

1993 – 1997 Gimnazija Poljane, Classical class, Ljubljana

1999 - 2004 Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, class of Carlo Di Raco (diploma in painting -110/110 cum laude), Venice

2005 - 2007 Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, class of Carlo Di Raco (second diploma in painting and multimedia - 110/110 cum laude), Venice

WORKSHOPS (selected):

2010 X-OP-ART, invited by KIBLA, Helsinki

2009 XV ADVANCED VISUAL COURSE, visiting profesor WALID RAAD, Como

2008 KIM JONES – WAR DRAWINGS, Viafarini, Milano

2007 NUROPE, LJUBLJANA OASIS, together with the creative group of PRISTOP and IRWIN, presentation of Slovene young art scene

GRANTS, BURSARIES and PRIZES:


 * In the 2011 he received a grant by the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia for his residency project “Dolphin’s Dream” at Viafarini.


 * In the he 2008 received a grant by the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia for professional artists as recognition and support for his artistic achievements


 * In the period 2002 to 2005 he was receiving the bursary for talented students studying abroad given by the City’s department of Culture, Ljubljana.


 * In the 2006 he was given the annual Prize by Rotary’s Club Ljubljana for his research in visual arts


 * In the 2011 he was given the grant by the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia for professional artists as recognition and support for his artistic achievements abroad.


 * since 2004 his artistic research and projects are financed by a group of individual supporters gathered in an unofficial group named “Skupina”; Franci Zavrl, Aleš Jenčič, Aljoša Ivančič, Slavc Vrhunc and Primož Nemec.



FACTS:


 * 1999-2005 member of an international artistic group CRASH IN PROGRESS with Giorgio Andreotta Caló, Simone Settimo, Peter Furlan & Martina de Lugnani.


 * 2003 – 2006 member of an artistic duo BLACK STAR PRODUCTION with Ištvan Išt Huzjan.


 * since 2005 collaborates with Simone Settimo as J&S CONSTRUCTIONS on various projects


 * in 2006 he founded a dance & performing experimental group EKIPA with Neža Mrevlje


 * since 2007 collaborates with the artist Mark Požlep on various projects and interventions


 * 2007 - 2009 he founded an audio-performing group REVANŠA! with Miha Zbašnik and Aljoša Cetinski


 * in 2009 he founded an audio experimental group LEFTFINGER with Luka Uršič and Janez Vidrih


 * since 2009 works with KUD LJUD performing group


 * since 2010 founder and member of an art association BANZAI! With Meta Grgurevič and Mark Požlep


 * in 2010 he founded THE LOVEST, an artistic autonomous zone inside the Museum of Modern Art in Ljubljana and in full collaboration with the staff of museum and growing group of collaborators and supporters.


 * in 2010 he founded JURGEN VALILNICA, along with Mark Požlep, Meta Grgurevič, Luka Uršič, Primož Nemec and Matjaž Brulc in Tovarna Rog, project space dedicated for younger generation of artists


 * cofounder and collaborator of GANES PRATT GALLERY with Primož Nemec since 2003 in Ljubljana under production pseudonym SWEET HOUSE PRODUCTIONS


 * collaborates with Ganes Pratt Gallery from Ljubljana, Jeromo Zodo Contemporay Gallery from Milano and On Stellar Rays Gallery from New York.



RECIDENCIES:

- 15.01. – 07.04.2011, VIAFARINI, Milano

- 01.12.2009 - 01.02.2010, PLATFORM, Vaasa

- 01.08 – 17. 09. 2009, the BRANCH, OTTO PROD / La VITRINE, Marseille

- 15.02 - 15.03. 2009, Apartment and studio, provided by Ministry of Culture of Slovenia, New York

- since 01.08.2005 winner of one of six residential studios for young artist, studio complex provided by the city of Ljubljana

LECTURES:


 * 2009 -2010 lectures: Novia Nykarlaby, ALU Ljubljana, Moo Helsinki


 * 2006 - 2008 worked as tutor on “structuring an art project” at Famul-Stuart Shool for Visual arts, Ljubljana


 * since 2008 works as a part–time tutor with Carlo Di Raco in Atelier F in form of adviser, lecturer, coordinator and workshop leader, Accademia Di Belle Arti di Venezia.



AWARDS (selected):

- Fondazione RATTI, XV ADVANCED VISUAL COURSE, Award of the Fourth Epson FAR Prize for artistic research as a recognition for his artistic achievements.

- nominated for the OHO AWARD

- LEO’S FALL was selected for the XII Biennial of Young Artists

- FUNNY HOW SECRETS TRAVEL was selected for the SIAB, 6. Student International Art Biennial

- winner of the VIDEO_IT 7 with the video work “Crash in Progress”

COLLECTIONS:

- Pristop art collection (Franci Zavrl), Ljubljana

- Riko art collection, Ljubljana

- Ljubljanska Banka contemporary art collection, Ljubljana

- Ganes Pratt (Primož Nemec) collection, Ljubljana

- Private Collections