Mestna galerija Ljubljana

Mestna galerija Ljubljana The City Art Gallery Ljubljana is specialized in hosting contemporary art projects.

The City Art Gallery Ljubljana is one of the main cultural centres specialized in hosting contemporary art projects, with its operations actively contributing to the development and popularization of local and international art production. The basic guidelines of the gallery’s programme policy are aligned with some of the key segments from its rich exhibition history and substantive emphasis is es

tablished through profiled programme packages. Within the framework of these packages, the gallery exhibits solo and group shows from both Slovenian and international milieus. In over fifty years of uninterrupted operations, the City Art Gallery Ljubljana has hosted many world known names, such as Josef Albers, Jan Fabre, Omer Fast, Harun Farocki, Jannis Kounellis, Hans Arp, Victor Vasarely, Bill Woodrow, Joe Tilson, Eduardo Paolozzi, Dimitrije Bašičević-Mangelos, Bridget Riley, Ivan Kožarić, Rabih Mroué, Mladen Stilinović, Raša Todosojević, Bill Viola, Günther Uecker, Ulay, just to name a few.

TANJA LAŽETIĆ: Laž v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana21. 5.–30. 8. 2026pregledna razstavakustosinja: Barbara Sterle VurnikVljud...
14/05/2026

TANJA LAŽETIĆ: Laž v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana
21. 5.–30. 8. 2026
pregledna razstava
kustosinja: Barbara Sterle Vurnik

Vljudno vabljeni na odprtje pregledne razstave v četrtek, 21. maja, ob 19. uri v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana.
Odprtje bo potekalo v festivalskem vzdušju Ljubljana Art Weekenda 2026 - LJUBAW.

Tanja Lažetić, uveljavljena slovenska intermedijske umetnica, ustvarja na področju fotografije, videa, instalacije, performansa, keramike, knjige umetnice in slikarstva ter v svojem delu kontinuirano raziskuje teme časa, spomina in identitete.

Vstop prost.
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TANJA LAŽETIĆ: Laž (Lie) at the City Art Gallery Ljubljana
21 May – 30 August 2026
overview exhibition
curator: Barbara Sterle Vurnik

You are cordially invited to the opening of the overview exhibition on Thursday, May 21, at 7 PM at the City Art Gallery Ljubljana.
The opening will take place during Ljubljana Art Weekend 2026 – LJUBAW.

Admission free.

Tanja Lažetić is an established Slovenian intermedia artist working in photography, video, installation, performance, ceramics, artist’s books and painting, whose practice consistently explores the questions of time, memory and identity.

Design: Studio Kruh + AA.

📣 NAPOVEDUJEMO! TANJA LAŽETIĆ: Laž v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana21. 5.–30. 8. 2026pregledna razstavakustosinja: Barbara St...
13/05/2026

📣 NAPOVEDUJEMO! TANJA LAŽETIĆ: Laž v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana
21. 5.–30. 8. 2026
pregledna razstava
kustosinja: Barbara Sterle Vurnik

Razstava predstavlja večdesetletno ustvarjanje Tanje Lažetić, uveljavljene slovenske intermedijske umetnice, ki deluje na področju fotografije, videa, instalacije, performansa, keramike, knjige umetnice in slikarstva ter v svojem delu kontinuirano raziskuje teme časa, spomina in identitete.

Vljudno vabljeni na odprtje pregledne razstave v četrtek, 21. maja, ob 19. uri v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana.
Odprtje bo potekalo v festivalskem vzdušju Ljubljana Art Weekenda 2026 - LJUBAW.

Vstop prost.
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📣 ANNOUNCEMENT! TANJA LAŽETIĆ: Laž (Lie) at the City Art Gallery Ljubljana
21 May – 30 August 2026
overview exhibition
curator: Barbara Sterle Vurnik

The exhibition presents several decades of work by Tanja Lažetić, an established Slovenian intermedia artist working in photography, video, installation, performance, ceramics, artist’s books, and painting, whose practice consistently explores questions of time, memory, and identity.

You are cordially invited to the opening of the overview exhibition on Thursday, May 21, at 7 PM at the City Art Gallery Ljubljana.
The opening will take place in the festive atmosphere of the Ljubljana Art Weekend 2026 – LJUBAW.
Admission free.

Design: Studio Kruh + AA.

Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, I like Madonna and she likes me, triptih, 1993, akril in materiali na platnu, 190 × 150 cm.Preg...
02/05/2026

Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, I like Madonna and she likes me, triptih, 1993, akril in materiali na platnu, 190 × 150 cm.

Pregledna razstava Kako sanjati nazaj? akademskega slikarja Silvestra Plotajsa Sicoeja v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana se izteka. Ogledate si jo lahko le še danes in jutri, 3. maja 2026, med 11. do 19. uro.
V tem času lahko v fizični trgovini tudi kupite katalog, nato se galerija zapre za priprave naslednje razstave: Tanja Lažetić: Laž.
V tem času je kataloge možno kupiti v naši spletni trgovini (linktree na profilu!)
Vabljeni, vstop je prost.

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Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, I like Madonna and she likes me, triptih, 1993, acrylics and other materials on canvas, 190 × 150 cm.

The overview exhibition How to Dream Backwards? by the academic painter Silvester Plotajs Sicoe at the City Art Gallery Ljubljana is drawing to a close. You can visit it only today and tomorrow, 3 May 2026, between 11:00 and 19:00.
During this time, the catalogue is still available for purchase at our physical shop; afterward, the gallery will close for the preparations of the next exhibition: Tanja Lažetić: Laž (Lie).
While we are closed, catalogues can be purchased through our online shop (Linktree in our profile!).
You are cordially invited; admission is free.

Design: Studio Kruh + AA.

Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Kako sanjati nazaj?, 2026.katalog ob razstaviPa ga imamo! Vabljeni danes ob 17.00, ko bo v Mest...
30/04/2026

Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Kako sanjati nazaj?, 2026.
katalog ob razstavi

Pa ga imamo! Vabljeni danes ob 17.00, ko bo v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana ponovno prisoten umetnik, Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, ki vam bo na vašo željo katalog tudi podpisal.
Se vidimo!

Razstava Kako sanjati nazaj? bo v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana na ogled le še do nedelje, 3. maja 2026, med 11. do 19. uro.
Vabljeni, vstop je prost.

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Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, How to Dream Backwards?, 2026.
exhibition catalogue

It’s finally here! Join us today at 5:00 pm, when the artist, Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, will once again be present at the City Art Gallery Ljubljana to sign your copy of the catalogue upon request.
See you there!
The exhibition How to Dream Backwards? will be on display at the City Art Gallery Ljubljana only until Sunday, 3 May 2026, between 11:00 am and 7:00 pm.
You are cordially invited; admission is free.

Izdal / Published by: Muzej in galerije mesta Ljubljane / Museum and G alleries of Ljubljana
Zanj / Represented by Blaž Peršin
Mestna galerija Ljubljana / City Art Gallery Ljubljana
Zanjo / Represented by Barbara Sterle Vurnik
Urednik kataloga / Editor of catalogue
Dr. Sarival Sosič
Besedili / Texts
Dr. Sarival Sosič, Božidar Zrinski
Angleški prevod / English translation
Veronika Fürst Ažman
Lektura slovenskega jezika / Slovenian copy editor
Mirjam Furlan Lapanja
Fotografije / Photographs
Jaka Bregar, Aleksander Lilik, Tomaž Lunder,
Ita Plotajs (portret / portrait), Igor Pustovrh,
Marko Tušek, Blaž Zupančič, Arhiv umetnika /
Archives of the Artist, Blaž Gutman (postavitev /
installation views)
Dokumentacija / Documentation: Arhiv umetnika / Artist’s arhive
Oblikovanje in prelom / Design and layout Studio Kruh + AA
Tisk / Printed by ABO grafika, Ljubljana
Naklada / Print run 200
April 2026

Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Mačja piramida, 2005, olje na platnu, 180 × 150 cm.Pridružite se nam danes ob 17.00 in si zagot...
30/04/2026

Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Mačja piramida, 2005, olje na platnu, 180 × 150 cm.

Pridružite se nam danes ob 17.00 in si zagotovite podpisan obsežen obrazstavni katalog Kako sanjati nazaj? akademskega slikarja Silvestra Plotajsa Sicoeja!
Razstava Kako sanjati nazaj? bo v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana na ogled le še do nedelje, 3. maja 2026, med 11. do 19. uro.
Vabljeni, vstop je prost.

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Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Pyramid of Cats, 2005, oil on canvas, 180 × 150 cm.

Join us today at 5:00 pm to secure your signed copy of the comprehensive exhibition catalogue How to Dream Backwards? by the academic painter Silvester Plotajs Sicoe!
The exhibition How to Dream Backwards? will be on display at the City Art Gallery Ljubljana only until Sunday, 3 May 2026, between 11 am and 7 pm.
You are cordially invited; admission is free.

Design: Studio Kruh + AA.

Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Play With Me!, 2015, olje na platnu, 230 × 150 cm.Razstava Kako sanjati nazaj? bo v Mestni gale...
29/04/2026

Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Play With Me!, 2015, olje na platnu, 230 × 150 cm.

Razstava Kako sanjati nazaj? bo v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana na ogled le še do nedelje, 3. maja 2026, med 11. do 19. uro.
Jutri lahko obiščete še zadnji dogodek v sklopu razstave, predstavitev obsežnega istoimenskega kataloga, ki mu bo sledilo avtorjevo podpisovanje.
Vabljeni, vstop je prost.

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Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Play With Me!, 2015, oil on canvas, 230 × 150 cm.

The exhibition How to Dream Backwards? will be on display at the City Art Gallery Ljubljana only until Sunday, 3 May 2026, between 11 am and 7 pm.
Tomorrow, you are invited to the final event of the exhibition: the presentation of the comprehensive eponymous catalogue, followed by an artist signing session.
Admission is free.

Design: Studio Kruh + AA.

📣 IZID IN PODPISOVANJE KATALOGA: SILVESTER PLOTAJS SICOEčetrtek, 30. 4. 2026 ob 17.00Vabimo vas na sklepni javni dogodek...
27/04/2026

📣 IZID IN PODPISOVANJE KATALOGA: SILVESTER PLOTAJS SICOE
četrtek, 30. 4. 2026 ob 17.00

Vabimo vas na sklepni javni dogodek ob izteku razstave Kako sanjati nazaj? Silvestra Plotajsa Sicoeja.
V četrtek namreč izide obsežen obrazstavni katalog, ki poleg predstavljenih del vsebuje tudi besedila kustosa, dr. Sarivala Sosiča, um. zgod. Božidarja Zrinskega ter avtorjevo poezijo.
Avtor bo prisoten za podpisovanje, sigurno pa za morebitne konstruktivne debate ob vprašanjih publike vseh tistih, ki se vodstev niste uspeli udeležiti.
Pridružite se nam, oglejte si razstavo in si priskrbite katalog!
Na ogled le še do nedelje, 3. maja, med torkom in nedeljo, 11.00-19.00, vstop je prost!

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📣 CATALOGUE RELEASE AND SIGNING: SILVESTER PLOTAJS SICOE
Thursday, 30 April 2026, at 17.00

We cordially invite you to the final public event as the exhibition How to Dream Backwards? by Silvester Plotajs Sicoe draws to a close.
This Thursday marks the release of a comprehensive exhibition catalogue which, in addition to the featured works, includes texts by the curator, Dr Sarival Sosič, and art historian Božidar Zrinski, along with the artist’s poetry.
The artist will be present for a signing session and will surely be available for constructive discussions and questions from the audience, particularly for those who were unable to attend the previous guided tours.
Join us, view the exhibition, and secure your copy of the catalogue!
The exhibition is on display only until Sunday, 3 May; Tuesday–Sunday, 11:00–19:00; admission is free.

Design: Studio Kruh + AA.

Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Sl-Ikar, 2022, olje na platnu, 270 × 140 cm.Ponovno vas vabimo na ponovitveno predvajanje filma...
22/04/2026

Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Sl-Ikar, 2022, olje na platnu, 270 × 140 cm.

Ponovno vas vabimo na ponovitveno predvajanje filma Sicoe punk kubist, ki bo na ogled jutri, 23. aprila ob 17.00 uri, v prvem nadstropju Mestne galerije Ljubljana.
Ne zamudite, vstop je prost.

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Silvester Plotajs Sicoe, Painter Icarus, 2022, oil on canvas, 270 × 140 cm.

We cordially invite you once again to the re-screening of the film SICOE PUNK KUBIST, which will take place tomorrow, 23 April at 17.00 on the first floor of the City Art Gallery Ljubljana.
Don't miss it; admission is free.

Design: Studio Kruh + AA.

📣 FILM: SICOE PUNK KUBISTčetrtek, 23. 4. 2026 ob 17.00Vabljeni na ponovno projekcijo fima Sicoe punk kubist režiserja Vo...
20/04/2026

📣 FILM: SICOE PUNK KUBIST
četrtek, 23. 4. 2026 ob 17.00

Vabljeni na ponovno projekcijo fima Sicoe punk kubist režiserja Vojka Anzeljca.
Vstop prost!

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📣 FILM: SICOE PUNK CUBIST
Thursday, 23 April 2026, at 5 pm

You are cordially invited to a rescreening of the film SICOE PUNK CUBIST, directed by Vojko Anzeljc.
Free admission!

Design: Studio Kruh + AA.

SILVESTER PLOTAJS SICOE: Kako sanjati nazaj? v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana5. 3.–3. 5. 2026Postavitev pregledne razstaveKus...
18/04/2026

SILVESTER PLOTAJS SICOE: Kako sanjati nazaj? v Mestni galeriji Ljubljana
5. 3.–3. 5. 2026
Postavitev pregledne razstave
Kustos: dr. Sarival Sosič

levo: Avignonske dame, 1987, akril in materiali na platnu, 200 × 171 cm.
desno: Ožarjen od sonca v Vilfanovi pizdi, 1987, olje na lesu, 120 × 90 cm.

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SILVESTER PLOTAJS SICOE: How to Dream Backwards? at the City Art Gallery Ljubljana
5 March–3 May 2026
Overview exhibition layout
Curator: Sarival Sosič, PhD

left: Ladies of Avignon, 1987, acrylics and other materials on canvas, 200 × 171 cm.
right: Glowing From the Sun in Vilfan's C**t, 1987, oil on wood, 120 × 90 cm.

📸 : Blaž Gutman, arhiv MGML.

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Wednesday 11:00 - 19:00
Thursday 11:00 - 19:00
Friday 11:00 - 19:00
Saturday 11:00 - 19:00
Sunday 11:00 - 19:00

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