Fokus Grupa

Fokus Grupa is an artist collective based in Rijeka and Zagreb, Croatia. Their practice is collaborative and interdisciplinary, and they work across art, design and curating. Their artistic strategies take political shape, without becoming a representational form of ‘political art’.

Fokus Grupa concentrate on the relations between art and its public manifestations, in terms of working culture, aesthetics, and social and economic exchange values. Their work investigates the inherent power structures within the society and of the art-system. To this effect, they explore economic, spatial and legal implementations of the power structures. The collective tries to expand the boundaries of their artwork, using printed matter, films and installations, works on paper, discussions, workshops and texts. 

 

Upcoming Projects and Exhibitions

(collaborative publication) Politics of Feelings, Economies of Love / k.r.u.z.o.k. / Zagreb 2014

(solo show) SKUC Gallery / Ljubljana 2014

(solo show) Transmission Gallery / Glasgow 2014

(group show) Kunstpavillion / Innsbruck 2014

(residency) SharedSpace: Retreat Riga, Riga, 2014

 

Selected Projects and Exhibitions

 

(film festival) Les Rencontres Internationales / Gaîté Lyrique and Palais de Tokyo / Paris 2014

(group show) Politics Within / Contemporary art center / Celje 2014

(film festival) 25FPS / Zagreb 2013

(group show) Dear Art / curated by WHW / Calvert 22 / London 2013

(group show) Arte: Affari, Lavoro o Perditempo / Furini -

Arte Contemporanea / Rome 2013

(conference) Parasites and Prophets / Tranzit.ro / Bucharest 2013

(collaborative publication) Art Leaks Gazzette No1 / art-leaks.org /  2013

(lecture performance) Kunsthof Casino & Playschool Kunsthof / der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste / Zürich 2013

(solo show) A Proposal for the Monument to the New (Inter)Nationalism / GMK / Zagreb 2012

(solo show) I Sing to Pass the Time / Gitte Bohr Gallery / Berlin 2012

(artist book) Perfect Lovers / Edition Taube / Paris 2012

(collaborative publication)  Micropolitics Notebook 2011 / BLOK / Zagreb 2012

WEB / http://fokusgrupa.net

Works: