Exhibition

A View 5: View of Slovenian Visual Arts – I Feel Kostanjevica na Krki

23. 10. 2009 – 29. 11. 2009

Biennial exhibition Pogled 5/ A View 5 presented works of Dolenjska, Bela Krajina and Posavje artists which reflect specific relation to Kostanjevica na Krki: Uroš Abram, Rajko Čuber, Vesna Hrovat, Simon Kajtna, Mateja Kavčič, Jurij Kocuvan, Mojca Lampe Kajtna, Matija Lapuh, Vladimir Leben, Robert Lozar, Jože Marinč, Jožica Medle, Nataša Mirtič, Janko Orač, Borut Peterlin, Vojko Pogačar, Andreja Potočar, Boštjan Pucelj, Bojan Radovič, Marija Rus, Gorazd Šimenko, Uroš Weinberger and Danica Žbontar. Project as a whole and participating artists with their works were introduced by exhibition’s curator Barbara Rupel.

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