Croatian modernist palace displays intricate furniture alongside local contemporary art
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THE TEMPORARY EXHIBITION ‘THE SOUTH SALON: 2021’ IN THE CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE FEATURES A REFINED AND INTRICATE SELECTION OF FURNITURE AND LIGHTING FIXTURES IN COLLABORATION WITH
DESIGN-BRAND PROSTORIA AND GRUPA. this exhibition showcases various artworks dating from the 1950s until the present day, while including a selection of works by artists belonging to
different generations that represent the key periods of 20th-century contemporary croatian art. although temporary in nature, the project serves as an example of diplomacy that successfully
combines local architectural heritage, contemporary design, and art production as symbols of the country’s creativity. villa zagorje / prostoria: combine sofa, strain low chair, tinker easy
chair, tinker low tables, polygon easy chairs, polygon low tables; artwork: d. jurić, memo-chips, 2010 all images courtesy of vanja solin THE CONCEPT OF THIS EXHIBITION EMERGED FROM
MODERNIST VALUES EMPHASIZING THAT ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, AND ART ARE NOT FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT. villa zagorje belongs to the croatian modernist architectural heritage which is the root and
inspiration of prostoria’s furniture design. the south salon of villa zagorje has been renovated in the framework of the program of the 2020 annual croatian architects’ works exhibition and
conceived in collaboration with the association of croatian architects(UHA), museum of contemporary art (MSU), PROSTORIA and GRUPA. prostoria: combine sofa, polygon easy chair & low
table; artwork: silvio vujičić, ruff, 2007; lamp arigato (grupa) ALTHOUGH MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY APART, THEY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER NATURALLY IN A WAY THAT EMPHASIZES BOTH THE ORIGIN OF THE
DESIGN AND MODERNITY. following the period of historicist adaptation of the south salon, the contemporary spirit of the exhibition comprises a varied selection of pieces including combine
sofas, strain low chairs, tinker armchairs, low tables, polygon armchairs, carpets, and lighting fixtures. prostoria: combine sofa, tinker easy chair, and low table; artwork: j. dobrović,
1985; lamp arigato (grupa) prostoria: combine sofa, tinker low table; artwork: ivan picelj, composition w, 1956; lamp arigato (grupa)