Past Residents
Past Resident2011: Foundation for a Civil Society
Beli Sladoled
Beli Sladoled (white ice cream) is an artist collective consisting of two “academic painters,” Miha Perne and Leon Zuodar. Beli Sladoled experiment with drawing and work on the principle of the “Kinder egg”, where each exhibition is a surprise on its own. The collective considers the broader meaning of drawing, not just a framed picture, but rather as a part of every day life, engaging in various opportunities and situations. Their drawings are living forms that set off visible reactions among viewers, mostly laughter. Beli Sladoled play with casualness and humor in their practice, approaching drawing as far more than a sterile fine art medium. Besides their permanent collection of drawings, they have released an independent experimental comic strip album, a book compilation of drawings from different European artists, and many other book projects. Beli Sladoled have also collaborated on various artistic events, exhibitions and publications.
Miha Perne (born 1978, Ljubljana, Slovenia), graduated in photography from the Secondary School for Design and Photography and studied art history at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. He completed his studies in 2004 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana as a painting student under the mentorship of professors Zmago Jeraj
and Borut Vogelnik.
Leon Zuodar (born 1977, Postojna, Slovenia), graduated in photography from the from the Gimnazija Program at Postojna Secondary School and studied art pedagogy at the Pedagogical Faculty, University of Ljubljana. He completed his studies in 2004 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana as a painting student under the mentorship of professors Zmago Jeraj and Borut Vogelnik.
Beli Sladoled, sha___re, 2009 , Acrylic on canvas, 59 3/4 X 46 1/8 in.. Courtesy of the artist.
Beli Sladoled, Piramidko, 2010, Mixed media on canvas, 21 7/8 X 25 3/4 in.. Courtesy of the artist .
Beli Sladoled, Ship of fools, 2010, Acrylic on cardboard and wood. Courtesy of the artist.
Beli Sladoled, supercooldiscosport, 2007, Acrylic on wall. Courtesy of the artist.
Beli Sladoled, The Winner’s Podium, 2011.
Residents from Slovenia
Past Resident2011: Foundation for a Civil Society
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov have been collaborating since 2006.Their works are often based on improvisational possibilities of creation in a specific place and within specific space. They try to intensify artistic cooperation and show its possibilities in a different light – to work with the cooperative process itself. Artamonov and Klyuykov work collaboratively with varied approaches to projects, sometimes in a way that segments the procedure of creation and subsequent survey of the structure, and other times in a manner that involves the division of the exhibition space into two symmetrical parts, developing their work individually, but based off of mutual interactions.
Vasil Artamonov (born 1980, Moscow, Russia) and Alexey Klyuykov (born 1983, Vladimir, Russia) both moved to Prague, Czech Republic, where they graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design. Recent solo shows include 2076, OGV, Jihlava, Czech Republic; The Clay Flag, Gallery Cripta 747, Turin, Italy; Symmetric Response, Gallery Stereo, Poznaň, Poland; Estu do silento, Gallery Kisterem, Budapest, Hungary. Group exhibitions include We Came From Beyond, Gallery Starter, Poznaň, Poland; Simple Living, Muzeul National Brukenthal, Bucharest, Romania; Prague Biennale 3, Karlin Hall; I Called Friends To Have A Look, Miroslav Kralevič Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia; The Mars Field, M’ars Gallery, Moscow.
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov, Untitled, 2009, Mirror and bricks, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov, Untitled, 2009, Wood and decorative aggregate, 20 × 20 in. (50.8 × 50.8 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov, Freight Trains, 2006, Photo documentation of painting on train bumpers, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov, 2076, 2011, Oil on canvas and wood, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov, Course of the Autumn, 2010, Wooden models of machine components that served to produce foundry forms, wall painting, and slide projection, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Residents from Czech Republic
Keren Benbenisty
Conflict, as a theme, pervades much of Keren Benbenisty’s artistic practice. Suggesting contradiction, paradox and ambiguity, her work invests the conceptual with what appears to be its antithesis – romanticism. By investigating the emotional depths of the individual and its relation to language, Benbenisty’s work brings to mind the tension between the two. Coming from a current western context, there is a significant correspondence with Benbenisty’s oriental Middle Eastern origins. Using drawing, video, and installation, she aims to create “contemporary relics” that straddle diverse cultures and temporal perceptions. Benbenisty transforms objects, images, ready-mades, ephemeral materials and texts from the everyday, the banal, the ordinary, moving towards the unique, the individual.
Keren Benbenisty (born 1977, Herzeliya, Israel) moved to Paris in 1998 and graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieur des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2004. She attended California Institute of the Arts in 2003 and Skowhegan School of Art, Maine, in 2009. Her work has been shown in different venues and art fairs around Europe.
Events & Exhibitions
Keren Benbenisty: Saxa loquuntur stones speak
December 17, 2014–February 15, 2015
Keren Benbenisty, One revolution per minute, 2011, Kinetic installation, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Keren Benbenisty, Headlines, Ongoing project, 23 × 4 in. (58.42 × 10.16 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Keren Benbenisty, More than You see less, than you feel, 2011, Drawing, ink on paper, 81/4 × 113/4 in. (20.95 × 29.84 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Keren Benbenisty, Times New, 2008, Sculpture, stainless steel, 55 × 60 in. (139.7 × 152.4 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Keren Benbenisty, Two Suns in the Sunset, 2011, Kinetic Installation, 77 × 51 in. (195.58 × 129.54 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
