“My sweet little lamb (Everything we see could also be otherwise)” takes its title from a work by Mladen Stilinovic (1948–2016), to whom the project is dedicated. Stilinovic's life-long anti-systemic approach, his quiet but shrewd rebellion against social conventions and the conventions of art, and an artistic practice that trenchantly and humorously engages with complex themes of ideology, work, money, pain and poverty, inspired a generation of artists worldwide. The project took as its point of departure works from the Kontakt Art Collection, based in Vienna and initiated in 2004. Today the collection includes seminal works by a number of the most prominent artists from Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe since the 1960s, over the years selected by the members of its advisory committee. “My sweet little lamb (Everything we see could also be otherwise)” unfolded in six episodes over several months in Zagreb (November 2016-May 2017), influencing, contradicting and reinforcing each other, and taking place in a number of smaller art spaces, artists' studios, private apartments and other locations related to artistic production and the broader cultural landscape of the city of Zagreb. Curated by What, How and Whom/WHW in collaboration with Kathrin Rhomberg.
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