Nika Radic was born in Zagreb and lives between Vienna and Zagreb. She has studied Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and art history at the University of Vienna.
Statement
The work of Nika Radic has taken many forms but her interest always remained the same. It points out our daily misunderstandings and finds the rare moments when a communication can actually be understood. It seems communication is sometimes successful but the message we can be sure to understand is usually very minimal. Sometimes a space is defined in such a way that people will move in the same way. Sometimes it is an everyday situation we all recognize and can project our own experience to the movements of other people. However, it seems this is all limited and a lot of what we say has to rely on another, nonverbal, level of communication. This level is something that is the core of Nika’s interest.
Her recent shows include:
2007 -HT@MSU, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
- Reich und Schön müssen leider draussen bleiben, Field, Berlin
- Urban Screen, CASZuidas, Amsterdam
- Festival der Regionen, Kirchdorf a.d. Krems
2006 -“Demokratie üben”, Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster
2005 -“Getting Up”, Sederholm House, Helsinki City Museum
-“Scream”, Studio Tommaseo, Trieste Contemporanea, Triest
2005 -“Insert”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
-“Soireé prospectif cinema, Présentation de vidéos de pays post-
Yougoslaves”, Centre Pompidou, Paris
2004 "Journal", Living Art Museum, Reykjavik
"Ohne Worte", Grita Insam gallery, Vienna
"Čahura" (“Cocoon”), Pilot 04, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
She has been awarded several awards including the Young European Artist, Trieste Contemporanea Award in 2005 and the "Radoslav Putar" award for young artists by the Institute for Contemporary Art, Zagreb in 2003
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