Time: 2 January– 17 April 2011
Place: B-wing of the 4th floor of the Kumu Art Museum

„Mapping“, an exhibition that introduces outstanding art works from the Ljubljana Biennials of Graphic Arts, belonging to the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana will be open to public on January 2 in Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn. „Mapping“ is an accompaning exhibition of the 15th Tallinn Print Triennial that opens on January 20 and is part of the European Capital of Culture Tallinn 2011 programme.

The Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts is the world’s oldest existing biennial exhibition of contemporary graphic arts that has taken place since 1955. „Mapping“ also exhibits works by Estonian artists who in secret took part of the biennial during Soviet times.

The Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts was one of the few international events that crossed the borders of the Cold War and didn`t care about whether the artists were rich or poor, came from one or another side of the Iron Curtain, from a colonized or an independent country.

The socialist world admired the Ljubljana Biennial for its openness and liberty, the capitalist part of the world for its independence from market requirements and the democracy shown towards the Third World.

Out of respect for the biennial many participating artists gave their works to the biennial and so a collection was born which in part will be shown in the Tallinn exhibition name „Mapping“. Among the artists whose work will be shown are Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Viktor Vasarely, Hans Hartung, Jean Arp, Robert Morris, Richard Hamilton, Damien Hirst, Nancy Spero and others.

The curator of the exhibition is Lilijana Stepančič, in addition Eha Komissarov and Breda Škrjanec took part of the exhibition development process. „Mapping“ was designed by Liina Siib.