The 4th Industrial Art Biennial, Labin, Raša, Pula and Rijeka, Croatia, 13.05.–30.06.2023
Werner Feiersinger, Exhibition view: The 4th Industrial Art Biennial 2023, Labin
Continuing the path set by previous biennials (2014/2016/2018/2020), IAB 04 will again have an emphasis on contemporary art and socially engaged new art practices with a multi-perspectival, interdisciplinary approach. Participating artists will question the relationship between art and society, with an emphasis on historical, cultural, social and the political context of the two main biennial locations: Labin & Raša. Among other issues, they’ll explore and consider how to restore solidarity in the post-crisis context, and how to build, develop and promote it within their cultural and artistic practices. The 4th edition of IAB will be again structured into 3 geographically separate but thematically interconnected exhibition complexes: Labin (Socio-Cultural Center “Lamparna”, ex-mining site Pijacal, and some open public spaces) and the neighbouring ex-mining town of Raša (former miners’ canteen, Church of St. Barbara, former 25 May factory), [...]
