Apolonija ŠUŠTERŠIC
* 1965 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Architecture | Sculpture | Video Installation | Text Collage | Research | Redefinition of Spaces
1992 graduated in Architecture, School of Architecture, University of Ljubljana
1994 / 1996 postgraduate study, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam
2003 / 2007 professor at the Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm
2008 PhD researcher, University of Lund, Malmö Art Academy
Selected solo exhibitions / projects
1991 PIPZOO 2, installation, Gallery GT, Ljubljana, (with »Skupina«)
1992 Axiomatic structures…, project, Gallery GT, Ljubljana
1996 Entrance 1 (with Kees van Zelst, composer), installation, De Singel, Antwerp
1999 Ligth Therapy, project, Moderna Museet Projekt, Stockholm
1999 Non Stop Video Club, project, Mala galerija, Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana
2000 Kino der Dekonstruktion, installation, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt
2001 Home Design Service, project, CASCO Projects, Utrecht
2001 Light Therapy, project, BildMuseet, Umeĺ
2002 Visual Cookie - Simulation Cafe, project, Visual Carlow, Cralow
2002 Eintritt, project, Kunsteverin München, München
2002 Urban landscapes, installation, Heimer & Partner Galerie, Berlin
2002 Unikat Club, project, Kunstschaft, Witten
2003 Community Research Project, Ibid. Projects, London
2003 Siegen Visionen, project, Performative Installations / Spaces of Communication, Museum für Gegenwartskunst , Siegen
2004 Cinema / Studio (with students from KKH, Stockholm), project, Leidse Rijn, Utrecht
2006 Left for Tomorrow, project, Santiago de Compostela
2006 Relational Museum, BildMuseet, Umeĺ (project in process)
2007 Cities of the Future, project, Generator, Trondheim
2007 Left for Tomorrow; Re-programming Dissaster, project / conference CGAC, Santiago de Compostela (project in process)
2007 Garden Service (with Meike Schalk), project, The Common Guild, Jardins Publics, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh
2007 SunsetCinema (with Bik van der Pol), project, Community Life, Luxembourg - Cultural Capital 2007, Luxembourg
2007 Relational Museum / Out & About, Research Project, Bildmuseet, Umeĺ
Selected group exhibitions
1994 In collaboration with, Lookal 01, Breda
1994 Open Ateliers, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam
1995 W139, Amsterdam
1995 Contemporary Slovene Architecture, Galeria a la Grenette, Sion
1995 Open Ateliers, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam
1997 Scenic Detour through Commodity Culture, shops in Maastricht
1997 This Art is Recycled, Galerija Škuc, Ljubljana
1997 U3, II.Triennale of Contemporary Slovene Art, Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana
1997 Social Space, Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris
1998 Case Study: Home (with DS 66), Galerija Škuc, Ljubljana
1998 Manifesta 2, Luxembourg
1998 The Eye and the Ear, Stichting Duende, Rotterdam
1999 Unlimited nl.-2, De Appel, Amsterdam
1999 Community - Society, ACC Galerie, Weimar
1999 Surprise, Kunstraum B/2, Leipzig
1999 Plug-in, Salon 3, London
1999 Zero Gravity - 8 Cases from Ljubljana, Salon 3, London
2000 Inside out, Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster
2000 Unlimited nl.-3, De Appel, Amsterdam
2000 What if, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
2000 Bleibe, Academie der Künste, Berlin
2000 Fiets & Stal, Stroom, Den Haag
2001 Oko in njegova resnica, Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana
2001 Shopping, Generali Foundation, Vienna
2001 Berlin Biennale 3, Berlin
2001 Zero Gravity, Museum of Contemporary Art, Uppsala
2001 Information - desinformation, Off Biennial - International Graphic Biennial, Ljubljana
2001 Everything can be different, Museum of Contemporary art, Ann Arbour, USA
2001 2000+ Arteast Collection, Orangerie Congress Innsbruck, Innsbruck
2002 Everything can be different, Art Museum, University of Memphis, USA
2002 Strike, The Wolverhampton Art Gallery, London
2003 Form Specific, Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana
2003 Skulptur Bienale Münsterland, Ostbevern
2003 Performative Installations / Spaces of Communication, Art Museum, University of Memphis, USA
2004 Ev+a Biennale, Limerick
2004 Seven Sins, Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana
2005 Akademie. Kunst lehren und lernen, Kunstverein Hamburg
2005 Changing Habitats - Art Experience and Urban Development
Gesellschaft für aktuelle kunst GAK, Bremen
2005 Our Surroundings, Art Museum, University of Memphis, USA
2005 Tirana Biennale 3, Tirana
2005 Public Services, Pavels Haus,Radkersburg
2005 Trend Award 2001-2005, Mestna galerija, Ljubljana
2005 Teritoriji, Identitete, Mreže, Moderna galerija, Ljubljana
2005 Lucky Strike, Gesellschaft für aktuelle kunst GAK, Bremen
2005 Generali Foundation Video Collection, Tuskanaz Cinema, Zagreb
2006 Public Services, P74, Ljubljana
2006 Fundstücke aus dem Paradies, Schauburg Bremen, Bremen
2006 Protections, Kunsthaus Graz, Graz
2006 Learning from Art, Muhka, Antwerp
2006 A Cidade Interpretada, Santiago de Compostela
2007 Jardins Publics, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh
2007 Community Life, Luxembourg - Cultural Capital 2007, Luxembourg
Bibliography
1989 Peripherie, catalogue, Haus der Architektur, Graz
1992 Axiomatic Structures in the City of Ljubljana, Aleš Vrhovec, Slovenec 25/6/1992
1992 Projekt 1, Apolonija Šušteršič, List (Newspaper for Architecture), vol.11/1992
1993 The Culture of Living, Apolonija Šušteršič, program for Studio City, TV Slovenia
1993 Contemporary Slovene Architecture, catalogue, Dessa Gallery, Ljubljana
1994 Anticipations, catalogue, Arch-a Club, Brno
1994 In collaboration with, catalogue, Lokaal 01/ R.A.B.K., Amsterdam
1996 I affect, therefore I am, Špela Mlakar, AB, magazine for Theory of Architecture, vol.131
1997 Sorry weet u waar hier de kunst staat?, John v.d. Beek, Dagblad de Limburg, 26/01/1997
1997 Kunst of gewoon een lekker shirt?, Catharien Romijn, Limburgs Dagblad, 28/01/1997
1997 Interview with Dara Birnbaum, Apolonija Šušteršič, M'ars 1997, Ljubljana
1997 One morning talking with Dan Graham, Apolonija Šušteršič, catalogue, CGAC
1997 Mladi levi: Apolonija Šušteršic / Young Lions: Apolonija Šušteršic, Špela Mlakar, M'ars, št. 8, 1997
1997 Reciklaža prostora in prostori reciklaže, Igor Španjol, catalogue This Art is Recycled, Ljubljana
1997 Od dematerializacije k reciklaži in obratno, Ljubica Klančar, catalogue This Art is Recycled, Ljubljana
1997 Prenasičenost kot problem, Maja Škerbot, Delo, 6/11/1997
1997 Umetnost onstran bele kocke / Art Beyond the White Cube, Peter Weibel, catalogue U3, Ljubljana
1997 Glavna tema U3, Milan Zinaić, Dnevnik, 28/11/1997
1997 Šestindvajset umetnikov in kolektivno delo, Vesna Teržan, Razgledi, 10/12/1997
1998 Le corps social des femmes, E.L. Liberation, 13/1/1998
1998 Manifesta 2, catalogue
1998 Make it Funky, by Ulrike Gross and Marcus Müller, Jahresring 45,Oktagon
1998 Interview for Turingen Algemaine, 11/1998, Weimar
1998 Interview for Radio Dario, 11/1998, Weimar
1998 Worldhouse TV, presentation - video works, Weimar
1998 Community - Society, Kulturstadt Weimar & ACC Galerie, Weimar, catalogue
1999 Apolonija Šušteršič, Apolonija in the Context of Space, Igor Španjol, M'ars 12/1999, Ljubljana
1999 Apolonija Šušteršič, Moderna Museet Projekt, 1999, Stockholm, catalogue
1999 Interview for Swedesh National TV, 2/1999, Stockholm
1999 Interview for Oris, magazine for Art, Architecture & Design, Matej Mejač, 12/1999,Zagreb
2000 Fresh Cream, Phaidon, UK, 2000
2001 Graphic Biennial Ljubljana, catalogue
2001 Berlin Biennale, catalogue
2001 Lukas X, Home Design Service in Leidse Rijn
2001 Artist page, Archis 5, 2001
2001 De ontologie van het bagelkarrtje Martin Lucas, Archis 5, 2001
2001 Moderna Museet Projekt, Apolonija Šušteršič, solo catalogue
2002 Democratic Design, Casco Issues # 6, Utrecht
2002 Visualize, Carlow, Visual Cookie & Simulation Café; text by Annie Fletcher, catalogue
2002 Newsletter 02, Kunstverein München, Eintritt; text by Soren Grammel, München
2002 Marko Zorko: Kvantanje v Café en Seine, Delo, Sobotna priloga, 30/08/02
2002 ‘The Curator’s Egg’ entitled ‘Extension’, vol. 5, 2002, by Yukie Kamiya
2002 Strike, catalogue
2003 Time out, review, London, February 12-19, 2003
2003 ID magazine, art review, January 2003
2003 Architectural Design, vol.73, no.3, May / June 2003
2003 Form Specific, Ljubljana, catalogue
2003 Skulptur Bienale Münsterland, Ostbevern, Inappropriate Use; text by Lisette Smits, catalogue
2003 Performative Installations, Siemens Arts Program, Spaces of Communication; text by Barbara Engelbach, catalogue
2003 Newsletter 04, New Entrance, Kunstverein München, München
2004 Ev+a Biennale, Limerick, catalogue
2004 Very New Art, vol.56, No.847, Tokyo, Apolonija Šušteršič; text by Yukie Kamiya
2005 Community Research Office, project publication, Ibid Project, London
2005 Untitled, No. 35, summer 2005, London, Superurbanite; text by Anne-Marie Watson
2006 Re-programming disaster; text by Apolonija Šušteršič, Newspaper “A Cidade Interpretada”, Santiago de Compostela
2006 A Cidade Interpretada, Apolonija Šušteršič’s Artistic Research; text by Peio Aguirre, catalogue
2007 Untitled (under construction); text by Apolonija Šušteršič, Des/Ire, Sculpture Factory, Cork, (publication in process)
2007 Cinema / Studio, (with students from KKH, Stockholm), KKH, Stockholm, Beyond Utrecht (publication in process)
2007 Jardins Publics, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, catalogue,
2007 Community Life, Luxembourg - Cultural Capital 2007, Luxembourg, catalogue,
2007 Urban Act, Spatial Practices, publication, AAA - PEPRAV, Paris
Performances, actions, lectures
1995 Dinner at the Building Site, performance with Anna Best, Amsterdam
1996 The Production of Space, lecture, B & B Studio, Amsterdam
1996 Presentation / Performance, with B.McLean and W. Alsop, R.A.B.K.,
Amsterdam
1997 The production of Space, lecture, School of Architecture, University of Ljubljana
1997 Visiting professional at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana
1997 Visiting professional at the International Architecture Workshop in Piran
1997 All is Quiet in the Domastic Front, lecture, Stichting De Geuzen, Amsterdam
1998 Days of Architecture, International seminar, presentation, Piran
1999 Moderna Museet Projekt, lecture/presentation, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
1999 Lecture/presentation, Konstfak, Stockholm
1999 Lecture/presentation, School of Architecture, University of Ljubljana
2000 Visiting professor at the Kunstakademiet i Trondheim, Trondheim
2000 Lecture/presentation, seminar »What if«, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
2001 Round table discussion, Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana
2001 Round table discussion, Suggestion for the day, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
2001 Public talk, Information-Desinformation, Galerija Škuc, Ljubljana
2001 Lecture/presentation, Kunstshaft, Witten
2001 Lecture/presentation, Royal Academy of Visual Art, Stockhol
2001 Guest critic, KTH School of Architecture, Stockholm
2001 Visiting professor at the Kunstakademiet i Trondheim, Trondheim
2002 Lecture/presentation, KTH School of Architecture, Stockholm
2002 Lecture/presentation, Kunst Finner Sted, Norsk Konferanse,Oslo
2002 Lecture/presentation, Signal, Malmö
2003 Lecture/presentation, KKH, Stockholm
2004 Colonizing Space, International conference, Riga, Lecture/presentation
2005 Urban Perspectives, International conference, Bildmuseet & CERUM, Umeĺ, Lecture/presentation
2005 KUNO conference, Reijkjavik, Lecture/presentation
2005 Green Spaces And Local Activism (with Meike Schalk), Landscape seminar,
Malmö, Lecture/presentation
2006 Jury member; selection process for the new professor at School of Visual Arts, University of Umeĺ
2007 Des/Ire, conference, Sculpture Factory, Cork, Lecture/presentation
2007 Member of the board, New Architecture School, Umeĺ
2008 Member of the Selection board for Tromso Hoskolen, Art School Troms
2008 Spatial Practices, seminar HKU, Central Museum Utrecht
2008 Visiting lecturer; Spatial Practices: Space and Power; electoral course, Curatorial Programme, Bard College, NY, USA
2008 Visiting artist, MIT Visual Arts Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Awards, sholarships
1990 Hacin Award, Hacin Foundation, Geneva
1991 Plečnik Student Award, Plečnik Foundation, Ljubljana
1994 Prins Bernhard Sholarship, Prins Bernhard Foundation, Amsterdam
1995 Prins Bernhard Sholarship, Prins Bernhard Foundation, Amsterdam
1996 Travel Grant, Open Society Found, Ljubljana
1997 Travel Grant, Open Society Found, Ljubljana
1998 Scholarship, Kulturstadt Weimar 1999 and ACC Galerie, Weimar
1999 Project Grant, Open Society Found, Ljubljana
2001 IASPIS Residency Grant, Stockholm
2002 Werkbeurse, Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam
2003 Trend Award - for visual arts, TV Slovenia, Ljubljana
