{"id":8580,"date":"2019-05-26T20:08:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T01:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gallerymc.org\/h\/?p=8580"},"modified":"2019-06-10T17:05:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T22:05:11","slug":"think-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gallerymc.org\/h\/think-big\/","title":{"rendered":"Think Big!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Think Big! <\/strong><\/p>\n

Selected works by O.P.A.<\/p>\n

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05\/30\/2019 – 06\/10\/2019
\nOpening reception: Thursday, May 30th from 6 to 9 pm<\/p>\n

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OPA (Obsessive Possessive Aggression) is a collaboration founded in 2001 by the visual artists Slobodanka Stevceska and Denis Saraginovski. Both of them live and work in Skopje, Macedonia.<\/p>\n

Starting from the standpoint that art should belong, and be accessible to everyone, OPA\u2019s practices are context based, non-collectible and either ephemeral or distributed in multiple copies.<\/p>\n

In its earlier phase (2001-2010) OPA\u2019s focus was the art system, the art institutions and art as an institution. Thus, OPA\u2019s works were often fused with its members\u2019 personal lives and their body of work consists of created situations, durational performances, mockumentaries, etc.<\/p>\n

Later on, witnessing the rise of an authoritarian government OPA\u2019s work became much more political. In the period of 2012 to 2015, OPA participated in the establishing and the intensive work of the Kooperacija Initiative, an art collective whose work was openly critical and an alternative to the controlled and decaying cultural institutions in the Republic of Macedonia.  <\/p>\n

As the questions: Why art?, To whom does it serve?, Should art be useful in any way?, became much more present in OPA\u2019s work, two new, multiple personalities\/ identities parallel to OPA were created.<\/p>\n

Intrigued to analyze the logic of the market related art practice, in 2014 the \u201cOPA Professional\u201d entity was born. OPA Professional\u2019s goal is producing visually appealing images and objects (sellable, collectible and visually attractive) while developing several kinds of prototypes and strategies of art production. As a result, OPA Professional\u2019s work oscillates between the real and the mockery.<\/p>\n

The second entity founded in 2016 was named \u201cOPA Fondacija\u201d. It focuses on developing practical utilitarian solutions and constructive art practices as an alternative to the critical ones. It arose from the necessity for a direct contribution to the community and with a strong belief that solidarity and education are crucial in today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n

(www.o-p-a.org)<\/p>\n

The exhibition is made possible by the Ministry of Culture of Macedonia.<\/p>\n

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Reception for the artists on Thursday, May 30th from 6 to 9 pm: Starting from the standpoint that art should belong, and be accessible to everyone, OPA\u2019s practices are context based, non-collectible and either ephemeral or distributed in multiple copies.
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