Braco Dimitrijevic
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Slobodan Dimitrijević known as Braco Dimitrijević is a Paris
-based Yugoslavian
artist. His works deal mainly with history and the individual's place in it.
He has exhibited internationally since the 1970s, including at the Tate Gallery
in 1985. He has participated in documenta
(1972 and 1977) and the Venice Biennale
(1990 and 1993). His works are held in the collection of the Tate Gallery
and that of the Centre Pompidou, among others.
He went on to study at Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, from which he graduated in 1971. He then studied at St Martin's School of Art in London
from 1971 to 1973.
In 1976, he wrote Tractatus Post Historicus, which formed the theoretical basis of his early work.
who then wrote about it.
Paris
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-based Yugoslavian
Yugoslavs
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artist. His works deal mainly with history and the individual's place in it.
He has exhibited internationally since the 1970s, including at the Tate Gallery
Tate Gallery
The Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
in 1985. He has participated in documenta
Documenta
documenta is an exhibition of modern and contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau which took place in Kassel at that time...
(1972 and 1977) and the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
(1990 and 1993). His works are held in the collection of the Tate Gallery
Tate Gallery
The Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
and that of the Centre Pompidou, among others.
Early life & work
Slobodan “Braco” Dimitrijević was born on 18 June 1948 in Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia. His father was the painter Vojo Dimitrijević, one of the most famous modern artists in Yugoslavia. He started painting at the age of 5 and was featured in a TV show entitled Filmske Novosti (Film News) in 1957. His first conceptual work dates back to 1963.He went on to study at Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, from which he graduated in 1971. He then studied at St Martin's School of Art in London
London
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from 1971 to 1973.
In 1976, he wrote Tractatus Post Historicus, which formed the theoretical basis of his early work.
Casual Passers-by
In the 1970s, Dimitrijevic gained attention when he began his Casual Passer-by series. The work features very big close-up photographic portraits of everyday people that were hung on buildings and billboard in different cities in Europe and America. He then went on to produce memorial plaques in honour of other people that he met.Animals
His work from the 1980s which joined animals and works of art would go on to become an exhibition in 1998 at the Paris Zoo that was visited by over a million people.New work
His Triptychos Post Historicus installations feature paintings by old or modern masters in conjunction with everyday objects and fruits/vegetables. More than 500 of these installations exist. Controversy arose when a man who visited the exhibition at the Tate realized that the paintings in question were not copies but the originals and reported this to The TimesThe Times
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who then wrote about it.