In the 1960s, Zagreb was one of the international centres of artistic experimentation. New Tendencies brought together artists from around the world who explored new relationships between art, science and technology, experimenting with light, movement, optical phenomena and perception. Although women actively participated in these explorations, the history of the movement has largely been told through the stories of its male protagonists.

The exhibition „The "Female" Side of New Tendencies" offers a different perspective on this fascinating chapter in art history, bringing the work of 31 women artists who participated in New Tendencies exhibitions between 1961 and 1973 into focus.

Drawing on materials from the Documentation and Information Department of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, artist Mihael Giba uses extended reality (XR) technology to make their works accessible to audiences once again. This creates opportunities for new encounters with artworks that have often survived only in archives. By bringing together historical research and contemporary technology, the exhibition not only sheds light on lesser-known women artists, but also questions how we remember, present and revisit the history of art.

XR development: Mihael Giba
Curators: Olga Majcen Linn, Darko Šimičić and Jasna Jakšić
Partner: Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb (MSU)

Women artists whose documentation is featured in the exhibition: Marina Apollonio, Marianne Aue, Galina Bitt, Martha Boto, Inge Claus-Jansen, Jarmila Čihánková, Dadamaino, Lucia di Luciano, Ana Nuša Dragan, Fanie Dupré, May Fasnacht, Grace C. Hertlein, Ilona Keserü, Tamara Klímová, Gudrun Mahlmann Piper, Dóra Maurer, Jane Moon, Monique Nahas, Fedora Orebić, Natalija Prokuratova, Helga Philipp, Bridget Riley, Sylvia Roubaud, Ana Seguí, Soledad Sevilla, Helge Sommerrock, Nancy A. Stephens, Lillian F. Schwartz, Biljana Tomić, Grazia Varisco and Nanda Vigo.