DESSA 35
The First Slovenian Architectural Gallery
20. 6. - 12. 9. 2024
5.-12. 9. 2003: DESSA members at the excursion to Portugal, on the steps of the High School of Communications of the architect Carrilho da Graça in Lisbon.
1988: Students of architecture started the demolition to earn money for the excursion: Miha Dobrin, Andrej Stražišar, Jurij Sadar, Ivo Banič, Sašo Uran, Stojan Kaučič, Nancy Školaris, Mirjana from Rijeka and Tomaž Novljan.
17 April 1989: DESSA Gallery was opened by Andrej Hrausky and the mayor Nuša Kerševan. Savin Sever and Tomaž Vuga in the background.
15/05/1992: David Chipperfield at DESSA Gallery, 31 years before he became a Pritzker Laureate (2023) and 18 years before he was conferred the title of Sir by the British Queen (2010).
27 November 2004: Participants in the interview at the exhibition Baustelle Slowenien: Francois Burkhart, Matej Vozlič, Vesna Vozlič Košir, Carolin Schenemann, Vladimir Šlapeta, Miha Dešman, Vasa J. Perović, Andrej Hrausky, Aljoša Dekleva, Matija Bevk and Wilfried Wang
21.11.2010: Group photo on the stage of the Tartini Theater at the end of PDA 2010: many people from DESSA are loyal visitors of PDA, which has been run by Maja Ivanič and her colleagues since 2008.
June 2015: Planting Juta Krulc before the opening of her exhibition Life with Gardens: gardener's assistant, Juta's daughter Maja Kržišnik, initiator of the exhibition Špela Kuhar, Juta's gardener Dušan Levičnik.
December 2013: The old "Young Lions" played at the New Year party: Dušan Kajzer, Matjaž Dev, Jernej Podboj and Aleš Strajnar. Vasko Repinc played keyboards.
DESSA . 35 years . 291 exhibitions . 85 visiting exhibitions outside the gallery in Slovenia . 141 visiting exhibitions abroad . 43 professional excursions . 15 international conferences Piran Days of Architecture . 15 Piranesi awards . 186 issues of DESSA News . 57 publications . numerous lectures, events, talks and round tables
In media
21. 06. 2024: TV SLO, Kultura (TV)
27. 6. 2024: RTV SLO, Svet kulture (radio, min 8:00-15:50)
29. 6. 2024: RTV SLO, Kulturna panorama (radio, min 20:07-28:44)
On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the DESSA Gallery, on Thursday, June 20, at 7 p.m., we cordially invite you to DESSA Gallery for the opening of the exhibition DESSA 35. The First Slovenian Architecture Gallery and gathering.
On April 17, 1989, DESSA architectural gallery opened its doors, at that time with the first Plečnik laureates exhibition. Since then, it has been actively promoting quality architecture, its artistic dimension and critical thinking. With its activities and program, it has become a central place for connecting architects, designers, photographers and related creators of different generations.
With the exhibition DESSA 35, we celebrate 35 years of the gallery's operation: we look back, we remember the establishment and construction of the gallery, the main protagonists Majda Cajnko and Andrej Hrausky, their invaluable role in the design and operation of the gallery and in the international establishment of Slovenian architecture, all loyal members and supporters of DESSA gallery, exhibitions and events in the last eleven years under the leadership of Maja Ivanič and her colleagues, and the latest success - the declaration of the interior of the gallery as a cultural monument of local importance.
We congratulate the members and colleagues of DESSA Gallery. We would like to thank everyone who contributed their sketches, plans, objects, photographs for DESSA 35 exhibition ... At the same time, we would like to thank all the exhibitors, curators, organizers, sponsors and supporters for creating a program that enriches Slovenian cultural and architectural space for 35 years.
Authors of the exhibition
Majda Cajnko
Andrej Hrausky
Maja Ivanič
Andreja Jug
Špela Nardoni Kovač
Katarina Pirkmajer Dešman
Damjana Zaviršek Hudnik
Participants at the exhibition
Boris Briški
Majda Cajnko
Kristina Dešman
Miha Dešman
Dušan Engelsberger
Andreja Nena Gabrovec
Andrej Hrausky
Maja Ivanič
Matjaž Jamnik
Andreja Jug
Andrej Kemr
Ivo Koritnik
Marko Korošec
Vlado Krajcar
Vlatka Ljubanović
Mladen Marčina
Medprostor
Sonja Miculinić
Špela Nardoni Kovač
Ranko Novak
Katarina Pirkmajer Dešman
Božo Podlogar
Darja Spanring Marčina
Matjaž Sušnik
Vlasta Svetina
Marinka Škrilec Lukač
Mojca Švigelj Černigoj
Matej Vozlič
Vesna Vozlič
Damjana Zaviršek Hudnik
Photographs on the posters
arhiv DESSA, Andrej Hrausky, Blaž Jamšek, Miran Kambič, Martin Kruh
Design
Ivan Ilić, 0.10 Büro
Print of the invitation and depliants
Mat Format, d. o. o.
Print of posters
Prima IP, d. o. o.
Print of photographs at the exhibition
Foto format, d. o. o.
Framing the photographs
Okvirija, Mitja Kolarič, s. p.
Production
Galerija DESSA
June 2024
