From September 4 to 30, the Biennial of Visual Arts SubDokumenta Sarajevo 2025 will take place at the Sarajevo galleries Charlama Depot and Collegium Artisticum. This event represents a historical continuity of the iconic biennial “YU Dokumenta” from the 1980s, as well as over two decades of activity by the Charlama Depot gallery, as stated in the official announcement.
SubDokumenta Sarajevo 2025 will present works by more than 90 renowned and established artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the region, and around the world. The curator of the biennial is visual artist Jusuf Hadžifejzović, who, in collaboration with art historians and critics, has selected artists who were active during the time of YU Dokumenta, as well as representatives of new artistic forces and emerging trends on the regional and international scene.
The program is divided into several segments: Official Selection, Video Labyrinth, Time Machine: From YU Dokumenta to SubDokumenta, along with a series of special and accompanying programs. As part of the biennial, four contemporary art galleries will also be presented: Manifesto (Sarajevo), Vagon (Banja Luka), OK Gallery (Rijeka), and B2 (Belgrade). A special segment includes panels dedicated to the historical continuity of the biennial, as well as recent artistic tendencies in the field of contemporary and visual arts.
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The biennial will feature works by numerous artists, including: Marina Abramović, Gordana Anđelić-Galić, Ambrosija, Mrđan Bajić, Bardh – I Rafet Jonuzi – T, Vinko Barić, Gildo Bavčević, Kemil Bekteši, Irma Beširević, Isidora Branković, Aleksandar Saša Bukvić, Mladen Bundalo, C. Elena, Mimmo Catania, Claudia Chaseling, Benjamin Čengić, Mirza Čizmić, Danica Dakić, Tajana Dedić-Starović, Vlasta Delimar, Juraj Dobrović, Dženat Dreković, Jasmin Duraković, Goran Đorđević, Dado Đurić, Uroš Đurić, Slobodan Era Milivojević, Mohammed El Mourid, Marko Frančešević, Alma Gačanin, Vesko Gagović, Tom Gotovac, Renate Graf, Zoran Grebenarović, Kemal Hadžić, Jusuf Hadžifejzović, Zlatan Hadžifejzović, Mirsad Hadžikarić, Lamija Halilagić, Nela Hasanbegović, Amel Hodžić, Hyo-sung Pang, Bora Iljovski, the collective Irwin, Josip Ivančić, Nina Ivančić, Mirsad Jažić, Kasja Jerlagić, Dorian Jovanović, Dean Jokanović Toumin, Ismet Jonuzi, Gjorgje Jovanovik, Nikica Jurković, Alija Kamber, Šejla Kamerić, Narcis Kantardžić, Emir Kapetanović, Kim Jae-Kwan, Nina Komel, Miklavž Komelj, Milomir Strašni Kovačević, Ivan Kožarić, Danilo Kreso, Rade Kundačina, Sanja Latinović, Fikret Libovac, Eun Su Lim, Milovan Destil Marković, Vlado Martek, Dalibor Martinis, Ivica Matić, Kata Mijatović, Danijela Mijić, Radenko Milak, Slobodan Era Milivojević, Ognjen Milošević, Mladen Miljanović, Genc Mulliçi, Hamzalija Muhić, Goce Nanevski, Dorotej Neshovski, Damir Nikšić, Edin Numankadić, Nusret Pašić, Zoran Pavelić, Milija Pavićević, Mileta Prodanović, Ivana Radovanović, Ismet Ramičević, Denis Saraginovski, Andrej Savski, Selma Selman, Damir Sokić Roko, Slobodanka Stevceska, Mladen Stilinović, Sven Stilinović, Bojan Stojčić, Gabrijel Stupica, Šahin Šišić, Adnan Šopović, Ilija Šoškić, Radoslav Tadić, Mladen Talanga, Andrej Tišma, Saša Tkačenko, Slaven Tolj, Nikola Tomić, Miloš Trakilović, Selman Trtovac, Dragomir Ugren, Žaneta Vangeli, Vladimirka Velaga, Slobodan Vidović, and Almin Zrno.
The list of artists is not final, as additional participants will be included throughout the duration of the biennial until the end of September.
On the occasion of the opening of the Biennial of Visual Arts SubDokumenta Sarajevo 2025, a press conference will be held today at the Collegium Artisticum gallery in Sarajevo. The speakers will include Jasmin Duraković, Director of the Biennial; Jusuf Hadžifejzović, Artistic Director; Elvedin Eko Poturak, Director of JU Collegium Artisticum; and artist Miklavž Komelj.
The organizers of the event are CKA Charlama, JU Collegium Artisticum, and DEPO Sarajevo. The project partner is KSC Skenderija, with support from the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Sarajevo Canton, the Sarajevo Canton Tourist Board, the Federal Ministry of Culture and Sport, FTV, and Grafika Šaran.
