2002

photo Remont1

4. - 25. December

Art Session, performance workshops in Sopotnica (2001) and Ecka (2002),
organized by REMONT Independent Artists Association from Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro)
Presentation organized by Darka Radosavljevic
www.remont.co.yu

Yane Calovski photo1

28. October - 15. November

Tommy Rot (the sublime violence of truth), Yane Calovski (Macedonia)
Video and photo installation
Partner: AR/GE Kunst Galeria Museo, Bolzano (Italy)

NicolasFaure photo1

21. September

Switzerland on the Rocks , Nicolas Faure (Switzerland)
Supported by Pro Helvetia – Art Council of Switzerland / visual art department

2004

One must draw the line somewhere ; group exhibition with artists: Ivanka Apostolova, Sandra Boeschenstein, Goran Dachev, Jorge Quelroz, Aleksandar Stankoski, Florian Zeyfang; curators: Miriam Bers and Yane Calovski

24 . November – 15. December

One must draw the line somewhere; group exhibition with artists: Ivanka Apostolova, Sandra Boeschenstein, Goran Dachev, Jorge Quelroz, Aleksandar Stankoski, Florian Zeyfang; curators: Miriam Bers and Yane Calovski
Partners: K&S Gallery (Berlin) and D magazine (D is for Drawing)

www.galerie-k-s.de   www.d-magazine.net

Manifesta 5 European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Donostia – Sun Sebastian ( Spain )

9. July

Manifesta 5 European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Donostia – Sun Sebastian (Spain), presenters: Bjanka Bosevska and Hristijan Panev
Video and photo presentation
www.manifesta.es

29. June

Ear, Throat, Knife by Vedrana Rudan, promoter: Violeta Boncanovska
Book launch
Partner: Publishing House EZOP, Skopje

12. – 25. June

Puzzle, f&d cartier (Switzerland)
Photo exhibition
Partner: Embassy of Switzerland in Macedonia
www.fdcartier.fr.st

DPI (dots per individual) , Gordana Vrencoska, Igor Sekovski, Stanislava Sarovik, and Boris Semov ( Macedonia )

22. April - 21. May

DPI (dots per individual), Gordana Vrencoska, Igor Sekovski, Stanislava Sarovik, and Boris Semov (Macedonia)
Exhibition

Our correspondent from Skopje , Antje Schiffers ( Germany )

20. April

Our correspondent from Skopje, Antje Schiffers (Germany)
Presentation and lecture
Partner: GFZK Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig, and German Embassy, Skopje
www.korrespondentin.antjeschiffers.de

5. - 18. April

Unfinished project, Natasa Dimitrievska (Macedonia), commissioned for the long-term project “ArtSpot – decentralization of the art”
Partner: LOKOMOTIVA – New initiatives in the arts and culture

10. - 20. March

Breathing, Gordana Dautovska Popovska (Macedonia), commissioned for the long-term project “ArtSpot – decentralization of the art”
Partner: LOKOMOTIVA – New initiatives in the arts and culture
www.lokomotiva.org.mk

14. - 16. January

Geto 103 by Jane Altiparmakov and 0.18 casa PMG by Filip Grcevski (Macedonia)
Presentation of a series of documentary films
Partners: Kanal 103 and NGO Lokomotiva

2003

27. November - 07. December

Impressions from Macedonia, Atanas Talevski (Macedonia)
Photo exhibition
Partner: The International Woman's Association of Macedonia

COMPILER//01 “Was ist kunst, Marinela Kozelj?” by Susann Wintsch

14. - 24. November

COMPILER//01 “Was ist kunst, Marinela Kozelj?” by Susann Wintsch (Switzerland)
Promotion and launch of the DVD Magazine for Contemporary Art
With presentations by Sokol Beqiri (Kosovo), Albert Heta (Kosovo) and Nebojsha Milikic (Serbia and Montenegro)
Partner: Kanal 103
www.compiler.ws

31. October - 10. November

Prayer, Stefan Saskov (Macedonia)
Video installation
Partners: Open Society Institute Macedonia and Delta Repro Polzer - Skopje

Nilgün Sim Süldür ( Turkey )

28. June - 30. August

Nilgün Sim Süldür (Turkey)
Photo exhibition
Partners: Skopje Summer Festival and The Association of Macedonian Photographers

Eyes Wide Open , Pance Velkov ( Macedonia )

3. June

Eyes Wide Open, Pance Velkov (Macedonia)
Photo exhibition

 

23. - 24. May

LPE : Krist Gruythuysen

Presentation of his recent projects

Blurred , Zolt Kovac ( Serbia and Montenegro )

21. May

Blurred, Zolt Kovac (Serbia and Montenegro)
Exhibition
Partner: REMONT - Independent Artists Association, Belgrade
www.cyberrex.org/zolt

13. May

LPE: Iskra Dimitrova (MK)

Soloist Exhibition of Iskra Dimitrova titled as historyofasexuality

04. – 06. May

LPE: Galia Dimitrova (BG)

Galia Dimitrova is independent curator and art program coordinator at InterSpace Media Art Centre (www.i-space.org), Bulgaria.

During her stay she will present some of her curatorial projects (On Difference 2, Coffee with Sugar, The Global and the Man exhibition), selected projects from InterSpace programme (Urban Cycles 1&2 2000/2002, MACROVIDEO, Net User conference
One the last day she will make a Screening of Cinemapsorts – Sofia films.

April

Carambole, dance & theatre company (Switzerland)
Video presentation and lecture
Partner: Locomotiva – New initiatives in the arts and culture, Skopje

April

Risima Risimkin and Olga Pango (Macedonia)
20 th century contemporary dance
Lectures and video presentation in the frame work of April -Month of Dance
Partner: Macedonian Centre for Dance, Skopje

March

Alexandra Shubskaya (Russia)
Contemporary art from the Krasnoyarsk region
Lecture and video presentation
Partner: Contemporary Art Centre, Skopje

27. March - 14. April

LPE: Exhibition:Eternal Recurrence2, Liljana Gjuzelova 

Solo exhibition of Ljiljana Guzelova curated by Susana Milevska

26. March - 28. March

LPE: Chernobyl + 20 films festival

Organized by EKO SVEST, in collaboration with press to exit project space. Films starting from 8pm

12. – 14. March

LPE: Laura Mansfield and Amy Feneck (GB)

Presentation of the “Spike Island” Art Space Bristol programme

03. March – 10. March

NPP: OFF

Exhibition co- produced by press to exit project space as part of the New Projects Production programme (NPP). OFF was curated by Macedonian curators Biljana P. Isijanin and Marijan Denkov with mentorship of visiting curator Basak Senova.

21. February - 24. February

VCI: cross-meeting 1

Partners of the meeting: Basak Senova from NOMAD (TR), Erzen Shkololli from EXIT Gallery (Kosovo), Martgarethe Makovec < rotor > Gallery (A) and press to exit project space

17. February – 24. February

NPP:  Citism – Exhibition as part of NPP

Exhibition co- produced by press to exit project space as part of the New Projects Production programme (NPP). Citism is curated by Elena Veljanovska, Hristian Panev and Boris Petrovski with mentorship of visiting curator Basak Senova. Opening Friday 17th of February 21.00h at press to exit project space. Open hours 12.00- 18.00 Monday to Friday

14. February – 03. March

VCI: Basak Senova- Visiting curator that has been part of the VCI programme 2005.

This residence stay of the curator Basak Senova is continuation of her work in the residence in 2005. During her stay in 2005 she has developed two concepts with Macedonian curators. Concepts will be realized as exhibitions and be presented in the NPP programme of the gallery in February.

During her residence in 2006 she is mentoring the implementation of the concepts as well initiating debates with several national, regional and international curators. You can find more about the exhibitions developed in collaboration with Basak Senova and co production with press to exit project space on our web site under the names Citism and Space Off.

26. January – 03. February

LPE: Exhibition: “Untitled” 2006, Edin Vejselovik

Vejselovic is presented for the first time in Skopje with his project “Untitled” that is conceptual site specific intervention which was realized in Sarajevo and Belgrade

2005

Marjetica Potrc (SLO) and Kyong Park (USA)

January 11, 2005

Lecture │ Marjetica Potrc (SLO) and Kyong Park (USA) │ Potrc's work focuses on various small-scale and individual initiatives that have been developed in cities globally in order to improve basic living conditions. She presented the Caracas Case Project, the Rooftop Room a site-specific project realized for the 8th Istanbul Biennial and other. Park’s lecture was focused on the International Center for Urban Ecology that he founded in Detroit in 1998 as a nomadic laboratory for future cities.

OPA&HA in collaboration with Dejan Spasovic(MK)

January 17 – February 20, 2005

Production │ Transformation of press to exit project space into VIZAN Lounge Café

OPA&HA in collaboration with Dejan Spasovic(MK) In January 2005 │ The first project in the New Project Production program was a collaboration between the invited artists and the gallery. By combining two different and unrelated ideas, Professional Site Specific Installers of OPA&HA and the idea for public cafeteria by Dejan Spasovic, the gallery produced the project VIZAN Lounge Café. Focusing on the idea of transformation (OPA&HA) and function (Spasovic), press to exit saw this as an opportunity redesign its space and reintroduce the discussion on the formal use and function of the contemporary art institution.   

Residency │ Sebastian Cichocki (PL) │ He was the first curator invited in the Visiting Curatorial Initiative program.

March 10 – 25, 2005

Residency │ Sebastian Cichocki (PL) │ He was the first curator invited in the Visiting Curatorial Initiative program. His lecture series as well as the exhibition compulsive_handmades featured the works of Artur Zmijevski and Pawel Althamer, Mariola Brillowska, Azorro Group and Igor Krenz. The collaboration between Cichocki and press to exit project space represented the first attempt at introducing the contemporary art scene in Poland to the Macedonian audience.

Presentation │ Tihomir Topuzovski (MK) │ Organized in partnership with Faculty of Fine Arts (MK) │ Organized in partnership with Faculty of Fine Arts (MK) │ Presentation of the research leading into the final thesis by this young and promising Macedonian artist

April 7, 2005

Presentation │ Tihomir Topuzovski (MK) │ Organized in partnership with Faculty of Fine Arts (MK) │ Organized in partnership with Faculty of Fine Arts (MK)
Presentation of the research leading into the final thesis by this young and promising Macedonian artist.

Exhibition │ Circle: Re-Vision │ Organized in partnership with Environment Association FRONT 21/42 and Faculty of Architecture (MK)

May 10 – 20, 2005

Exhibition │ Circle: Re-Vision │ Organized in partnership with Environment Association FRONT 21/42 and Faculty of Architecture (MK) │ Exhibition of design of light objects by students in the second year of study in the Faculty of Architecture, coordinated by the professor Elizabeta Avramovska.

Residency │ Goran Petrovic (SCG) │ He was the second resident curator invited in the Visiting Curatorial Initiative program with the exhibition project 20/21 which focused on the importance of the mass media culture in the work of artists from the youngest emerging generation of contemporary Serbian artists including Dejan Kaludjerovic, Sinisa Ilic, Vladimir Radisic, Nikola Pesic, and Ivan Grubanov

May 22 – 31, 2005

Residency │ Goran Petrovic (SCG) │ He was the second resident curator invited in the Visiting Curatorial Initiative program with the exhibition project 20/21 which focused on the importance of the mass media culture in the work of artists from the youngest emerging generation of contemporary Serbian artists including Dejan Kaludjerovic, Sinisa Ilic, Vladimir Radisic, Nikola Pesic, and Ivan Grubanov. During his residency he complimented the exhibition with the works by Macedonian artists dealing with similar isses including: Slavica Janeslieva, Mirna Arsovska and Igor Tosevski.

Residency │ Basak Senova (TR) │ She is one of the founding members of NOMAD from Istanbul, invited in the Visiting Curatorial Initiative program to present her curatorial projects in a series of lectures and conduct a curatorial workshop with young Macedonian curators.

June 14 – July 1, 2005

Residency │ Basak Senova (TR) │ She is one of the founding members of NOMAD from Istanbul, invited in the Visiting Curatorial Initiative program to present her curatorial projects in a series of lectures and conduct a curatorial workshop with young Macedonian curators.

Film screening │ The cosmopolitan Domino letter, from cliché to cliché… │ Lokomotiva –Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture (MK), Media 2 Medireanne (FR) and partners│Presenting the video film "The cosmopolitan Domino letter, from cliché to cliché…" developed as a long-term project called "DOMINO" with various partner institutions.

18 June, 2005

Film screening │ The cosmopolitan Domino letter, fromcliché tocliché… │ Lokomotiva – Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture (MK), Media 2 Medireanne (FR) and partners │ Presenting the video film " cosmopolitan Domino letter, from cliché to cliché…" developed as a long-term project called "DOMINO" with various partner institutions. http://domino.media2image.net/

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July 11, 2005

Presentation │ Third Annual Design Awards │ Aid to Artisans and USAID (USA) Presentation of the winning artisans from the annual design competition.

Lecture │ Faith Walding and Paige Sarlin (USA) │ Organized in partnership with PAC Multimedia (MK) │ Lecture by Walding (also member of the New York based 16 Beaver Group) and Sarlin on the subject of contemporary gender analysis in recent North American art, science and theory.

August 15, 2005

Lecture │ Faith Walding and Paige Sarlin (USA) │ Organized in partnership with PAC Multimedia (MK) │ Lecture by Walding (also member of the New York based 16 Beaver Group) and Sarlin on the subject of contemporary gender analysis in recent North American art, science and theory.

Video screening │ Short Film Course │ Organized in partnership with IMIKA Communications (MK) │ Presentation of the five films created by young students and realized in the frame of this course.

September 5, 2005

Video screening │ Short Film Course │ Organized in partnership with IMIKA Communications (MK) │ Presentation of the five films created by young students and realized in the frame of this course.

Lecture │ Heart beats light, contemporary art and dance in America │ Allyson Green (USA) │ Organized in partnership with Lokomotiva – Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture │ Presented by choreographer and artist Allyson Green, the lecture was focused on the new tendencies and innovations in the field of contemporary dance in the USA.

September 9, 2005

Lecture │ Heart beats light, contemporary art and dance in America │ Allyson Green (USA) │ Organized in partnership with Lokomotiva – Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture │ Presented by choreographer and artist Allyson Green, the lecture wasfocused on the new tendencies and innovations in the field of contemporary dance in theUSA.
External activities │ Beograd Then and Now, curated by Marko Stanekovic (SCG) and Jan Van Woensel (B) in the gallery Beograd │ press to exit project space selected current films and videos by Natasha Dimitrieska, Aleksandar Krstevski, Darjan Pejovski, Sasha Stanisik, Borjan Zafirovski and Vardan Tozija, dealing with various issues of urbanity and contemporary society.

September 25, 2005

External activities │ Beograd Then and Now, curated by Marko Stanekovic (SCG) and Jan Van Woensel (B) in the gallery Beograd │ press to exit project space selected current films and videos by Natasha Dimitrieska, Aleksandar Krstevski, Darjan Pejovski, Sasha Stanisik, Borjan Zafirovski and Vardan Tozija, dealing with various issues of urbanity and contemporary society.

Exhibition │ Wolfgang Tillmans (GB) │ Exhibition by one of the most important photographers working today a German artist based in London and winner of the prestigious Turner Prize in 2000. The exhibition and the visit of the artist were organized in partnership with MASSO – Macedonian Association for Free Sexual Orientation within Love Is Love festival. This was a first solo show of the artist in the Balkans.

October 10 – 31, 2005

Exhibition │ Wolfgang Tillmans (GB) │ Exhibition by one of the most important photographers working today a German artist based in London and winner of the prestigious Turner Prize in 2000. The exhibition and the visit of the artist were organized in partnership with MASSO – Macedonian Association for Free Sexual Orientation within Love Is Love festival. This was a first solo show of the artist in the Balkans.

Festival │3rd issue of the Balkan Dance Platform │ Organized in partnership with Lokomotiva – Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture │ The gallery was transformed into an active information centre where the participants, the official guest and the audience of the festival were provided with the necessary information and also used it for presentation of additional performances/projects and video projections.

November 2 – 6, 2005

Festival │3rd issue of the Balkan Dance Platform │ Organized in partnership with Lokomotiva – Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture │ The gallery was transformed into an active information centre where the participants, the official guest and the audience of the festival were provided with the necessary information and also used it for presentation of additional performances/projects and video projections.

Production │ Penetration in EU – performance, lecture and action │ Aleksandar Stankoski (MK) │ This was a one-evening event with a political, socio-cultural and discursive logic, focusing on Macedonia’s aspiration to be part of the EU that was created in the frame of the New Project Production program. For Aleksandar Stankoski, one of the leading Macedonian artists working today, this was a first performance work since the late 1980s.

November 24, 2005

Production │ Penetration in EU – performance, lecture and action │ Aleksandar Stankoski (MK) │ This was a one-evening event with a political, socio-cultural and discursive logic, focusing on Macedonia’s aspiration to be part of the EU that was created in the frame of the New Project Production program. For Aleksandar Stankoski, one of the leading Macedonian artists working today, this was a first performance work since the late 1980s.
Lecture │ Kristen Baumlier and Nathaniel Persons, Clevelend Institute of Art (USA) │ Audience participation, communication, and literacy are key ideas of the work by the multi-media artist Baumiler. She researches issues of science and history through art. Parsons’ narrative based work is focused on how the public and private intersect. Formed using methods of storytelling, the works are very often related to his personal history and experiences.

November 29, 2005

Lecture │ Kristen Baumlier and Nathaniel Persons, Clevelend Institute of Art (USA) │ Audience participation, communication, and literacy are key ideas of the work by the multi-media artist Baumiler. She researches issues of science and history through art. Parsons’ narrative based work is focused on how the public and private intersect. Formed using methods of storytelling, the works are very often related to his personal history and experiences.

Project │ Skopje Park Fun │ Kristen Baumlier, Nathaniel Persons (USA) and Hristina Ivanoska (MK) │ This joint art project was initiated as initial interaction of the Skopje City Park. The artists made a series of site-specific actions/performances which included interaction with the audience and spatial navigation. The project was mainly supported by CEC ArtsLink (USA).

December 9, 2005

Project │ Skopje Park Fun │ Kristen Baumlier, Nathaniel Persons (USA) and Hristina Ivanoska (MK) │ This joint art project was initiated as initial interaction of the Skopje City Park. The artists made a series of site-specific actions/performances which included interaction with the audience and spatial navigation. The project was mainly supported by CEC ArtsLink (USA).
www.skopjeparkfun.com

Presentation and screening │ Marko Stanekovic (SCG) │ An art historian and curator from Belgrade, Stamenkovic gave his first public presentation at press to exit project space introducing the issue of critical curatorial practices in a specific post socialist Eastern European conditions, realized in an attempt to set up the coordinates between transitional economics and contemporary art. The presentation therefore consisted of two activities: a project presentation art-e-conomy: Transitional economics and art theory and practice of contemporary global production, and a special screening of the film Zones de convergences by a Geneva-based artist Cicero Egli.

December 23 – 24, 2005

Presentation and screening │ Marko Stanekovic (SCG) │ An art historian and curator from Belgrade, Stamenkovic gave his first public presentation at press to exit project space introducing the issue of critical curatorial practices in a specific post socialist Eastern European conditions, realized in an attempt to set up the coordinates between transitional economics and contemporary art. The presentation therefore consisted of two activities: a project presentation art-e-conomy: Transitional economics and art theory and practice of contemporary global production, and a special screening of the film Zones de convergences by a Geneva-based artist Cicero Egli.

2006

Programs:

Visiting Curatorial Initiative (VCI)
New Project Productions (NPP)
Lectures, Presentations and Exhibitions (LHE)

Exhibition │ Untitled 2006 │ Edin Vejselovic (BiH) │ First solo exhibition in Skopje of Sarajevo – based, Macedonian born artist Vejselovic. The project includes photographic documentation of urban ready-mades.

LPE: January 11, 2006

Exhibition│ Edin Vejselovic (BiH) │ Untitled 2006 │ First solo exhibition in Skopje of Sarajevo – based, Macedonian born artist Vejselovic. The project includes photographic documentation of urban ready-mades.

Residency │Basak Senova is the first visiting curator in 2006

VCI: February 14 – March 03, 2006 

Residency│Basak Senova is the first visiting curator in 2006. Senova was also part of the Visiting Curatorial Initiative programme in 2005. Her second visit is related to the next phase of her curatorial workshop implemented during the first residency. She was invited to oversee the development and production of the exhibitions Citism and OFF initiated during the workshop.

Citism exibition

NPP: February 17 – 24, 2006

Production Citism │Curators: Elena Veljanovska, Hristijan Panev and Boris Petrovski. Artists: Neda Firfova, Boris Petrovski and Antonio Dimitrov. Citism is an attempt to detect the unique characteristics of Skopje by defining the codes of the urban language. The artists of the project process their researches through different forms of expressions by using and analyzing graphical languages, projecting special interventions, and processing sound. Each and every form operates to capture unique segments of city life. The project itself synthesizes various forms of expression in the urban context by striving to capture the instant and multilateral ambience of the city. more…

Basak Senova

VCI: February 22 – 24, 2006

Special project  “cross-meeting 1” │Partners: Basak Senova, NOMAD (TR); Erzen Shkololli, ICA EXIT (KS); Martgarethe Makovec, < rotor> association for contemporary art (A); and press to exit project space (MK) │This was two-days gathering (with open and closed sessions). Its purpose was to enhance various types of collaborative projections, making lead way to a serious of presentations, meetings and discussions.

off exhibition

NPP: March 03 – 10, 2006

Production│OFF│Curators: Biljana P. Isijanin and Marjan Denkov│Artists: Nikola Uzunovski, Tihomir Topuzovski, Aleksandra Petrusevska and Vedran Bojanovski (MK) │OFF was shaped by recognizing the value of limitations of any kind. The emphasis was on spatial restrictions, impositions, and reactions by the artists, the curators and the audience, increasing the limitations of the gallery space and tightening the space around the artwork itself. more…

Presentation │ Nikola Uzunovski (MK) │ Young Macedonian artist who studies at the IUVA – MA Visual Arts Production program in Venice (I), presented his current research projects.

LPE: March 8, 2006

Presentation │ Nikola Uzunovski (MK) │ Young Macedonian artist who studies at the IUVA – MA Visual Arts Production program in Venice (IT), presented his current research projects.

Laura Manesfield and Amy Feneck (GB)

LPE: March 13, 2006

Lecture │Laura Mansfield and Amy Feneck (UK) │Spike Island Art Space Bristol  Mansfield - writer and Feneck - film and video artist, are members of Spike Island an art space in Bristol. Their presentation consisted of an introduction to the program, recent projects, artist residency program, city initiatives and group research projects, alongside more diverse art practices occurring throughout Bristol itself.

Exhibition │Liljana Gjuzelova, curated by Suzana Milevska (MK) │Eternal Recurrence 4│

NPP: March 27 – April 14, 2006

Exhibition │Liljana Gjuzelova, curated by Suzana Milevska (MK)│Eternal Recurrence 4
Liljana Gjuzelova’s Eternal Recurrence 4 is a video-art piece documenting her performance which took place on the 17th October 2004 on Zajchev Rid. It is the fourth project in the Eternal Recurrence series, and, at the same time, a summary of the previous three: the first one presented in a private house in Magjir Maalo (1997), the second at the Museum of the City of Skopje (2001), and the third at the Open Graphic Art Studio (2003). more…

LPE: April 26 – 28, 2006

Screenings │NGO Eko Svest (MK)│Chernobyl+20│On the day of the 20-year anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe, Eko Svest presented three movies on the issue of ecology: Sacrifice (23 min), Fallout from Chernobyl (48 min) and Nuclear Controversies (50 min). The presentations of those documentary films were provided by the Dutch foundation XminY Solidariteitsfonds, and the movies are part of the collection of the Dutch foundation Laka.

External activities | Hristina Ivanoska (MK) | Close Connections 2006, Amsterdam (NL) |

May 03 – 07, 2006

External activities │Hristina Ivanoska (MK)│Close Connections 2006, Amsterdam (NL) Participation of Hristina Ivanoska, the program advisor of press to exit project space, at the 2nd edition of this international event organized by IZA Foundation and initiated by its director Ellen de Bruijne. The event takes place during the KunstRai, Amsterdam Art Fair for Contemporary Art. Close Connections gives a close look at the contemporary art scene in the Netherlands to the invited guests from all around the worlds (directors of museums or galleries, curators, artists or art critics). For the program IZA Foundation is collaborating with De Appel, W139, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam, de Atelier, Rijksakademie etc.

Presentations │ Galia Dimitrova (BG) │ Independent curator and art program coordinator at the InterSpace Media Art Centre in Sofia, presented recent curatorial projects On Difference 2, Coffee with Sugar, The Global and the Man Exhibition, as well as selected projects from  InterSpace programme (Urban Cycles 1&2 2000/2002, MACROVIDEO, Net User conference) and screening of Cinemapsorts – Sofia films.

LPE: May 04 – 05, 2006

Presentations │ Galia Dimitrova (BG) │Independent curator and art program coordinator at the InterSpace Media Art Centre in Sofia, presented recent curatorial projects On Difference 2, Coffee with Sugar, The Global and the Man Exhibition, as well as selected projects from  InterSpace programme (Urban Cycles 1&2 2000/2002, MACROVIDEO, Net User conference) and screening of Cinemapsorts – Sofia films. www.i-space.org.

Exhibition │ historyofasexuality │ Iskra Dimitrova (MK) │ The project deals with the barbershop perceived exclusively as a masculine social space. The space is seen as visually and conceptually opposed, interrelated and combined to the intimate narrative within the stories of four different strands of hair.

LPE: May 13 - 14, 2006

Exhibition│Iskra Dimitrova (MK)│historyofasexuality │The project deals with the barbershop perceived exclusively as a masculine social space. The space is seen as visually and conceptually opposed, interrelated and combined to the intimate narrative within the stories of four different strands of hair.
more…

Exhibition │ Dreams │ Marijeta Sidovski (MK) │ The objects, created in the last two years, are shown for the first time in Macedonia. Using small formats, they are molded in shapes associating to specific holy relicts. This exhibition was previously presented at the Center of Contemporary Art of Montenegro in Podgorica, Cultural Centre of the City in Novi Sad, and Gallery ’73 in Belgrade (SCG).

LPE: May 17 – 19, 2006

Exhibition │Dreams │Marijeta Sidovski (MK) │The objects, created in the last two years, are shown for the first time in Macedonia. Using small formats, they are molded in shapes associating to specific holy relicts. This exhibition was previously presented at the Center of Contemporary Art of Montenegro in Podgorica, Cultural Centre of the City in Novi Sad, and Gallery ’73 in Belgrade (SCG). more…

External activities │ Biljana Tanurovska (MK) │ Glance Through the Fence, Mobil Studios, Sofia (BG) │ Participation of Bilana Tanurovska, manager at press to exit project space, in the discussion Strategies for Mediation of Art. Curators and cultural operators for the neighboring countries were invited in Sofia to present the local art scenes within the framework of the topic of cultural mediation.

May 20 – 28, 2006

External activities │ Biljana Tanurovska (MK) │Glance Through the Fence, Mobil Studios, Sofia (BG)│ Participation of Bilana Tanurovska, manager at press to exit project space, in the discussion Strategies for Mediation of Art. Curators and cultural operators for the neighboring countries were invited in Sofia to present the local art scenes within the framework of the topic of cultural mediation. 

Lecture │ Archiving Disappearance: The Archive │ Krist Gruijthujsen (NL) │ In the project Archiving Disappearance, the phenomenon of “stepped out” or concisely disappearing from the art world, is investigated. The complete project will comprise an archive, two symposia and a publication. The Archive is only accessible through public lectures in which different case studies are presented and discussed.

LPE: May 23 – 24, 2006

Lecture │ Krist Gruijthujsen (NL) │Archiving Disappearance: The Archive │In the project Archiving Disappearance, the phenomenon of “stepped out” or concisely disappearing from the art world, is investigated. The complete project will comprise an archive, two symposia and a publication. The Archive is only accessible through public lectures in which different case studies are presented and discussed. more…

External activities │ Yane Calovski (MK) │ A Planning Summit: Lost Highway Expedition, Galerija Skuc, Ljubljana (SLO) │ Yane Calovski, artistic director of press to exit project space, presented the program and the ideas for participation in Lost Highway, the first event of Europe Lost and Found (ELF), an interdisciplinary and cross-national research project that imagines economic, political and cultural geographies for a future Europe.

May 29 - 31, 2006

External activities │ Yane Calovski (MK) │A Planning Summit: Lost Highway Expedition, Galerija Skuc, Ljubljana (SLO) │Yane Calovski, artistic director of press to exit project space, presented the program and the ideas for participation in Lost Highway, the first event of Europe Lost and Found (ELF), an interdisciplinary and cross-national research project that imagines economic, political and cultural geographies for a future Europe. Initiated by Central Foundation for Future Cities and the School of Missing Studies network. ELF is self supported by its participating members and the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trust for Mutual Understanding.

Lecture │ Design for leadership │ Gordana Vrencoska (MK) │ The lecture focuses on the experience gained during postgraduate studies at Central Saint Martins College in London, where Vrencoska was introduced to the interdisciplinary approach to design. In addition, she presented the project “Kingdom for All”, shown at DesignMai festival in Berlin, that highlights the role of the designer as social critic.

LPE: June 6, 2006

Lecture│Gordana Vrencoska (MK) │Design for leadership │The lecture focuses on the experience gained during postgraduate studies at Central Saint Martins College in London, where Vrencoska was introduced to the interdisciplinary approach to design. In addition, she presented the project “Kingdom for All”, shown at DesignMai festival in Berlin, that highlights the role of the designer as social critic. more…

Agneziska Kurant (PL)

VCI: June 18 - 30, 2006

Residency│Agnieszka Kurant (PL/FR)│Artist and curator, Agnieszka Kurant (Poland/France) during her residency in Skopje, presented her lecture dedicated on the Anna Sanders Films project focused on her collaboration with Pierre Huyghe, Philippe Parreno, Charles de Meaux and other artists. The exhibition “Double Exit” illustrated her research in limited economics and invisibility of the artworks relating the subliminal to the aspect of economy in art. more…

Lost Highway Expedition

August 11 - 12, 2006

Special project│Lost Highway Expedition (LHE) in Skopje │Lost Highway Expedition is the first event of Europe Lost and Found (ELF), an interdisciplinary and cross-national research project that imagines economic, political and cultural geographies for a future Europe. Initiated by Central Foundation for Future Cities and the School of Missing Studies network. ELF is self supported by its participating members and the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trust for Mutual Understanding.
This movement of artists, architects and other practitioners will navigate the unstable territory of the Western Balkans, envisioning decentred, non-hierarchical, informal, bottom up, self-generating open source network society, will arrive in Skopje and hosted at press to exit project space.more…

Lecture by Dr. Jean-Paul Martinon   Lecturer in Museum Studies and Curatorial Theory at Goldsmiths College, London.

LPE: August 31, 2006

Lecture│ Dr. Jean-Paul Martinon│Curatorial / Knowledge│ His lecture was an attempt to unravel how an exhibition can be interpreted as displaying forms of knowledge. Jean-Paul Martinon has a PhD in art history from Reading University. He is currently a lecturer in Museum Studies and Curatorial Theory in the Department of Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths College, London. He was the co-founder and curator of Rear Window (1991-1998) an independent arts trust that staged a series of exhibitions and conferences in temporary sites across London.
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September 9 - 13, 2006

External activity │ Yane Calovski (MK)│ International Conference “Art,Architecture and Recovery│LMCC (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council) New York City (USA). Calovski was invited to speak at this 5th annual international conference focusing on art, architecture and the notion of community rebuilding initiated by one of the most prominent cultural institutions in the USA following the devastating terrorist attack on NYC on September 11, 2001. The issues discussed at the conference pertained on various forms of social and political consequences in societies facing democratic transitions. He discussed the role the art can play in proposing a better cultural and social understanding among people. The focus was placed on the Lost Highway Exhibition and also on press to exit projects pace as a new model of a public art space.

Urban culture naration

LPE: September 30, 2006

Screening│ “Urban culture and narration”: selection of young Macedonian film directors and artists (MK) │This film program including 5 short films and one video work is one hour in length and will be presented twice during the night. The presentation is part of the White Nights event organized by the City of Skopje.

LPE: October 02, 2006

Working Session│ Mrs. Wendy Newman, Director of Trust For Mutual Understanding (USA) │Mrs. Newman whom Yane Calovski had meet in New York City in as part of the LMCC conference, expressed a desire to visit Skopje and press to exit project space and meet with the cultural producers in the city. For that occasion press to exit organized a reception that had a working caracter. Invited institutions and indivudlas included CAC, MSU, Tocka, Museum fo the City of Skopje, The Office for Culture in the City of Skopje, Mala Stanica, The Fine Art Academy, and others.

Lecture by Anette Lundebye

LPE: October 06, 2006

Lecture │Anette Lundebye (GB)│Sustainability: responsibility of the designer as a creator of artifacts│ Anette Lundebye is a designer and theorist based in London. She works as a consultant providing research and supporting change in organizations with focus on sustainability. Her focus is on the contextual aspects of design processes and the role of the designer in the re-evaluation and promotion of responsible design solutions. more…


October 12 - 17, 2006


External presentation │Hristina Ivanoska (MK) │ IMPEX – artists-run-space – special project of Traffo Gallery in Budapest, Hungary. Ivanoska was invited by one of the co-founders of IMPEX Katarina Sevic to present the work of press to exit project space and begin a dialogue for possibility of future collaborations.

Skopje Whirlwind, exhibition of Theo Ågren and Bjørn Hegardt

LPE: October 27 – November 24, 2006

Residency, Exhibition Theo Ågren and Bjørn Hegardt (SWE/NO)│Skopje Whirlwind │The project’s starting point is Skopje and its residents. After visiting various homes in and around the city, photographing interiors and objects, the result will be presented as an installation in press to exit project space. By mixing belongings, meaningful or useless, together in a whirlwind, the photo-installation is a portrait of the interaction between the residents and the artists. more…

LPE: Independent Drawing Gig (IDG) Vol. 2

LPE: November 04. 2006

Exhibition and live performance │ Linas Jablonskis and Dainius Liskevicius (LIT)│Independent Drawing Gig (IDG) Vol. 2 at the Museum of Contemporary Art – Skopje and  press to exitproject space │Independent Drawing Gig (IDG) is an initiative of Vilnius-based artist Linas Jablonskis meant to signify an “energy infused” event fusing non-traditional drawings and the independent music scene. By bringing together the creative and emotive link that exists between drawing and music, incorporating aspects of story telling, lyricism, energy and attitude, the completeness of gesture and intent, IDG inspires a fresh experience of images and sound. more…

LPE: Line I+M[initiative and movement]Generative art

November 09, 2006

Meeting │absence/presence #001 [closed session meeting] │press to exit project space as part of LPE programme is hosting the first meeting from the series of meetings absence/presence #001, organized by Line - initiative + movement. Meetings are intended as discussions on different issues concerning the Macedonian artistic/music scene. more

MSE stands for Middle-South-East (Europe).

November 24 - 26, 2006

External activity│4th MSE - Meeting in Prishtina (KS) │Yane Calovski, Hristina Ivanoska, and Biljana Tanovska as representatives of press to exit project space participated at the 4th MSE- Meeting where more than 30 art initiatives from Middle and South-Eastern Europe met in Prishtina, Kosovo. The aims of the meeting were exchange of information and experience, discussion of current issues in the fields of art, culture and theory, and development of future collaborations among participants. Calovski talked and presented highlights and the objectives of the program. more…

LPE: Upgrade! Skopje Home video #001 [screenings + music]

LPE: December 20, 2006

ScreeningLine - initiative + movement Home video #001
Home_video presents video materials made by Macedonian artists. The dynamics of the projections will depend on the arrival of new materials, and each new screening will follow after collecting these materials. If there are not enough new productions, this idea will come to its end. more…

VCI: December 25 - 27, 2006

Research │Marko Stamenkovic (SR) art-e-conomy │An art historian and curator from Belgrade, Stamenkovic gave his first public presentation at press to exit project space introducing the issue of critical curatorial practices in a specific post socialist Eastern European conditions, realized in an attempt to set up the coordinates between transitional economics and contemporary art. The presentation therefore consisted of two activities: a project presentation art-e-conomy: Transitional economics and art theory and practice of contemporary global production, and conducting a series of interviews with cultural producers in the city including Iskra Gesovska (Cultural Centre Tocka), Igor Toshevski (independent artist), Hristina Ivanoska and Yane Calovski (press to exit project space), Aleksandar Kocarev (lawyer and representative of the economic sector).