The Grand Prix of the 38th Salon mladih (Young Artists Exhibition) was awarded to Svan Radulović Matica for the artwork "III". The Erste Grand Prix prize is three thousand euros and was presented on Thursday at the Octagon of the National Museum of Modern Art in Zagreb.
Salon mladih is the largest and longest-running national exhibition dedicated to visual artists aged up to 35. In just over 50 years of existence, it has featured more than 3,500 artists.
The second prize of the Salon, worth two thousand euros, was awarded to Leu Subanović for the artwork "I Live on the Internet". The third prize is one thousand euros and went to Matea Siti from Đakovo for the artwork "Kamen zaglavni" (Stuck Stone). Honourable mentions went to Antonio Kutleša for the work "Am I Ready to Become a Super Hero?" and to Sandi Črnelč and Matej Vuković for the artwork "Happy Child".
The prize jury consisted of Maja Rožman, Ivan Fijolić, Ana Škegro, Tea Hatadi and Pavle Pavlović.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb prize went to Nikola Pjevačević from Beli Manastir for the work "Symbol of Faith, State of Faith, Fate of Faith". The same work also won the Kranjčar Gallery prize. The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka prize was awarded to Matea Šiprak for the spatial installation "Uno". The jury for these prizes comprised director Branka Benčić, curator Kristina Barišić, head of the "Kamov" residency programme Jelena Milić and museum advisor Ksenija Orelj.
The Kontrapunkt (Counterpoint) prize "Vladimir Dodig Trokut – Iva Vraneković: Artist to Artist" is worth 2,222 euros and went to Manuela Pauk for the work "Hekatina ležišta" (Hekate's Beds). The permanent professional jury consisted of Tomislav Buntak, Ivan Posavec, Feđa Gavrilović and Anonimni Filantrop (Anonymous Philanthropist). The second Kontrapunkt prize was awarded to the new Croatian Cultural Centre – Antun Gustav Matoš Foundation in Belgrade, while the third, of equal value, is shared among 72 artists who participated in the 38th Salon mladih.
The "Anemoia" exhibition can still be visited on Saturday morning.
