For the Democratization of Art Collection at the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb

The For the Democratization of Art Collections contains six photographs representing the activist work (i.e. performances) of the Croatian conceptual artist Marijan Molnar from 1979 to 1983. The work consists of a series of performances in which the author drew graffiti and hung banners with the message 'For the Democratization of Art' in Zagreb, Belgrade and Ljubljana, collected signatures for a 'petition' on Republic Square in Zagreb, had his picture taken dressed as a terrorist for the student newspaper and presented an installation at the Koprivnica Gallery. Through this work, Molnar tried to point out the influence of politics on art in socialist Yugoslavia, at the same time seeking freedom of action for artists.

《艺术收藏民主化》数据集收录了克罗地亚概念艺术家马里安·莫兰纳（Marijan Molnar）自1979年至1983年间所创作的六幅摄影作品，这些作品展现了其作为活动家（即表演艺术家）在艺术领域的实践。莫兰纳的这些作品构成了一系列表演，其中他于萨格勒布、贝尔格莱德和卢布尔雅那绘制涂鸦、悬挂宣传横幅，呼吁“艺术民主化”，在萨格勒布共和国广场收集签名以发起“请愿”，为学生报纸扮演恐怖分子形象并曾在科普里维尼察画廊展示装置艺术。通过这些作品，莫兰纳旨在揭示政治在社会主义南斯拉夫对艺术的影响，同时寻求艺术家行动的自由。