Grdači: Lutke Zlatka Boureka

𝙂𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙘̌𝙞: 𝙇𝙪𝙩𝙠𝙚 𝙕𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙠𝙖 𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙠𝙖
6. 3.–30. 3. 2025
Galerija Kresija

📌 odprtje razstave: četrtek, 6. marec 2025, ob 18. uri
vodstvo po razstavi: sreda, 26. marec 2025, ob 17. uri

Razstava Grdači: Lutke Zlatka Boureka bo prvič predstavila lutkovni opus izjemnega vsestranskega hrvaškega umetnika Zlatka Boureka (1929–2018) iz treh držav, v katerih je ustvarjal: Slovenije, Hrvaške, Nemčije. Zlatko Bourek je slovenski javnosti najbolj poznan po soavtorstvu risanega animiranega filma Profesor Baltazar, njegove ekstravagantne lutkovne stvaritve pa so pri nas in v tujini prav tako pustile neizbrisen pečat. Z njimi se Bourek danes vpisuje v kanon svetovne in tudi slovenske lutkovne zgodovine. V našem prostoru je ustvaril kar devet uprizoritev v značilnem groteskno-bizarnem slogu. Večinoma je ustvarjal za odraslo občinstvo.
S humorno skovanko »grdači« je Bourek poimenoval tip svojih izvirnih lutkovnih figur, ki so vselej hipertrofirane do učinka bizarnosti in groteske. Gre za figure poudarjenih obraznih in telesnih potez, ki nikogar ne pustijo ravnodušnega. Redko se zgodi, da nas lutkovne stvaritve nagovarjajo tako neposredno groteskno, polteno, erotično in nadrealistično, pa vendar z veliko mero humorja in empatije do človeka, ki je v svojem kratkem, malenkostnem življenju ujet med erosom in tanatosom. Bourekovi grdači tako tudi desetletja po svojem nastanku ostajajo aktualni in nas nepričakovano soočajo z nami samimi, saj: »Čemu se smejete? Sebi se smejete!«
Bourekove lutke, ustvarjene za nemško lutkovno gledališče Hans Wurst Nachfahren, bodo razstavljene prvič, prav tako pa so ob tej priložnosti postale del zbirke Lutkovnega muzeja Lutkovnega gledališča Ljubljana.
Tjaša Juhart, kustosinja razstave

Spremljevalni program:
– 𝐜̌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐤, 𝟏𝟑. 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐜, 𝐨𝐛 𝟏𝟖. 𝐮𝐫𝐢 / V režiji Edija Majarona bo doživela premiero osvežena Bourekova lutkovna predstava Gugalnica (1978) v okviru programa Lutkoteka v Lutkovnem gledališču Ljubljana (LGL).
Premiero bo pospremila tudi začasna razstava Odprašeno v foyerju LGL z originalnimi lutkami iz predstave Gugalnica.
– 𝐜̌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐤, 𝟐𝟎. 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐜, 𝐨𝐛 𝟐𝟎. 𝐮𝐫𝐢 / Retrospektiva Bourekovih kratkih animiranih filmov v Slovenski Kinoteki.
– 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐤, 𝟐𝟏. 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐜, 𝐬𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐯𝐧𝐢 𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐤, 𝐨𝐛 𝟏𝟎. 𝐮𝐫𝐢/ Strokovno srečanje Nadčasovna veličina ustvarjanja Zlatka Boureka in sodobni izzivi lutkovne dediščine v LGL.
– 𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚, 𝟐𝟔. 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐜, 𝐨𝐛 𝟏𝟕. 𝐮𝐫𝐢 / Brezplačno strokovno vodstvo po razstavi Grdači: Lutke Zlatka Boureka v Galeriji Kresija.

Foto: Zala Kalan
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𝙐𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙕𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙠𝙤 𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙠
6. 3.–30. 3. 2025
Kresija Gallery

📌 Exhibtion opening: Thursday, 6 March 2025, 6 pm
Guided tour: Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 5 pm

The exhibition Uglies: The Puppets of Zlatko Bourek marks the first presentation of the puppet oeuvre of the extraordinary and versatile Croatian artist Zlatko Bourek (1929–2018) from the countries he worked in – Slovenia, Croatia and Germany. If in Slovenia, Bourek is best known for co-authoring the children’s animated series Professor Balthazar, his extravagant puppet creations have also left an indelible mark both locally and internationally. His works are now part of the global and Slovenian puppet history canon. In the latter, Bourek’s legacy includes nine productions in his characteristic grotesquely bizarre style. Most of his works were for adult audiences.
Bourek coined the humorous term “grdači”, or “uglies”, to describe a type of original puppet figures that are always hypertrophied to the point of bizarre and grotesque. They are characters with accentuated facial and body features that leave no one indifferent. Puppetry rarely manages to speak to us in such a bluntly grotesque, sultry, surreal way, yet with a great deal of humour and empathy for the human being who, in their short, petty life, is caught in a struggle between Eros and Thanatos. Decades after they were made, Bourek’s uglies remain relevant, confronting us unexpectedly with ourselves. Indeed: “What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourselves!”
Bourek’s puppets created for the German puppet theatre Hans Wurst Nachfahren will be exhibited for the first time. On this occasion, they have become part of the collection of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre’s Museum of Puppetry.
Tjaša Juhart, curator

Accompanying events:
– 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟑 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝟔 𝐩𝐦 / The premiere of the revival of Bourek’s puppet show The Swing (1978), a Ljubljana Puppet Theatre (LGL) production directed by Edi Majaron as part of the Puppetheque programme.
The opening will be accompanied by a temporary exhibition of original puppets from The Swing in the LGL Foyer.
– 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝟖 𝐩𝐦 / A retrospective of Bourek’s short animated films in the Slovenian Cinematheque.
– 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐦 / A symposium titled The timeless glory of Zlatko Bourek’s work and the contemporary challenges of puppet heritage, held in the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre.
– 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟔 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝟓 𝐩𝐦 / A free tour of the exhibition ‘Uglies: The Puppets of Zlatko Bourek’ at Kresija Gallery.

Photo: Zala Kalan